Lea Michele talks about Cory Monteith; shares her experience dealing with the grief

Lea Michele recently reflected on her time on 'Glee' and the tragic loss of her boyfriend and co-star, Cory Monteith. Speaking on the 'Therapuss' podcast, she revealed how the cast persevered to honor his memory amidst immense public scrutiny. Michele also shared how Monteith's death strained relationships with her co-stars as she navigated survival mode.
Lea Michele talks about Cory Monteith; shares her experience dealing with the grief
Actress Lea Michele recently talked about her past on the famous TV show ‘Glee’. She also opened up on her late boyfriend and co-star Cory Monteith. She talked about dealing with the pain of losing the actor and how she coped with everything.

On dealing with Cory's demise

Lea Michele talked about her past on the ‘Glee’ show while getting candid and open on the ‘Therapuss’ podcast. She shared that even after Cory’s passing, she and other cast members continued on the show to keep his memory alive.She also talked about how hard it was to deal with the situation, especially when everyone, especially her, was under the public eye. She stated that “It was so depressing, but if we didn’t show up to work, no one else could either.”

Lea on how she lost touch with other co-stars

She also talked about how, after the actor’s passing, everyone lost touch with one another. She talked about how the event affected her to the point where her relationship with her fellow co-stars went bad. She shared on the podcast that “I think it fractured so much; I can’t speak for everyone, but for me, it was really hard. I was in survival mode. Just doing my job.”

Support from the 'Glee' cast

The actress also shared that even though dealing with the loss hit her hard, she still had her cast members and the crew of the show to fall back on. She shared that “They helped me get through. I’d look at the person behind the camera, and they were holding me up.”

What happened to Cory Monteith?

Cory was one of the main leads on ‘Glee’ and was starring alongside his girlfriend, Lea Michele. The two were going strong and were popular amongst the public as well. In July 2013, however, things went downward as Cory passed away tragically due to a heroin and alcohol overdose. Currently, Lea Michele is happily married to Zandy Reich and has two beautiful children with the entrepreneur.

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