femalefirst.co.uk: The ‘Glee’ star – who plays competitive singer Rachel Berry in the musical comedy TV show – revealed she is happy to be a role model for young girls and wants to show them that you don’t have to be “cool” to be successful in life.

She explained: I’m really proud [to be a role model]. I don’t have any skeletons in my closet and I don’t feel like I’m pretending to be someone that I’m not. Yes, I work really hard and I’m determined like Rachel but I’m also a really happy, easy-going person.

She added: Plus, I’m proud of the choices I made growing up and want to show young girls that you don’t have to do what all the cool kids do in order to turn out OK in the real world.

While she has a demanding work schedule, Lea insists working on ‘Glee’ is a dream job. However, she admits she found it difficult to adapt when she first moved to Los Angeles from New York for ‘Glee’.

She said in an interview with Zest magazine: The dance routines we learn at work are pretty punishing, especially when you have to do 50 takes of something. But when I look around and realise how much fun I’m having with my best friends, it just makes me want to do it again.

Los Angeles is a pretty tough city. When I first moved here from New York I wasn’t sure I’d fit in, as there’s a definite idea of what’s beautiful. Thanks to ‘Glee’, I think the tides are turning. The show’s really shown people that you don’t have to look like everyone else to be beautiful and successful – beauty can mean so many different things and differences should be celebrated.

Read the full interview in the new issue of Zest magazine, which goes on sale Thursday 17 March.

Darren Criss had a few things to say on Friday to “Access Hollywood Live” about his character Blaine kissing Rachel, played by Lea Michele, on “Glee.” The series, which airs on Channel 10 in Tempe, brought in Blaine earlier this season as a possible love interest for Kurt. Openly gay Blaine was experimenting a little with the kiss. It has people talking though.

Criss said the following about the kiss shared by him and Lea Michele during the episode, according to Access Hollywood:

It was clearly, for Blaine, an experiment, which I think is a cool thing to address. More often than not, it’s like the straight guy or the straight person thinking out of the box, but the other side of that is just sort of… conflict.

You can watch full interview here ;)

What a surprise! Lea is on the cover of Cosmopolitan (new march issue)! Lea looks beautiful in Oscar de la Renta swimwear on the front of Cosmopolitan magazine! <33

She told the US magazine that her nerd image is far off the mark, saying that growing up she played high jinx like replacing vodka with water and then freezing the bottles.

She said: “I love to have fun.” But she insists: ‘I never did drugs. I’m proud of that. Acting always came first.’

But Lea, who is dating Theo Stockman, admitted that her idea of a good night wasn’t exactly wild.

Talking about her ideal evening, she explained: “Take a shower, put on a robe, pour myself a glass of wine and Skype with Theo. That’s the best.”

And she denied speculation about her Glee cast mates dating each other, adding: “I’m so thankful that doesn’t happen. If people hooked up, there’d be awkward tension.”

Gallery Link: Cosmopolitan US March, 2011 (x01MQ)

Who would have guessed when “True Grit” actress Hailee Steinfeld shared her most embarrassing moment with J-14 magazine it would have lead to a public apology from “Glee” star Lea Michele? Let’s go back to the beginning.

Hailee’s OMG moment began when she approached Lea on the Paramount lot to ask for an autograph. We should probably add that this was during Hailee’s “True Grit” audition, so she was dressed, well, a little funny (gotta love the 1800s period costumes!). When Lea walked by without giving Hailee an autograph, the 14-year-old left crying! The story made quite the rounds on the internet, prompting Lea to issue an apology.

“I heard Hailee was upset and feel terrible,” Lea told Gossip Cop. “The ‘Glee’ schedule is so jam-packed that the PA probably pulled me so that I wouldn’t be late to set. I never meant to hurt her feelings. She’s an extraordinary talent and I look forward to meeting her one day.”

So where do the two stand now? Hailee told MTV News on the red carpet at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards that “everything’s fine.”

“I mean, it was just really bad timing,” Hailee said. “And I was so embarrassed because of what I was wearing. The only thoughts that were going through my head were, ‘Oh my god, Lea Michele thinks I’m a total freak.’ Everything is totally fine though.”

Source: MTV.com

Lea Michele enjoys relaxing in front of the TV after a hard day’s work. The actress-and-singer has been busy recently thanks to the popularity of the US musical comedy Glee. Her performances as Rachel Berry have won her nominations for Golden Globe and Emmy awards.

When she isn’t busy working, Lea loves nothing better than unwinding by flicking the television on and getting comfy.

“I love to come home, sack out on the couch and watch TV. Anything Bravo is my favourite,” she told US Weekly.

The 24-year-old has contributed vocals to several Glee albums, including an upcoming Christmas record. And now she fancies branching out on her own to further prove her undoubted vocal talents. But the American admits she does not want any more responsibility just yet. For the time being she is content on developing her popular Glee character.

“I think a solo CD is definitely in my future, but that is a really big commitment. Rachel’s my baby, and making an album would be like taking care of another baby. And I’m not really ready to have another kid yet!” she joked.

Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Before Lea Michele was Rachel Berry on Glee, she was a precocious little girl shining on Broadway. Back in 1998, when Lea was 12, an MTV video crew interviewed Lea and her mom about what it was like to be a kid in show business. Needless to say, Lea’s mom didn’t say much as Lea stole the show. Check out the clip below.

“I have my friends that said, ‘Wow, you’re on Broadway,’ which I hate to be treated that way. That, I think, has been the worst part in the theatrical business,” she says in the video.

“Being in the business has kind of made me grow up so fast,” she adds. “Everyone says, you’re so mature. I can do anything! And that’s how I kind of, you know, stay sane in this really tough, dog-eat-dog business”

Lea was so cute! But as we can notice, she is definitely a chatterbox! Ha ha ;)

I have for you also second part of MTV Seven, where you can hear what Lea’s teachers have to say about her ;)