Rachel McAdams has cringed after watching footage of her audition for a film she made 10 years ago.

The audition for The Notebook was played for her - for the first time - while she appeared on the Today show, Us Weekly reported.

In the video, the Canadian actress reads lines from an emotional scene for director Nick Cassavetes and Ryan Gosling.

The embarrassed Midnight In Paris actress, now 35, said that she "hadn't seen" the clip before.

Rachel slowly sank into her seat and blushed as her 25-year-old self auditioned for the part, Us Weekly said.

Rachel will next be seen in A Most Wanted Man, also starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman and the drama Every Thing Will Be Fine with James Franco.