Praise for Lindsay Lohan in Hollywood circles is a rare thing, but Rachel McAdams had nothing but good words to say about her former co-star during a recent interview.
The Notebook actress, who teamed up with the Liz & Dick star for the 2004 flick Mean Girls, gushed that she was left in "awe" of Li-Lo's "natural" talent after working with her.
Rachel McAdams starred alongside Lindsay Lohan in the 2004 movie Mean Girls (WENN)
"If anything, I was in awe of her talent," the actress told Elle magazine. "I looked at her as this experienced actor, and she had great comedic timing, so natural."
Both actress' careers and lives have taken very different paths since, with Lindsay having multiple spells in rehab, but back then the red-head was painfully shy of Rachel, which Director Mark Waters recalled vividly to Vulture.
"She'd come in the room and not talk to Lindsay — she was very focused," Waters said of McAdams.
Lindsay's career has nosedived significantly 10 years after starring in Mean Girls (WENN)
"Lindsay kind of got nervous around her, and I thought that, more than anything, was going to be the deciding factor, the fact that she affected Lindsay in that way."
McAdams remembered their time together very differently, however, commenting on Waters' tale.
"It's just funny to hear that because you never know what people are thinking," she told the glossy magazine, adding: "We all try to act like we've got it together."
Lindsay has been trying to revamp her troubled career since leaving rehab nearly a year ago and will make her West End debut later in the year in David Mamet's play, Speed-the-plow.
Li-Lo follows in the footsteps of Madonna, Alicia Silverstone and Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss, who were previously cast in the role as secretary Karen, who soon realises Hollywood is not what it's cracked up to be.
Lindsay clutches an award for 'Biggest Comeback' at the Ischia Gloabl Fest Gala (WENN)
Speaking on her casting last month Lindsay admitted that she was excited and nervous in equal measures. "It's the first time I've done a stage play or anything like that. I'm nervous but I'm excited," she told The New York Times.
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