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Fans finally got to meet Mr. and Mr. Berry on Tuesday’s episode, and we have to ask: is it too soon to send them valentines?

Hiram and Leroy Berry, played by Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell, arrived the only way men who raised gold star-loving, solo-hogging Rachel Berry would: on a rolling piano while singing “Chapel of Love.” What’s not to like? Seamless chemistry, witty back-and-forth about ice-fishing with Tony Danza (it was only one dream!) and Jennifer Hudson’s vocal rolls (that’s why she got kicked off of American Idol, after all)… swoon.

Even when it looked like the Berrys were really super gung-ho to marry off their teenager, Papa Berrys revealed their true intentions. Of … Read the rest

The Glee star attends all of the elite Hollywood events and has to be picture perfect at every given opportunity.

So to make sure she is always camera ready – and hygienic – Lea told more! Magazine what she needs close to hand.

“Just some hand sanitiser and my lipstick!” she revealed to the publication.

Having worn gowns from many of the top design houses over the years, Lea does have a favourite red carpet look.

“At the Grammys last year, I got to wear this short cute, fun dress. I felt so comfortable, I partied all night long,” she laughed.

Lea recently wowed the … Read the rest

Lea Michele has received the People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical and has also received Golden Globe, Emmy, … Read the rest

Michele joins the ranks of past Candie’s spokespeople like Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson and Fergie. Vanessa Hudgens was last year’s spokesperson for the brand, whose products are available at Kohl’s department stores in the United States.

For her campaign, titled “Hangin’ At Home,” Michele will be seen sporting Candie’s gear while mixing it up in the kitchen and by the pool. The print campaign will appear in March issues of Seventeen magazine, Teen Vogue and Cosmopolitan.

Earlier this month it was revealed that “Glee” will finally … Read the rest

Lea Michele is heading to Oxygen.

The Glee star has been tapped to guest mentor during the Season 2 premiere of The Glee Project, the network announced Monday.

Michele, who has picked up Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her role as New Directions diva Rachel Berry, will make her first appearance on the competition series whose winner will earn a seven-episode guest arc on Fox’s Glee.

“So excited to announce that I’ll be guest mentoring on the season 2 premiere of the Glee Project,” Michele tweeted over the weekend.

Last season’s co-winner, Damian McGinty, has already exceeded his seven-episode … Read the rest

Since day one, her performance as Rachel “I’m A Star” Berry has been one of the show’s most consistently ferocious, earning Lea an Emmy nomination, two Golden Globe nods and a massive army of fans. I caught up with the actress right after it was revealed that she would be back next season, so in addition to getting the dish on Rachel’s return, I found out what to expect from … Read the rest

Glee’s Lea Michele has been named the new face of Candie’s, E! reports. The actress replaces Vanessa Hudgens, who has held the title of Candie’s girl for the last year.

Previous celebrity spokeswomen for the brand—now sold exclusively at Kohl’s—include Jenny McCarthy, Ashlee Simpson, Fergie and Britney Spears.

FashionEtc has learned that the new Candie’s campaign won’t launch until January 25, and don’t expect the ads to reflect the goody-two-shoes persona of her Glee character.

Michele recently defended that racy GQ photo shoot, in which she and costar Dianna Agron appeared in skimpy lingerie paired with … Read the rest

American hottie, Lea Michele heated up the red carpet in white all-fringe dress from Marchesa Spring 2012 collection. Lea Michele red carpet dress showed off her beautiful shoulders and sexy back.

Fashion-forward star, Lea Michele teamed her alluring dress with a pair of Jimmy Choo sandals. She carried a shiny metallic box clutch.

The stunning beauty complemented her dress with classy earrings. She added a pop of color with bright pink lipstick and … Read the rest

Her white Marchesa gown was so not what I expected, with beautiful draping and so many intricate layers. It fit her like a dream! Accented by a strappy pair of Jimmy Choo shoes and jewelry from … Read the rest

Could there be two big proposals when Glee returns for its winter premiere Tuesday? Want to see flashbacks to when couples like Finn and Rachel first met? Which New Directions members are next for love?

The Hollywood Reporter caught up with the cast at this week’s Television Critics Association’s winter press tour to get the latest scoop on what’s next when Glee returns Tuesday with its “Yes/No” episode.

