Lindsay Lohan says she hopes her father Michael has 'changed his ways

Lindsay Lohan has said she hopes her troubled father has ‘changed his ways’ and ‘truly supports’ her mother Dina after he implanted himself into the ‘catfish’ story surrounding his ex-wife.

The actress’ 56-year-old mother confessed during her stint on Celebrity Big Brother, that she feels ready to marry a man who she speaks to every day.

However Dina went on to admit that she has never actually FaceTimed the man, let alone meet up with him in person during their five-year relationship.

Her ex Michael Lohan quickly jumped in on the story, making contact with Dina’s secret boyfriend – Jesse Douglas DiGregorio Nadler from Tiburon, California – and touting the story around to various media outlets.

But amid accusations that publicity-hungry Michael had orchestrated the whole thing, his daughter Lindsay, 32, exclusively told DailyMail.com that she hopes he’s approaching the situation from a good place.

Lindsay said: ‘From the bottom of my heart I hope my father has changed his ways and truly supports my mother.

‘I’m really proud of her for living with people she doesn’t know for a long amount of time while being completely out of her comfort zone.

‘I miss her and I’m so proud of her doing something different for herself.

‘I have no doubt viewers can see what a special person my mom is and why myself and my family love her so much.’

Michael had tweeted on Tuesday: ‘The ”catfish” has been caught…but he’s not a fish at all. Actually a great guy. Just spent an hour on the phone with him. Blessings Dina!’

The controversial 58-year-old – who divorced Dina in 2007 – told he has texted with Jesse ‘for an hour.’

‘Actually, he’s a really nice guy with a good heart and I like him, and if he makes Dina happy, I’m happy for them,’ the former Wall Street trader said.

‘He even sent me snapshots of his communication with Dina to prove himself to be true.’

Dina’s ex-husband Michael Lohan tweeted on Tuesday: ‘The ‘catfish’ has been caught…but he’s not a fish at all. Actually a great guy. Just spent an hour on the phone with him. Blessings Dina!’

Dina stressed to her skeptical Big Brother housemates about her boyfriend: ‘He’s real. I swear, it’s crazy. I’m going to marry him. It’s really, really true. I’ve been talking to him for five years. Like, every day. A lot. I feel like I know him’

Previously, after Dina made the comments on TV, Lindsay encouraged her mom to ditch her ‘weird catfish’ boyfriend.

Responding to a post on Instagram about the Celebrity Big Brother finale this week, Lindsay wrote: ‘@dinalohan so proud of you mommy! But no more weird #catfish. Please.’

On Wednesday DailyMail.com revealed Dina’s secret boyfriend as 53-year-old investment consultant Jesse.

Jesse – who always sports sunglasses – has been tweeting at all the doubters to confirm that he would ‘never make a fool out of’ Dina.

‘Me and Dina have something special, a connection,’ Jesse wrote last week.

‘I’m old school. I don’t FaceTime. I don’t text. Hell, I still play old records instead of CDs. But one thing is true, I love that Dina.’

The motorcycle enthusiast is originally from Long Island like Dina (born Donata Sullivan) where he used to live in Westhampton Beach in 1980 and 2014.

Dina, who leaves the Celebrity Big Brother house Wednesday night, has no clue Nadler’s identity is out.

‘He’s real. I swear, it’s crazy. I’m going to marry him. It’s really, really true,’ Dina stressed to her skeptical housemates.

‘I’ve been talking to him for five years. Like, every day. A lot. I feel like I know him. You know when you talk to someone on the phone like you feel like you know them…It’s real. Some guys don’t just use iPhones.’

When news broke of Dina’s boyfriend, Lindsay was less approving than her father, pleading ‘no more weird #catfish please’ in a comment on the Big Brother account.

CBS producers have reportedly been in contact with Jesse about making a surprise appearance in the Big Brother House where she’s busy competing for the $250K grand prize.   

Lindsay said of her mother to DailyMail.com: ‘I’m really proud of her for living with people she doesn’t know for a long amount of time while being completely out of her comfort zone. I miss her and I’m so proud of her doing something different for herself’

When news broke of Dina’s boyfriend, Lindsay was less approving than her father, pleading ‘no more weird #catfish please’ in a comment on the Big Brother Instagram account