BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhuanet) -- “Mean Girls” actress Lindsay Lohan is reportedly dating Israeli beauty Eilat Anschel, giving her love life another unexpected twist, media reported on Monday.

Anschel, a former member of the Israeli Defense Force, met Lindsay a while back in L.A., and has been spotted with the troubled star lately.

Lohan and Anschel, who completed her mandatory stint in the Israeli army, have been "getting pretty serious" over the last month, according to reports.

Lohan, 24, is said to use Anschel as "a shoulder to cry on" during the probation / bail / ankle monitor drama.

Actress Lindsay Lohan arrives at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles September 7, 2008.

Meanwhile, Lohan, who has also been linked to rugby player Danny Cipriani, was reportedly punched by a waitress while celebrating her 24th birthday recently in LA.

Waitress Jasmine Waltz later denied that she hit Lohan following reports of a love triangle between the two women and Cipriani.