Rachel McAdams
Domhnall Gleeson joked with his former co-star Rachel McAdams this week as he celebrated his latest professional achievement.
Gleeson was on hand Tuesday to witness McAdams receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. However, in a cheeky speech during the ceremony, the Irish actor jokingly shared the many reasons why he felt McAdams was not worthy of the honor.
“Life, and more importantly, Hollywood, has taught me that you’re not supposed to have it all,” he said. “It’s not fair to be everyone’s favorite person on set and the best actor in the room. It’s selfish of you to be a devoted mother of two, who puts family before everything else, and a huge movie star who continually excels commercially and artistically.”
Domhnall Gleeson delivers a speech at Rachel McAdams’ Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony: “Rachel, I don’t think you deserve this. Life has taught me that you’re not supposed to have it all. It’s not fair to be everyone’s favorite person on set and the best actor in the room.” pic.twitter.com/ZqVmI0Oo0h
– Variety (@Variety) January 20, 2026
“,”guy”:”rich”,”goal”:{“author”:”Variety”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Variety”,”cache_age”:86400,”description”:”Domhnall Gleeson delivers a speech at Rachel McAdams’ Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony: “Rachel, I don’t think you deserve this. Life has taught me that you’re not supposed to have it all. It’s not fair to be everyone’s favorite person on set and the best actor in the room.” pic.twitter.com/ZqVmI0Oo0h—Variety (@Variety) January 20, 2026nnn”,”options”:{“_hide_media”:{“label”:”Hide photos, videos and cards.”,”worth”:FAKE},”_maxwidth”:{“label”:”Fit Width”,”placeholder”:”220-550, in pixels”,”worth”:””},”_issue”:{“worth”:””,”values”:{“dark”:”Use dark theme”}}},”supplier_name”:”Twitter”,”thumbnail_height”:1080,”thumbnail_url”:”https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/2013704420001726465/img/Hnx_sBQKFLdw8A5f.jpg:large”,”thumbnail_width”:1920,”qualification”:”Variety on Twitter / X”,”guy”:”rich”,”URL”:”https://twitter.com/Variety/status/2013705462039093493″,”version”:”1.0″},”flags”:[],”improvements”:{},”complete bleeding”:FAKE,”options”:{“issue”:”news”,”device”:”office”,”editionInfo”:{“ID”:”us”,”name”:”US”,”link”:”https://www.News.com”,”place”:”y_US”},”Original edition”:”us”,”esMapi”:FAKE,”esAmp”:FAKE,”it’s mobile”:FAKE,”esAdsFree”:FAKE,”enVideoEntry”:FAKE,”enEntry”:TRUE,”also mount”:FAKE,”Entry ID”:”697290eee4b0283a0976f2bd”,”entryPermanent link”:”https://www.News.com/entry/rachel-mcadams-walk-of-fame-star_n_697290eee4b0283a0976f2bd”,”entryTagsList”:”movies, hollywood, rachel-mcadams, @us_News_now”,”sectionSlug”:”entertainment”,”departmentSlug”:”entertainment”,”sectionRedirectUrl”:”https://www.News.com/entertainment”,”subcategories”:”TV”,”it is wide”:FAKE,”enShopping”:FAKE,”Override header”:null,”no video ads”:FAKE,”disable float”:FAKE,”is native”:FAKE,”commercialVideo”:{“supplier”:”habit”,”site_and_category”:”us.entertainment”,”package”:null},”enHighline”:FAKE,”vidibleConfigValues”:{“cid”:”60afc111dcf87c2cd2f5d8bf”,”cancels”:{“front_page_top_videos”:{“office”:”60b64354b171b7444beaff4d”,”mobile web”:”60b64354b171b7444beaff4d”},”top_media”:{“office”:”60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147″,”mobile”:”60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee”,”iPhone”:”60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6″,”iPad”:”60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6″,”android