has revealed the real reason behind the long 22-year wait for a sequel to Freaky Friday.

The American actress, 66, starred alongside Lindsay Lohan in the now-smash hit 2003 comedy, which sees the two characters switch bodies, with hilarity ensuing.

Fans had long hoped for a sequel to the iconic comedy but had an agonising wait as Freakier Friday is only now hitting cinemas – a whole 22 years on from the original.

Now, Jamie Lee has revealed why there was such a long gap between the two releases as she admitted she has long had her eye on a follow-up movie.

Appearing on Wednesday’s The One Show, Jamie revealed they had to wait until Lindsay, 39, was old enough to have a teenage child for the sequel premise to work.

‘The truth is that Lindsay had to be old enough to have a 15-year-old daughter, people would ask me about the movie over and over again,’ she shared.

Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed the real reason behind the long 22-year wait for a sequel to Freaky Friday as she spoke on Wednesday’s episode of The One Show

The American actress, 66, starred alongside Lindsay Lohan in the now-smash hit 2003 comedy, which sees the two characters switch bodies, with hilarity ensuing

‘And finally someone in Australia said, ”well she is” and I was like ”what do you mean?” because I know her as this young girl so I don’t know how old she is.

‘So someone told me and I was, like ”Oh! well maybe we can make the movie. Let’s go!”’

Lindsay was just 15 years old when she first portrayed Anna Coleman in Freaky Friday alongside Jamie Lee, who played her on-screen mother Tess Coleman.

It follows the bickering mother and daughter after a Chinese restaurant fortune cookie mishap causes them to switch bodies, forcing them to live the other’s life.

Despite barely having been able to see eye-to-eye, the magical switch eventually allows them to see things from the other’s point of view.

The sequel will see the iconic pairing switch places once again, though this time there is quadruple chaos in store.

Anna (Lindsay) is preparing to tie the knot with to Eric Davies (Manny Jacinto), but things are proving difficult as her teenage daughter Harper (Julia Butters) despises Eric’s teenager Lily (Sophia Hammons).

Harper highlights her disgust as she’s heard reciting mock wedding vows, in which she brands her soon-to-be step-sister ‘a little demon thing with an obnoxious accent’.

Fans had an agonising wait for a sequel as Freakier Friday is only now hitting cinemas 22 years later, with Jamie Lee revealing it was because of Lindsay’s age

They had to wait until Lindsay, 39, was old enough to have a teenage child for the sequel premise to work [pictured Lindsay’s on-screen daughter Julia Butters and Sophia Hammons]

A flash forward to Anna’s bachelorette party sees her and mother Tess Coleman sit down with a fortune teller (Vanessa Bayer), who warns them they may learn another lesson by ‘walking in each other’s paths’.

Anna and Tess then find themselves caught up in yet another ‘freaky’ body swap incident – only this time, it’s not just between the two of them.

The next morning, Anna discovers she’s swapped bodies with daughter Harper, while Tess, aka ‘Grandma’, is now in the body of Anna’s step-daughter Lily.

Quadruple chaos then ensues as the foursome try to navigate their new roles with just days to go until the wedding.

Chad Michael Murray is also returning to his role as Jake as the two teenage girls also hatch a plot to try and get Anna to reunite with her first love amid the wedding chaos.