Saturday, September 21, 2024
HomeEntertainmentWhy starring opposite Lea Michele on 'Glee' wasn't great for my ego

Why starring opposite Lea Michele on ‘Glee’ wasn’t great for my ego

Published on

spot_img


She won’t “Let It Go.”

Idina Menzel is speaking out about playing Lea Michele’s mother on the hit Fox series “Glee,” saying it “wasn’t great for the ego.”

The Broadway diva, now 52, was just 38 when she was cast as Shelby Corcoran —the mother of Michele’s character, Rachel Berry.

Menzel is just 15 years older than Michele and had only just given birth to her own baby when she made her “Glee” debut in 2010, so playing the mother of a teenage character was jarring.

“You know, you’re worried you’re not going to work again, and then people hire you to be someone’s mother when you probably should be their older sister,” she told Stellar magazine.

“It just wasn’t great for the ego. But I sucked it up and sucked myself into my clothes, and was excited to work with Samantha Ibrahim Ryan Murphy and be a part of that hit show.”


"You know, you're worried you're not going to work again, and then people hire you to be someone's mother when you probably should be their older sister:" Menzel and Michele are pictured on "Glee."
“You know, you’re worried you’re not going to work again, and then people hire you to be someone’s mother when you probably should be their older sister:” Menzel and Michele are pictured on “Glee.”
20thCentFox

Menzel gave birth to her son, Walker, in September 2009.

“I had my son Walker, and then three months later, I got the call [to be on Glee] and so I said ‘yes,’” she recalled, saying she feared acting roles would dry up once she became a mom.

Menzel noted that she was still breastfeeding at the time of filming and “couldn’t fit into any of the costumes.”

Despite the casting being somewhat of a blow to her ego, the star said she went on to relish her role and continued appearing in a guest capacity until 2013.


Idina Menzel, Lea Michele
Idina Menzel and Lea Michele in the 2010 “Glee” episode “Theatricality.”
20thCentFox

Menzel was married to Walker’s father, Tay Diggs, from 2003 – 2013.

See also  Tribune endorses in statewide primary races for Illinois Senate

She went on to tie the knot with Aaron Lohr in 2017 and hoped to have a second child.

The “Frozen” star detailed her emotional IVF journey with Lohr in a candid interview with People last year, saying: “Maybe before meeting me, [Lohr] didn’t think he wanted to have kids, and then he sees how good of a dad he can be, so I wanted that for him.”

“I didn’t think I wanted to have a baby, but then Aaron has been the most amazing man to my son [Walker].”


Menzel went on to tie the knot with Aaron Lohr in 2017 and hoped to have a second child.
Menzel went on to tie the knot with Aaron Lohr in 2017 and hoped to have a second child.

Menzel added that trying unsuccessfully for a baby with Lohr has made their marriage stronger.

“[Lohr] feels really loved that I even tried and put my body through that I think going through all that, you’re so exhausted by it that finally, it becomes apparent, like, ‘I don’t want to do this anymore, and it just wasn’t meant to be,’ and you’re resolved in that,” she candidly admitted.

“He sees Walker as his own kid at this point anyway,” she shared. “I think we feel content and lucky with what we have.”

Menzel added that trying for a baby made her relationship with her husband stronger.through all that, you’re so exhausted by it that finally, it becomes apparent, like, ‘I don’t want to do this anymore, and it just wasn’t meant to be,’ and you’re resolved in that.”



Source link

Latest articles

Fernando Tatis Jr. not ready to look ahead, Dylan Cease’s blessings – San Diego Union-Tribune

As he watched from afar as the 2022 Padres pushed past the Mets...

Marqueece Harris-Dawson sworn in as LA City Council president

LOS ANGELES - Marqueece Harris-Dawson was sworn in as City Council president Friday,...

Wayfair’s Fall Sale Has 87% Off Home Decor, Furniture, and More

By now, you’ve probably heard that another Amazon Prime Day is coming,...

This Semi-private Carrier Is Adding a New Way to Get to Las Vegas

Semi-private air carrier JSX is launching a new route to Las Vegas,...

More like this

Fernando Tatis Jr. not ready to look ahead, Dylan Cease’s blessings – San Diego Union-Tribune

As he watched from afar as the 2022 Padres pushed past the Mets...

Marqueece Harris-Dawson sworn in as LA City Council president

LOS ANGELES - Marqueece Harris-Dawson was sworn in as City Council president Friday,...

Wayfair’s Fall Sale Has 87% Off Home Decor, Furniture, and More

By now, you’ve probably heard that another Amazon Prime Day is coming,...