phone”:”60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c”,”android tablet”:”60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c”},”anthology”:{“office”:”60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba”,”mobile”:”60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66″,”iPhone”:”60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6″,”iPad”:”60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6″,”android phone”:”60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c”,”android tablet”:”60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c”},”content”:{“office”:”60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba”,”mobile”:”60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66″,”iPhone”:”60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6″,”iPad”:”60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6″,”android phone”:”60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c”,”android tablet”:”60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c”}},”playerUpdates”:{“5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a6″:”60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443″,”56aa41bae4b091744c0440d8″:”60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81″,”5841b2b5cc52c716ec6e5a7f”:”60b8e355cdd90620331ba185″,”58b5e2b8d85a10302feee895″:”60b64316b171b7444beafdb2″,”58b74698f78ced31417819ae”:”60b8e5bec5449357a7ad9b52″,”58b74ccecebcea57e2c3a3d1″:”60b8e5eac5449357a7ad9ca5″,”58cff690d85a100b9992bc39″:”60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba”,”58cffb3fb6d9b972a49a3c9d”:”60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6″,”58cffdd74d96935d7d6ec180″:”60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66″,”58d03a84f78ced6518eb2fa7″:”60b643c82e76be41f112735c”,”592edf20e0fa177b0c26f7fd”:”60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c”,”5b35266b158f855373e28256″:”60b64354b171b7444beaff4d”,”5c116f29f79c4171d82b7c2a”:”60b64440b171b7444beb040b”,”5c1170fc600c9a697bf0c6b9″:”60b646102e76be41f1127ffc”,”5c47791afa1b317df8ae0c4f”:”60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147″,”5c477987a6b48b35f164773d”:”60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee”,”5c4779ee943c3c2a64f28371″:”60b8e747cdd90620331bb861″,”5c477a26fcd67b26879bc7c2″:”60b8e788c5449357a7ada67b”,”5d8921a78c3ae845f366c9b6″:”60ae7be5f3a7c13a30417ff9″,”58b98b00ba82aa39a6534321″:”60d0de7c9340d7032ad1146c”,”58b9d14cb6d9b96c9ec32af3″:”60d0dic19340d7032ad115a0″,”58cff8eccebcea42931e0436″:”60d0e005b627221e9d819d44″,”592edf5de0fa177b0c26f95b”:”60d0e38fb627221e9d81adcf”,”58cff72fd85a100b9992c112″:”60d0e447b627221e9d81b0da”,”56b4d34fe4b022697697c400″:”60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443″,”60b8e4c0c5449357a7ad957d”:”60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81″}},”connatixConfigValues”:{“default player”:”ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b”,”click to play player”:”d014396e-b366-4c17-aeac-3ce906fa3fd0″,”video page player”:”f010447b-d244-4111-a314-7b4542ae4145″,”vertical player”:”e58cb05a-0bc8-4210-9108-fea82726c065″,”StickyPlayerControl”:”52ea1755-d601-4ad1-bccc-d8cce3f0e5da”,”sticky player”:”8055e9e5-3bda-4933-8d45-9ad814fb6e22″,”noAdsPlayer”:”deeeda04-49cb-4a1d-ac6c-c388a685b58e”,”life page player”:”e1d799d2-2d81-4f27-bfa0-e6833a657659″,”adLightDesktopPlayer”:”014f5956-89c0-4fda-9201-b1c2b8232be5″,”adLightMobilePlayer”:”b74a8200-8881-451a-b3ae-e3479c486eac”},”topConnatixThumnbailSrc”:”https://img.connatix.com/ccc5ab66-5c06-4fba-8379-20593169002e/1_th.jpg?crop=629:354,smart&width=629&height=354&format=jpeg&quality=60&fit=crop”,”custom