Christy Carlson Romano has publicly called out Lindsay Lohan for a past snub at the Chateau Marmont, describing it as a moment of 'shade' that still stings. The former Disney Channel star, now 42, recounted the incident during her red carpet appearance at the second annual VRT Awards 2026 in New York, where she said Lohan, 40, muttered, ‘I guess they’re letting anyone in here,’ while glancing her way. The comment came after an awkward encounter in New York and was recalled with a mix of disbelief and dark humor. 'I got so much shade, but you know what, savage — points for being savage,' Romano joked, though the memory clearly lingers. She added that both women were part of the same era of child stardom, pressured into rivalry by industry expectations. Her new memoir, Once Upon a Trainwreck: The Rise and Fall of a Child Star, drops today and dives deeper into the tension. In it, she recalls trying to connect with a 17-year-old Lohan over Hilary Duff, only to be met with silence and visible annoyance. She describes Lohan’s presence as 'radiating darkness and danger', a power she found both intimidating and freeing. The book also reveals darker chapters: first cocaine use at Paris Hilton’s Halloween party, struggles with bulimia, and a burnout from LA’s party scene that left her sleeping through days and partying through nights. 'It’s going to kill me,' she wrote. Romano also shared on Page Six Radio that she was once in talks to join Bravo’s Real Housewives of Austin. A cast that included Becca Tobin, Allison Ellsworth, and Loreal Sarkisian, but the show didn’t move forward. Instead, Bravo launched Secrets, Lies, Texas Wives in May, a series about Texas wives who are also swingers. Romano admitted the Austin project had momentum before it vanished. The VRT Awards, hosted by Danny Murphy and Evan Real, aired exclusively on Philo starting October 9, ad-supported and free. Romano was there, sponsored by Tri-State Cadillac, CoverGirl, Kahlúa, and Philo. The event’s tone? A mix of nostalgia, confession, and quiet reckoning. What happens next? The book is out. The memories aren’t fading. And the spotlight keeps turning back to the past.