Rachel McAdams is celebrating her body in a raw, minimally-edited photo shoot displaying her natural beauty, armpit hair and all.
The Mean Girls actress, 44, showed off her armpit hair as she lounged on a plush couch in a shoot for Bustle. At Rachel’s request, minimal editing was done on the pictures.
The hair was also visible in another shot of Rachel posing in a sleeveless white dress which clung to her physique.
Rachel, who shares a son and daughter with her partner Jamie Linden, told Bustle: ‘With this shoot, I’m wearing latex underwear. But I’ve had two children. This is my body, and I think that’s so important to reflect back out to the world.’
‘It’s OK to look your best and work at it and be healthy, but that’s different for everyone,’ she added.
‘This is my body’: Rachel McAdams is celebrating her body in a raw, minimally-edited photo shoot displaying her natural beauty, armpit hair and all
Rachel is currently promoting her upcoming film Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, a film adaptation of the wildly popular book by Judy Blume.
In her lengthy interview with Bustle, Rachel admitted to still feeling ‘guilty’ about taking a two-year break from Hollywood, at the height of her career in the mid-2010s, to ‘stay sane.’
While reflecting on her shocking decision to turn down starring roles in The Devil Wears Prada, Casino Royale, Mission: Impossible III, Iron Man, and Get Smart, the actress revealed her break made her wonder if she was ‘throwing it all away.’
‘I felt guilty for not capitalizing on the opportunity that I was being given, because I knew I was in such a lucky spot,’ she confessed. ‘But I also knew it wasn’t quite jiving with my personality and what I needed to stay sane.’
Despite occasionally feeling regretful for not taking a role, the Academy Award nominee said she always takes a step back and thinks: ‘That was the right person for that.’
During her brief hiatus from acting, the mother-of-two said she was not initially aware ‘why’ she was taking time off.
‘It’s taken years to understand what I intuitively was doing,’ Rachel explained to Bustle, nodding to prioritizing her mental health as she grappled with navigating fame at a young age.
She continued: I guess I always had a sense that it would be OK; either it’s going to work out or it’s not.’
Showing it off: The hair was also visible in another shot of Rachel posing in a sleeveless white dress which clung to her physique.
‘I knew I was in such a lucky spot’: In her lengthy interview with Bustle, Rachel admitted to still feeling ‘guilty’ about taking a two-year break from Hollywood, at the height of her career in the mid-2010s, to ‘stay sane’
Ultimately, she credits her acting breaks over the years for ‘really’ helping her ‘feel empowered.’
‘It helped me feel like I was taking back some control. And I think it sort of allowed me to come in from a different doorway,’ she added.
Later, the performer stated that becoming a household name following her parts in Mean Girls, The Notebook and Wedding Crashers made her feel like an ‘overnight’ sensation.
The transition from a recent York University grad, who worked at a McDonald’s for three years, to A-lister was jarring.
‘You don’t go to theater school to learn about how to deal with that. There’s no book on how to navigate that,’ she said, referring to being recognized in public and having fans ask for selfies.
Coming soon: Rachel is currently promoting her upcoming film Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, a film adaptation of the wildly popular book by Judy Blume
