Rachel McAdams remembers the moment Kobe Bryant told her he bought the blue dress she wore in 'The N

• In a recent interview with "Access Hollywood," Rachel McAdams recalled when she found out Kobe Bryant bought the dress she wore in "The Notebook" for his wife, Vanessa.
• The actress said she was blown away and didn't realize "he was such a movie fan and such a romantic."
• Vanessa Bryant first spoke about receiving the gift in 2013 and then again during her eulogy at his memorial service in February.
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One of the most memorable scenes in the 2004 movie "The Notebook" is when Allie (played by Rachel McAdams) returns to Noah (played by Ryan Gosling) wearing a light-blue dress.

During Kobe Bryant's memorial service in February, his wife, Vanessa, spoke in more detail about how he bought the now-iconic dress for her.

"He gifted me the actual notebook and the blue dress Rachel McAdams wore in the 'Notebook' movie," Vanessa Bryant said. "When I asked him why he chose the blue dress, he said it was because it was the scene when Allie comes back to Noah. We had hoped to grow old together like the movie. We really had an amazing love story."

At the time when Bryant gave his wife the dress, the two had just reconciled after being separated for over a year.

In a recent interview with "Access Hollywood," McAdams recalled when Bryant told her he had bought the dress.

"He came to the premiere of 'Sherlock Holmes,' and I got to meet him," McAdams said. "He said, 'You know, I bought your dress.' I didn't know what he meant at first. I was like, 'You bought my … what?'"

Bryant told McAdams that he had purchased the dress she actually wore in the film.

"I was, like, blown away," McAdams said. "I didn't realize he was such a movie fan and such a romantic. I was very touched by that at the time."

Vanessa Bryant first mentioned the gift in an Instagram post in 2013. She posted a picture showing off the dress and the matching shoes that McAdams wore. In her caption, she said Bryant also gifted her the actual notebook from the movie.

"One of my favorite Valentine's day gifts from my husband was the blue dress, shoes, and THE notebook from the Notebook Movie he gave me years ago. (The notebook is prop but it still has sentimental value). Happy Valentine's Day!" she wrote.

When she brought up the story during her eulogy, she also spoke about how romantic he was.

"He just thought outside the box and was so thoughtful, even while working hard to be the best athlete," she said.

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