Lea Michele is saying goodbye to Funny Girl ahead of her final show!
14.08.2023 - 20:45 / perezhilton.com
Idina Menzel wasn’t so thrilled about one aspect of her role on Glee! And it’s not what you might think!
In 2010, the Frozen star was cast as Shelby Corcoran, Lea Michele‘s biological momma and the coach of the rival show choir Vocal Adrenaline on the hit musical comedy. Despite the popularity of the show, Idina is now opening up about how it was a major blow to her “ego”!
In a new interview on Stellar Magazine’s podcast Something To Talk About on Friday, the singer revealed she was initially thrown off by being cast as Rachel Berry’s mother because she was only 38 while Lea was in her 20s. But considering she’d just become a brand new parent herself, she was just feeling lucky to be working again! We know, we know, how could the Idina Menzel think she’d never work again?! But those were the times!
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Opening up about the role, the Disenchanted lead dished:
While she had no hesitations about joining the cast, she was upset about playing a parent so quickly after becoming one, she mused:
Aw!!
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This isn’t the first time the actress has thrown some shade at her casting. During an appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2016, she called the role “bittersweet,” elaborating:
Hah! This clearly bugged her!! Ultimately, she had to put her feelings aside because she could tell what a special project Glee was:
LOLz!
While the Broadway star felt way too young to be playing a mother, most fans felt the iconic casting worked perfectly for the storyline, they reflected on X (Twitter) over the weekend:
Welp, looks like most people aren’t siding with Idina! Reactions, Perzcious
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