Rachel (Lea Michele): After sitting out Sectionals to pay for tampering with the school election, Rachel has rejoined New Directions now that her suspension is up and is full-steam ahead … Read the rest

Seriously, though, Monteith says that he welcomes the big changes coming to “Glee” next season.

“Season 4 is going to be a whole different show. It’s going to be something a lot different than what people saw. It’s still very much the same show, the same formula that I think has found viewership, it’s just going to be a little bit of a shakeup. Ryan and the creators have come up with … Read the rest

“I’m so excited, I spoke with Ryan today and he told me that I can definitely let people know that Rachel will be back next year,” revealed a visibly excited Lea Michele during Sunday’s All-Star … Read the rest

It was just announced that Michele and several of Glee’s other seniors (Chris Colfer, Naya Rivera and Cory Monteith included) will definitely be returning to the Fox hit series for its fourth season, ending months of speculation and rumors.

We caught up with the lovely Michele at the Fox’s winter press tour party where she was excited to finally be able to talk about returning to the show. Also, the girl is the master of the TV tease as she tells us Ryan Murphy’s season-four plan is “revolutionary.” Plus, we got the latest scoop on a certain fan-favorite couple…

When asked how it feels … Read the rest

MoviesOnline sat down at a press conference with Zac Efron, Michelle Pfeiffer, Lea Michele, Hilary Swank, Josh Duhamel, and director Garry Marshall to talk about finding love, fulfilling your dreams, and making life truly count … Read the rest

Her cast members included such A-listers as Robert De Niro, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zac Efron, Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Hilary Swank, Michelle Pfeiffer, Katherine Heigl and Jon Bon Jovi.

Behind the camera was Garry Marshall, a filmmaker who helped boost the early careers of both Julia Roberts and Anne Hathaway with, respectively, “Pretty Woman” and “The Princess Diaries” films.

And doing the costumes was Lower Saucon resident Gary Jones, a Oscar-nominated designer who has dressed everyone from Frank Sinatra to Taylor Swift, and Jane Fonda to Kirsten Dunst.

“It was the most perfect fit for my first film,” says Michele. “I got … Read the rest

The vocally dynamic “Glee” star makes her film debut in director Garry Marshall’s episodic, interlocking rom-com, starring as a backup singer for a major pop star (Jon Bon Jovi) who “meet-cutes” her New Year’s-hating neighbor (Ashton Kutcher) in a faulty elevator on her way to Times Square. With far more than a few minutes to midnight left on her burgeoning career, Michele sings about her first stint on the big screen.

On keeping up with Kutcher:

“I got to be stuck in an elevator with Ashton for two weeks, which was awesome. And, as you know, he’s hilarious and I got punk’d a couple times. He’s also really smart. … Read the rest

“Glee” fans – and those who see the feature film “New Year’s Eve” – would not hear the angelic singing voice of Lea Michele if not for Audra McDonald.

“Audra is probably the best singer in the world – up there with Barbra (Streisand). I don’t think she has any idea what an influence she had on me. I would say 80 percent of my singing knowledge came from Audra,” Michele says. “How to warm up. How to breath. How to take care of my voice.

“All of my beliefs are because Audra instilled them in me. And I’m forever grateful to her.”

Michele, 25, was only 8 when she was cast in the Broadway production of “Ragtime” starring McDonald.

The actress stars as a wannabe singer trapped in a lift with Ashton Kutcher in New Year’s Eve – and speaking at the film’s world premiere, she revealed her hopes to build on her movie career in 2012.

“I’m just hoping to finish season three of Glee, bring it out, make it a great, strong season and spend time with my family, and hopefully do another film, that would be really great,” the 25-year-old said.

Michele is next set to appear alongside Hugh Dancy and Patrick Stewart in animation Dorothy of Oz.

She was one of the ensemble cast praised by New Year’s Eve … Read the rest

Lea Michele doesn’t stray too far from her Glee character Rachel Berry in Garry Marshall’s star-packed New Year’s Eve: Once again, she plays a precocious singing talent matched with a tall, amiable galoof (in this case, Ashton Kutcher). Still, the film is notable as Michele’s first big-screen endeavor, and even bigger things may be to come for the 25-year-old actress, as rumors have her on the very select short list to play Eponine in Tom Hooper’s movie version of Les Miserables. An enthusiastic Michele recently sat down with Vulture to talk about her fear of romancing Kutcher, the scrutiny that comes with those Les Miz rumors, and the aesthetic influence of her Glee showrunner Ryan Murphy.

