Is Rachel McAdams Lying About Her Age?
May 22nd, 2007 by Evil Beet
From Radar:
Rachel McAdams is too young to lie about her age—or is she?
The star of Wedding Crashers and The Notebook claims she was born in October 1978, making her 28. But imdb.com puts her birthday in 1976—and those who’ve looked into the matter believe the earlier date may be accurate.In a November 2005 profile, Details listed McAdams’s age as 29, prompting her then-publicist, Ame Van Iden, to complain vigorously. (McAdams later fired Van Iden, reportedly because the flack booked her to appear nude on Vanity Fair’s cover without her consent.) A Details source says the magazine agreed to run a correction only after Van Iden assured them that IMDb had been notified of its error.
As of yesterday, however, the site was still listing her as 30. When Elle wrote McAdams up for its April cover, it got around the problem by saying, “IMDb states [she] is 30, but [she] is really, truly, ask her mother, 28.”
What’s the truth? “Her birthday is inaccurately reported,” says her rep. “She is 28 years old.” But a source involved with one of her recent films says it’s “no secret among the producers” that she shaves a couple years off her age in interviews—only to add them back on when she’s up for a part that calls for a more “mature” actress.
Wikipedia, for the record, lists her age as 28, but notes that “her exact year of birth is unknown. Some websites list it as 1976 and some websites list it as 1978. This means that she could be between the ages of 28 and 30.”
OMG. How is this such a problem? Someone went to kindergarten with her. Time to come out of the woodwork, people.
Eh, really, though, whether she’s 28 or 30, at least we can all agree that she’s old.
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May 22nd, 2007 at 10:07 am
she is ezily 30! she looks 30…just ecause she was in Mean girls and “played” A 16 year old doesn’t mean that how ols she was…she looked old in that movie!! She’s a great actress though…
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:25 am
One thing we can all agree on, though, is that she’s really, really hot.
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:21 am
rachel is 28. i lived in the same town as her growing up. london ontario canada. went to same school as her. she isn’t faking her age.
May 22nd, 2007 at 2:31 pm
yeah, thats not old.
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:48 pm
28 and 30 isn’t much of a difference!!! both are young
October 18th, 2007 at 3:40 am
WTF is up with her hair? But I still love her though..Great actress..And either age isn’t old..
October 29th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
I like very much this actress, and I found her young anyway.
Even her boyfriend, Ryan Gösling is very young too, and they
look perfect together. She is very beautiful and a good actress. I
think
that thirty years is to be young, but she could look very much younger
than this age.
October 31st, 2007 at 5:31 am
I think Rachel McAdams is absolutely gorgeous and I love her
as an actress in every movie she has done so far.
She is young whether 28 or 30 and she is making her mark in this world.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:43 am
This chick is a “c” class actress. Surely there are more interesting people to have discussions about than semi-talented 35 yr. old actresses.
December 1st, 2007 at 6:08 pm
why is this such a problem?! OMG!! SHE IS NOT 30 SHE IS…..28!! its just 2 years difference…. haha
April 26th, 2008 at 11:36 am
SHES NOT OLD! And, decades from now, when she is OLDER she will still be far more adorable and beautiful than most women will ever be at any age.
July 1st, 2008 at 6:10 am
Nice looking lady.
July 5th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
she is 29 i went to school with her back in the day i am 30 and november of 07 she turned 29 because i am exactly 1year and 2days older than she is!
stop the rumors everyone shes human let her live
July 5th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
canadiangirl whats your name?.. maybe we know eachother do you remember me? i was in rachels class with mrs.daniels & mr.michael
July 25th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
lalah you are a douchebag …
August 8th, 2008 at 1:41 am
“McAdams later fired Van Iden, reportedly because the flack booked her to appear nude on Vanity Fairâ��s cover without her consent.”
Since when do publicists book gigs for their clients? Flacks are intermediaries between the stars and the press. AGENTS book the jobs.
November 6th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Rachel is a talented, beautiful, amazing actress! So all of you who don’t like her- Sod off.