amplifier components”:[],”ampAssetsUrl”:”https://amp.assets.News.com”,”videoTraits”:null,”position in units units”:{“head_buzz”:{“count”:0},”body_buzz”:{“count”:0},”buzz_bottom”:{“count”:0}},”position in subunits”:{“article_body”:{“count”:7},”summary_blog”:{“count”:0},”before_going_happy”:{“count”:0}},”connatixCountsHelper”:{“count”:1},”buzzfeedTracking”:{“context_page_id”:”697290eee4b0283a0976f2bd”,”context_page_type”:”buzz”,”destination”:”post”,”mode”:”office”,”page_edit”:”es-us”},”labels”:[{[{“name”:”Cinema”,”slug”:”cinema”,”golf course”:{“relative link”:”theme/movies”,”permanent link”:”https://www.News.com/topic/movies”,”mobileWebLink”:”https://www.News.com/topic/movies”},”descentSubjectId”:981358,”department”:{“name”:”Entertainment”,”slug”:”entertainment”},”section”:{“qualification”:”Entertainment”,”slug”:”entertainment”},”issue”:{“qualification”:”Cinema”,”slug”:”cinema”,”overrides section tag”:FAKE},”URL”:”https://www.hu ffpost.com/entertainment/topic/movies”},{“name”:”hollywood”,”slug”:”hollywood”,”golf course”:{“relative link”:”theme/hollywood”,”permanent link”:”https://www.News.com/topic/hollywood”,”mobileWebLink”:”https://www.News.com/topic/hollywood”},”department”:{“name”:”Latest news”,”slug”:”news-politics”},”section”:{“qualification”:”US News”,”slug”:”us-news”},”issue”:{“qualification”:”hollywood”,”slug”:”hollywood”,”overrides section tag”:FAKE},”URL”:”https://www.News.com/news/topic/hollywood”},{“name”:”raquel mcadams”,”slug”:”rachel mcadams”,”golf course”:{“relative link”:”theme/rachel-mcadams”,”permanent link”:”https://www.News.com/topic/rachel-mcadams”,”mobileWebLink”:”https://www.News.com/topic/rachel-mcadams”},”department”:{“name”:”Entertainment”,”slug”:”entertainment”},”section”:{“qualification”:”Entertainment”,”slug”:”entertainment”},”issue”:{“qualification”:”Rachel McAdams”,”slug”:”rachel mcadams”,”overrides section tag”:FAKE},”URL”:”https://www.News.com/entertainment/topic/rachel-mcadams”}],”enLiveblogLive”:null,”enLiveblog”:FAKE,”backfillRelated articles”:[{[{“edition ID”:”us”,”holder”:”Famous woman defends convicted rapist: ‘He has already served his sentence'”,”Default image”:{“guy”:”Hector”,”URL”:”https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/6937297a1900008b527f393c.jpeg”,”queryParams”:{“cache”:”6GTy9gX9S1″},”broad”:3000,”height”:2000,”credit”:”Pool via Getty Images”,”operations”:”500_281″},”URL”:”https://www.News.com/entry/judi-dench-harvey-weinstein-done-his-time_n_69370cafe4b0a1c98be320cc”,”ten”:”The revered English actor said Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 100 women, was never inappropriate with her.”},{“edition ID”:”us”,”holder”:”News series actor fired after being accused of sexually assaulting his co-star”,”Default image”:{“guy”:”Hector”,”URL”:”https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68e91d741600003c53483771.jpeg”,”queryParams”:{“cache”:”MAP0OpR9j4″},”broad”:3204,”height”:2136,”credit”:”NICOLE UNIQUE via Getty Images”,”operations”:”500_281″},”URL”:”https://www.News.com/entry/matlock-actor-david-del-rio-fired-sexual-assault_n_68e9196ae4b0a0b11bf27e1c”,”ten”:”David Del Rio, who played Billy Martinez on the News series, was reportedly escorted off the set of the show days after the alleged incident.”