Lea Michele tears up over Cory Monteith

A teary-eyed Lea Michele, star of the hit TV show Glee, won the Choice TV Comedy Actress award at Sunday night’s Teen Choice Awards. In her acceptance speech, she dedicated the award to her boyfriend and cast mate Cory Monteith, who died from a fatal overdose of heroin and alcohol on July 13 in Canada. “He was very special to me and also to the world and we were very lucky to witness his incredible talent, his handsome smile and his beautiful, beautiful heart,” Michele said in the 65-second speech during which she occasionally raised her hands to her heart. Michele and her fellow Glee cast and crew gathered July 26 for a private memorial for Monteith organized by the show’s creator, Ryan Murphy.


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