Lea returns to ‘Glee’ set
Lea Michele has returned to the Glee set for the first time since her boyfriend and co-star Cory Monteith’s death on 13 July.
The 26-year-old actress started work on the fifth season of the show on Thursday (1 August), just two weeks after Monteith died from a toxic combination of heroin and alcohol while staying at a hotel in Canada.
She tweeted: "First day of glee today..And at my first wardrobe fitting for Rachel Berry for Season Five! I’ve missed her so much (sic)."
Meanwhile, Fox entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly has revealed their plans for writing Monteith’s character out of the show.
He told reporters: "[October 10] is the episode where Cory’s character will be written off and will deal directly with drug addiction and with the circumstances surrounding Cory’s death."
However, when asked if Finn, Monteith’s character, would die from an overdose, he said: "No. I can’t confirm that at all. We’re going to speak to that issue with the PSAs [Public Service Announcements]."
Glee creator Ryan Murphy will film PSAs about drug addiction with the show’s cast, which will air during the tribute episode.
Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Emmy producers are currently planning the best way to pay tribute to Monteith at the awards ceremony, which will take place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on 22 September.
Executive producer, Ken Ehrlich, said: "Something that reflects an homage [is being planned, but] what the extent of that is, or how we’re going to approach it… well, it’s too early to tell.
"If Cory had passed away in March, we’d have had four months to look at this with a little more perspective. The reason we’re getting all of this discussion now is because he passed away two weeks ago. But we are going to deal with it."
