'I could hear opera for five hours': Rachel McAdams reveals she started hallucinating after taking marijuana to beat insomnia



She is well known for being one of Hollywood's favourite squeaky clean starlets.

But Rachel McAdams has revealed she ended up hallucinating and hearing opera in her head after taking marijuana in a bid to beat insomnia.

She revealed she ended up in her predicament after taking advice from her grocer on how taking cannabis would be the best way to finally get a good night's sleep.

Tall tale: Rachel McAdams told Jimmy Kimmel on Monday night she started hallucinating after taking marijuana

The 34-year-old told Jimmy Kimmel: 'I went in recently and we were chatting and I told him I was having a hard time sleeping.

'So he said "I've got something for you" So he takes me to the back and he pulls out this little bottle with no label and its full of this dark green substance.

'And he lifts it and says take a whiff of that... And its marijuana.



‘I was like oh no, no no, I want to sleep i don't want to get high.’

Seeing things: She could not believe her eyes - or ears - after she took the mysterious green liquid

Chucklevision: Jimmy found it hard to keep a straight face as he listened to the hilarious story

However Rachel, who split from Welsh hunk Michael Sheen in February, admitted she was so ‘desperate’ to get a decent night’s sleep she listened to his questionable advice and took the substance.

She said: ‘I take the tiniest little teaspoon, brush my teeth, by the time I'm getting into bed I'm like, my brain, what's happening?

‘I wasn’t thinking normal thoughts, I was hallucinating.

‘I was lying there cursing him. And then I started to hear opera for five hours. This guy singing opera I was going crazy.

Return visit: She said it did not take her long before she wanted to have it out with her hapless supplier

The penny drops: She said it was only then that it finally dawned on her that her grocer was a stoner

I said I’m really upset, he was like "oooh it didn’t put you to sleep?"



‘And then I realised I really looked at him and his eyes were like this big. I was like "You're a stoner."'

The actress, who was promoting her disappointingly reviewed romantic drama movie To The Wonder, which is released on April 12, also shared some banter about her eye catching outfit.

Jimmy said: 'I don't know a lot about fashion. Would that be called a jumpsuit?'

Topic of conversation: Jimmy could not resist quizzing her on her distinctive purple outfit Giving them a treat: Rachel gave her fans an eyeful when she went over to sign autographs in her ensemble Busy lady: A horde of hardcore followers were waiting with memorabilia they wanted signed

The deadpan actress replied: 'it's not a jumpsuit. It's a shirt and a pair of pants.'



The host started chuckling and replied: 'See I don't know all the terminology. Interesting a shirt and a pair of pants. How about that.'

She also revealed why she loves living at home in Toronto, Canada rather than moving to Hollywood.

She said: 'Its not a lucrative place for paparazzi. I mean i don't even own a car. I just walk everywhere, I ride my bike.'

Sheer class: She was more than happy to stand around in her revealing outfit until her followers were satisfied

Last one please: She gave a grin as she got ready to give her final autograph before heading in

Taking the Sheen off things: Welsh hunk Michael will surely be ruing their split when he sees this outfit



