The stars of “Glee” are counting down the days until Gwyneth Paltrow returns to reprise her role as substitute teacher Holly Holiday on the FOX series — especially Golden Globe nominee Lea Michele, who admitted she’s a superfan of all things Gwynnie.

“I’m incredibly addicted to her website GOOP,” Lea told Access Hollywood’s Maria Menounos on Tuesday morning. “I look at it all the time.”

The 24-year-old actress and singing powerhouse, who plays “Glee” club standout Rachel Berry, said she visits Gwyneth’s advice-giving website (which is also a newsletter) for help.

“I just love like her recommendations and things like that,” Lea revealed.

Gwyneth filmed her first guest spot on “Glee” earlier this fall (and as she told Access over … Read the rest

Hit US comedy drama Glee returns to British TV next month, but one-time fan Sarah Hughes sees few reasons to be cheerful

It was the most buzzed-about new show of last season. A crossover hit that managed to pull in huge audiences in addition to making a fortune in record sales and promotional tie-ins. But the biggest problem with a hugely successful first season is how to follow it up. It’s not, as Glee’s creator Ryan Murphy is discovering, as easy as you might think.

The high school dramedy, which returns to the UK in January, is now halfway through its second season in the US and the response has been, at best, mixed. As Entertainment Weekly’s respected television critic … Read the rest

Lea Michele‘s keeping an eye out for grumpy Gleeks.

After Tuesday night’s episode of the quirky FOX comedy brought an end to fan-favorite couple Rachel and Finn (portrayed by Michele and Cory Monteith) the star, 24, has had some explaining to do.

“Fans are pissed!” she told UsMagazine.com Thursday as she was honored at Billboard’s Fifth Annual Women in Music event. “I went up to [creator] Ryan [Murphy] and said, ‘How could you do this?!’ But I think if they’re meant to be together, they will.”

As for her character’s dalliance with bad boy Puck (Mark Salling) which ultimately led to the breakup, Michele hints the pair could lock lips again: “We’ll have to find out!”… Read the rest

Would you like to see Rachel Berry graduate from ‘Glee’ and return as a teacher?

It sounds like graduation day might be coming early for the cast of Glee, but instead of fretting about potentially being written off the show in 2012, Lea Michele is positive she’ll stay with Glee against all odds. “Maybe I would come back as a teacher on Glee,” Lea, 24, told HollywoodLife.com on Dec. 2 at Billboard’s Fifth Annual Women in Music Event in NYC.

In a recent interview with Australia’s News Limited, Glee Ryan Murphy said: “Every year we’re going to populate a new group. There’s nothing more depressing than a high schooler with a bald spot.”

But that doesn’t seem … Read the rest