Rachel McAdams' effortless airport chic exudes pure charm. The renowned "Mean Girls" actress made a rare public appearance alongside her long-term partner, Jamie Linden, as they touched down at LAX in Los Angeles on August 20th. As she navigated the airport terminal with her luggage, the 46-year-old Rachel kept it relaxed in a pair of stylish dark-wash jeans, layered with a black top peeking out from under an unbuttoned blue shirt. Her flowing brown locks were adorned with a chic gray baseball cap. Trailing closely behind was Jamie, 44, donning blue jeans and a coordinating checkered shirt, also toting his own baggage with ease.
The couple, known for their discreet personal life—they have kept the names of their son, born in 2018, and daughter, born in 2020, under wraps—Rachel has opened up about how motherhood has deeply enriched her acting prowess, notably in her portrayal of stay-at-home mom Barbara Simon in "Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret." "It's wonderful to embody a mother while being one in real life," she shared with E! News in 2023. "I've played mothers before, probably for the last decade. But there's a unique depth to it when you've lived it too."
Rachel has diligently striven to maintain a harmonious balance between her professional commitments and personal well-being. In fact, she took a conscious two-year hiatus from acting in the mid-2000s to prioritize her domestic bliss, politely declining roles in cinematic classics such as "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Iron Man." Reflecting on this decision in 2023 with Bustle, she admitted, "I felt a pang of guilt for not seizing the moment, realizing how fortunate I was. But I was equally aware that it wasn't quite aligning with my core and what I needed for my mental health." Though she conceded to experiencing "moments of anxiety" during that period, she emphasized how her Hollywood sabbatical fortified her trust in her instincts. "I guess I always had a gut feeling that everything would be alright," she added. "Either it was meant to be or it wasn't."
