Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams graces Elle's June cover in lots of leather and doesn't shy away from tackling life's big topics in the accompanying interview. The Canadian-born actress has earned a spot among Hollywood's elite and our dream celebrity girl friends with her sweet personality and roles in movies like Mean Girls and The Notebook, and she'll premiere her latest film, Midnight in Paris, at Cannes next week. The Woody Allen movie has Owen Wilson as her leading man, though in real life, she's dating another costar in the movie, Michael Sheen. The pair were spotted hand in hand just this weekend in LA amid rumors that they may be engaged. Rachel opens up in the magazine about her own romantic hopes for the future, what she looks for in a guy, and why she still questions herself when it comes to her career. Here are some highlights:

• On being a romantic at heart: "When Billie Holiday comes on, I can’t help but be transported — and I’m sure it wasn’t as romantic then at all — but that’s the wonderful part of my job: dressing up and walking down the street in New York or Toronto, pretending I’m in the '40s."
• On her parents' longtime love: "[They are] Still together and still in love. I’m very blessed that way. I had a great example of love in front of me, and that’s probably what makes me such a romantic, because I’ve seen it firsthand."
• On the hard truth about relationships: "You grow up and you assume that everyone is like that, and you quickly realize that they’re not, and then you have those days when you wonder if you’re going to find it for yourself. It’s such a hard thing to find. I think it was more that realization that rocked me."
• On her Mean Girls memories: "With Mean Girls, I originally auditioned for the part that Lindsay Lohan played. I wouldn’t have seen myself playing Regina at all. But when I read the script, I thought, 'Oh, this part is way more fun; I wonder who will play that . . . ' "
• On debating what roles to choose: "Sometimes I don’t think I’m the best person for the job. That was the case with Morning Glory. Sometimes I think, 'Really? You see me as this?' Just because I don’t see myself that way, does that mean I shouldn’t do it? I tend to go, Is this the right decision? What are the ramifications of doing this part? You can start to overanalyze. But once I make the decision, it’s full steam ahead."

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Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen stuck together at the airport in Dublin on Friday. The couple headed off on a trip during a break from work for both, as he's been filming Breaking Dawn and she shot a Terrence Malick movie with Ben Affleck. She was recently in Europe on a solo tour, though, promoting Morning Glory with stops in Germany, Spain, the UK, and France. Rachel and Michael's romance began when they were abroad last Summer working on Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, but they didn't go public with their love until they were snapped holding hands in Toronto in October.

Rachel McAdams and Harrison Ford brought their Morning Glory press tour to Paris this morning. They moved on to France following a short stay in Spain, where Rachel wore a green Geren Ford dress for their a.m. photo call. She paired the mini with trendy clementine lipstick, which has also been worn recently by other actresses like Kirsten Dunst and Chloë Sevigny — check out Bella's guide on how to pull the colour off! Rachel got quite a wardrobe together for her European travels, including the bold red Michel Kors she sported in Berlin and the skin-showing Suno number she wore in London.

Rachel McAdams popped up in Madrid today for a Spanish photo call supporting Morning Glory. She and costar Harrison Ford have been racking up the frequent flier miles this week on their European promotional tour for the film, first stopping in Berlin before moving on to London, where Rachel made waves with a bold, low-cut Suno dress — she even confessed at that screening that she got butterflies when she met Harrison! He had nothing by kind words to say about her while at their December junket in NYC, and the two should be well-acquainted after making the press rounds together for the last few months.

Last night, celebrities hit the red carpet on both sides of the Atlantic. Stars of Hollywood and the small screen dress up to the nines and partied in a range of outfits. From premieres to the 2011 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Gala to an Alberta Ferretti Dinner, celebrities out and about included Demi Moore, Blake Lively, Natalie Portman and Michelle Williams. Click through to find out more.