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Rachel McAdams is the cover girl for the May 2009 issue of Marie Claire Magazine.

The 30-year-old actress took part in their book club making her the first-ever celebrity guest.  Rachel chose to chat about Barbara Kingsolver’s sexy, best seller, ‘Prodigal Summer’ where Rachel says she: ‘absolutely fell in love with this book. I don’t think I got out of bed for three days.’

Check out a few other highlights of her interview below.

On attraction and relationships:

“You know when you just walk into a room, and some days you’re on and some days you’re not? To think it all boils down to hormones and pheromones is a little disconcerting. At the same time, it’s kind of interesting that we’re still that primitive. It’s still fairly basic nature. You’re drawn to who you’re drawn to.”

On raising her kids on a farm:

“I would give it a good shot for a while. I grew up in a small town, with a small backyard and raspberry bushes. My parents had a garden, but it was very basic. I think one thing that kids who grow up on farms really have going for them is they have exposure to death and birth in a totally different way. I think it takes away a little but of the mystery and a little but of the fear, and I do wish I had that.”

Zac Efron is on the cover of the May 2009 GQ magazine. (what’s up with the big hair?)

In the mag the 21-year-old dishes about his new flick ‘17 Again’, his future film career and life in Hollywood. Below are some highlights from his interview:  (beware, he swears a lot)

On working in community-theater productions as a kid:

“It was the worst possible thing you could do in high school. Kids who are in musical theater tend to be self-confident in a quirky kind of way, and when kids who are really self-conscious see somebody doing that kind of thing, they try to bring them down. I used to do random things, man. When I was a kid? I dyed my hair silver, to look like Sisqó in the ‘Thong Song’ video. I just didn’t give a fuck. I didn’t care.”

On being in the entertainment business:

“It’s crazy, all the stuff that happens down there. It’s the American dream. I mean, it’s beautiful. But it’s so fucked up. Up here, everything’s green. And down there, it’s crazy.”

On why he chose to do the movie ‘17 Again‘:

“It’s very transitional, y’know? I didn’t wanna alienate the fans that had been around for so long. The fans, who’ve been around for so many years.”

On rumors he wore fake eyelashes:

“If somebody can find any photo that shows me wearing false eyelashes, I will give them a fucking million dollars. That’s bullshit. (pauses) You know what, dude? A couple of times, when I was young, and I didn’t know what the fuck I was doing—it’s just what happens. Somebody’s there, and it’s their job. And they load you up with makeup. They don’t do the girlie thing, but they, y’know, cover your zits. It didn’t come from a self-conscious place—it was just what everyone did. And since then, people just constantly think I’m wearing makeup. It’s a recurring theme. But fuck, man. I have never worn false eyelashes in my entire life. (blinks a couple of times) That’s all me.”

On rumors he and girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens were getting married in while Kauai (when he attended his manager’s wedding):

“That was such bullshit. I’m definitely not getting married. In this business, you’re either getting married or they want you to be pregnant. I’m not getting married until I’m 40. If ever. The thought never crossed my mind.”

On being in Maxim she says:

    “It’s nice to have the Maxims of the world out there. You can look at them when you’re 80 and be like, ‘See? No, really, I was cute. I promise!’”

On what she wears in the bath:

     ”My new thing is that I always take my bubble baths wearing a tiara … I am a grownup who bathes in a tiara. One that I got from Disneyland.”

On what she’s lookin for in a guy (but to the geeks out there, don’t get your hopes up she is currently dating Jamie Kennedy):

    “The two biggest things are being trustworthy and funny. Humor doesn’t fade. If you’re a funny person, you will always be a funny person.”

    “I’m all about geeks. They’re funny, so that’s a big plus. Also, geeks are usually humble. They don’t have to be the person in the room with the coolest shirt.”