“I believe if I do not watch it, it simply type of appears like Finn remains to be there.”
Lea Michele says she nonetheless hasn’t seen the “Glee” episode honoring her late co-star and former boyfriend Cory Monteith.
Throughout “An Night With Lea Michele: Life in Music” tour on July 20, the singer opened up about Monteith’s tribute episode within the beloved sequence earlier than performing her rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Make You Really feel My Love.”
Michele had chosen to carry out the identical track for the primary time in 2013, a particular “Glee” episode titled, “The Quarterback” that was devoted to Cory who had died that 12 months of a drug overdose.
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The actress, who might be taking on the lead position in “Humorous Lady,” shared that sequence creator Ryan Murphy had requested her to decide on a track that her character Rachel would sing in honor of Monteith’s character Finn.
“I do not even bear in mind what I used to be listening to on the time. Like, nothing. I used to be simply in such a gap,” Michele confessed. “I am grateful that [Murphy] requested me. As a result of it wanted to be one thing that felt actual for me.”
She defined that the track had a sentimental that means to the previous couple, and shared that they had listened to the track collectively. Michele additionally revealed that the anecdotes she had shared with Murphy after Monteith’s loss of life impressed most of the scenes in his tribute episode.
“A variety of what I say to [Matthew Morrison’s] character in that classroom have been precise phrases I mentioned to Ryan after every thing,” she mentioned.
Though her efficiency served as a “wild and laborious” expertise that helped her settle for the loss, the star mentioned she’s nonetheless by no means watched the episode.
“It is the one one I’ve not seen,” she continued. “As a result of I believe if I do not watch it, it simply type of appears like Finn remains to be there. So this [song] could be very particular.”
Earlier this month, the actress paid tribute to the ninth anniversary of Monteith’s passing on her Instagram Story. The submit consisted of a throwback picture of the pair on the set of “Glee” in New York which she captioned with a easy coronary heart emoji.
Michele and Monteith met again in 2009 whereas filming the primary season of the hit FOX present and confirmed their relationship round three years later.
Since Cory’s passing, Lea married her husband Zandy Reich in Napa, California again in 2019 and welcomed their son Leo a few 12 months later.