She did!

Read on to find out why, but stop here if you’re not in the mood for a spoiler.

And the newly single 25-year-old already has a plan in place. (Are we the only ones who can picture her “Glee” alter-ego Rachel Berry doing the exact same thing?)

“I’m a single girl, so I’ve brought in my best friend Jonathan [presumably, Groff] to give me my kiss on New Year’s Eve,” Michele told CNN Sunday.

“He’s going to take one for the team and give me my kiss. We were on Broadway together, and had to make out every single night, so it’ll be like old habit for me. But you’ve got to have somebody!”

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Oh, Lea! Now, about getting punk’d…

“He opened the door with a towel on,” she laughed. “He was supposed to … Read the rest

Her character will soon graduate from high school in the hit TV series Glee – ironically at the same time as Lea Michele embarks on her next big step to a Hollywood production.

In her debut Hollywood role, Michele features in the ensemble New Year’s Eve, alongside Hollywood heavyweights including Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert de Niro, Zac Efron and Ashton Kutcher.

“My first day on set was really weird, not being with the cast of Glee,” Michele tells Insider.

“They were all texting me and wishing me good luck. I was really nervous. I’ve been playing a 16-year-old in high school … Read the rest

Shoe Revolt is a nonprofit organization that fights commercial sex trafficking through the donation of shoes. From the everyday person to celebrities, shoes are donated and then sold through an online boutique raising money for support and survivors of this horrible crime.

Celebrities from Sarah Jessica Parker to ‘Twilight’ stars Kristen Stewart and Kellan Lutz have all contributed to Shoe Revolt. The participation of celebs has made the issue of sex trafficking more prominent, especially in California, where the problem is more pronounced.

One of Shoe Revolt’s executive directors, Vashti’s … Read the rest

The focal point of the film is the countdown to 2012, represented by the ceremonial “ball drop” in Times Square. Imagine one person being responsible for seeing that this spectacle goes off without a hitch, live, while the eyes of the world watch… and that would be … Read the rest

She said, “People get confused, like, you know, I just eat grass. I’m half Italian. I can eat some b—-es under the table.”

What does she eat? When Michele first went vegan she said the idea of living her life without eating her mother’s lasagna was “very upsetting!” Happily, her mom figured out how to veganize the recipe so her daughter can still enjoy it. And so can you. A … Read the rest

Here’s what the 25-year-old Glee star had to share:

On breaking up with her boyfriend, Theo Stockman: “It’s important to me to be honest about these things, there are horrific breakups, but we were friends before, and we’ll be friends after.”

On working with Gwyneth Paltrow: “I don’t know what people are smoking, because this woman is one of the most talented, beautiful, smart-but-laid-back, cool people I’ve worked with. That’s what I hate about this business. Before I met her, I was intimidated because of her image. But she’s the greatest.”

On her (vegan) diet: “People get confused, like, you know, I just eat … Read the rest

Director Gary Marshall, renowned for a catalogue of films that capture love in so many rich, warm and funny ways, calls it New Year’s Eve “the perfect opportunity to take stock of things, to think about the mistakes of the past year and about how maybe you can do better. A time to be thankful for what you have. But it’s also a fun, exciting, wonderful … Read the rest

Yes, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith’s Glee characters are going all the way, and Lea spilled all about their sexy scenes this weekend.

They were definitely hot, but not in the way you’re probably thinking.

“He was sweating so much,” Lea told me. “I was so grossed out!”

What got Cory so hot and bothered?

They had to shoot the sex scenes in front of a fireplace!

“Oh my god, it was way awkward,” Lea laughed while attending the 15-year anniversary party for Mohegan Sun Resort on Saturday night. “I adore Cory. He’s like my brother and to have to do some of the stuff we did in front of … Read the rest

McKinley High’s resident diva — worried that she may not get the lead in the school’s rendition of West Side Story — most recently entered the race for student body president, forcing Finn (Cory Monteith) to choose between her and his step-brother, Kurt (Chris Colfer).

“People know who Rachel is; they know she’s determined,” Michele tells The Hollywood Reporter. “The determination that Rachel has [comes with a price]; she’s also met with what that will cause to happen to her.”

Ultimately, Rachel winds up playing Maria in West Side Story after Mercedes (Amber Riley) declines to share the part, with Finn eventually forgiving his overly ambitious girlfriend.