},{“edition ID”:”us”,”holder”:”Jason Isaacs Slams ‘Global Icon’ Co-Star as ‘Worst Bully Ever'”,”Default image”:{“guy”:”Hector”,”URL”:”https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/685195d1190000582324754f.jpeg”,”queryParams”:{“cache”:”4dO9XQBXRL”},”broad”:4686,”height”:3124,”credit”:”HENRY NICHOLLS via Getty Images”,”operations”:””},”URL”:”https://www.News.com/entry/jason-issacs-global-icon-costar-bullying-claims_n_68516f6de4b025ec9a1a2d47″,”ten”:”He “white lotus” The actor made the claims in a new interview with Vulture, which quickly sparked heated speculation among fans online.”},{“edition ID”:”us”,”holder”:”George Clooney Remembers Thinking His Career Would End After Screaming Match With TV Producer”,”Default image”:{“guy”:”Hector”,”URL”:”https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/695dae42150000f80d85dd8b.jpeg”,”queryParams”:{},”broad”:2869,”height”:1913,”credit”:”NurPhoto via Getty Images”,”operations”:”500_281″},”URL”:”https://www.News.com/entry/george-clooney-recalls-yelling-producer-thinkt-career-would-end_n_695d39f9e4b0b0e75cf09600″,”ten”:””I wasn’t in a position of power, but they weren’t going to talk to me the way I was.” explained the winner of two Oscar awards.”},{“edition ID”:”us”,”holder”:”Do you remember what Kieran Culkin said to his wife during his Oscar speech? Well, we have an update.”,”Default image”:{“guy”:”Hector”,”URL”:”https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68daab60180000e8475d07c8.jpeg”,”queryParams”:{“cache”:”cgu9wcgvcb”},”broad”:4510,”height”:6625,”credit”:”ROBYN BECK via Getty Images”,”operations”:””},”URL”:”https://www.News.com/entry/kieran-culkin-jazz-charton-third-child_n_68da896ce4b0d196a63f2820″,”ten”:”Culkin’s wife, Jazz Charton, has since joked that he is”CLEARLY a woman of her word.””}],”Login URL”:”https://login.News.com/login?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.News.com%2Fentry%2Frachel-mcadams-walk-of-fame-star_n_697290eee4b0283a0976f2bd%3Fhp_auth_done%3D1″,”cet unit”:”body_buzz”,”enableIncontentPlayer”:FAKE,”bodyAds”:[[“
rnrn”,”
rnrn”,”
rnrn”],”ad count”:0,”midArticleAdPartner”:null},”enCollectionEmbed”:false}”>
Domhnall Gleeson delivers a speech at Rachel McAdams’ Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony: “Rachel, I don’t think you deserve this. Life has taught me that you’re not supposed to have it all. It’s not fair to be everyone’s favorite person on set and the best actor in the room.” pic.twitter.com/ZqVmI0Oo0h
– Variety (@Variety) January 20, 2026
“It’s not okay to be a Hollywood star and a character actor, to have a talent for comedy and drama, to have no gender restrictions or expectations and to be the most charming person I’ve ever met in my life – that’s not how we do things,” he continued with a laugh. “So, yeah, I don’t think you deserve it.”
Luckily, McAdams seemed to take Gleeson’s comments in jest, as the two shared a heartfelt hug moments later.

Kevin Winter via Getty Images
Gleeson, best known for his portrayal of Bill Weasley in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” co-starred with McAdams in the 2013 romantic comedy-drama “About Time.” He will next be seen in the comedy “The Incomer,” which premieres this week at the Sundance Film Festival.
In addition to Gleeson, McAdams was feted by actor Dylan O’Brien and director Sam Raimi. The “Mean Girls” actor’s longtime partner, filmmaker Jamie Linden, also made a rare public appearance at Tuesday’s ceremony. The couple shares two children.
McAdams returns to the big screen later this month in “Send Help,” directed by Raimi. She plays Linda Liddle, a corporate employee who must fend for her life alongside her sexist boss, Bradley Preston (O’Brien), after the two are stranded on a desert island following a plane crash.

Alberto E. Rodríguez via Getty Images