“We … Read the rest

She would have loved to portray Fanny Brice, Lea told us in a recent interview. “But that’s not what they (the producers) wanted. It will happen though, one day. I will make sure of it and it will be great.”

Lea feels a special affinity to the role since it was first played by her idol, Barbra Streisand, in both the original Broadway and movie versions of “Funny Girl.” Crediting Barbra for inspiring her, Lea … Read the rest

After three seasons, we asked them how the top-rated award-winning TV musical has changed their lives, affected their careers and opened more doors for them.

“It has completely changed my life 360 degrees being that we are now going into our third season,” the spunky and lovely Lea, 25, revealed. “It has changed our lives in so many incredible ways and opened up so many doors. It has allowed people to see me … Read the rest

Of course, our next question was whether or not she has a background in martial arts, to which she responded, … Read the rest

“I will do anything for them, I just adore them,” Lea told us on the carpet. “I think the women who do those campaigns are really making it effective in their own way. They are doing their part, definitely. I think that I should focus on other things so we’re all doing our part in … Read the rest

The show is about to return for its third series – beginning on Sky One on September 22 – and there have been hints that Rachel Berry’s parents might finally make an appearance.

“I have been begging Ryan Murphy for so long and asking when it’s going to happen,” Lea said.

“He just keeps saying ‘I don’t know’. I would love that – I’ll keep my fingers crossed!”

“I think it’s important the audience get to see the characters’ home lives. Not just Rachel’s parents, but the families of Brittany and Mercedes, … Read the rest

Fizzing with energy and enthusiasm, Michele (who started her career as a child actress in Broadway theatre productions of Les Miserables, Fiddler On The Roof and Spring Awakening) says she shares her character’s idolisation of Barbra Streisand and the stage.

“I think everyone has a little something in them that’s in their character. Ryan (Murphy, Glee’s co-creator) is so in tune with who we are as people, he bleeds that into our characters and storylines,” … Read the rest

Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) and Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) have both vowed to return to New York and to do so, the Broadway buffs are going to have to start bulking up on their stage work if their ultimate plan is return to the city after their impending graduation.

While much of the upcoming season will focus on McKinley High’s seniors pondering what their plans are post-graduation, Michele told The Hollywood Reporter that Rachel will put “all of her energy” toward returning to New York, and that will include competing for the female lead in the school musical.… Read the rest

The actress stunned in a plunging taupe gown by J. Mendel at the FOX Fall Eco-Casino party in Culver City, Calif. on Monday night. In addition to the low-cut neckline, the sequin-embroidered dress also featured a daring open back design. She accessorized with Casadei pumps, Neil Lane jewelry and a Kotur bag.

“Feels so great to be back in sunny LA! Had the best weekend in NY and now feeling so rejuvenated and happy to be back!” the 25-year-old star tweeted after a trip to the Big Apple for re-shoots for her upcoming flick New … Read the rest

Lea Michele dazzled in a plunging floor length mocha coloured floor-length gown as she attended the FOX Fall Eco-Casino Party.

As well as the low-cut neckline at the front the show-stopping gown also boasted tumbling draped straps at the back and was covered in glittering sequinned detail.

The Glee star, 24, paired the gown with pointed satin heels, a simple cuff on her arm and a hard clutch bag for the event held at The Bookbindery in Culver City.

Lea, who has recently been confirmed as a presenter at Sunday night’s Emmy award ceremony, … Read the rest

It’s back to school this month as the brand new series of Glee makes its transfer to Sky1 HD. Now a worldwide hit with cameos from stars such as Britney Spears and Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee follows the hilarious and sometimes poignant highs and lows of McKinley High’s show choir where even the lowliest geek can be a star. As the Glee club hit their senior year we got the chance to talk to the stars of the show and we kick off a series of interviews with Lea Michelle aka uber-ambitious … Read the rest

Lea Michele, one of the main actors in the Fox series, wants to film an episode on the streets of the capital — and she wants Irish rockers The Cranberries to star in it.

Lea (24), who plays Rachel, is a huge fan of singer Dolores O’Riordan (inset).

In an exclusive interview with the Herald, she said that the Limerick lady could follow in the footsteps of Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow by making a cameo appearance on the hit series.

And after visiting Dublin alongside her Glee co-stars last month, the gorgeous actress admits that it would be a dream come true if … Read the rest