As Michele wrote onInstagram, “A dream come true is an understatement.”

The classmate, Laura Kanaplue, added that she acted alongside Michele.

She said, “She and I were really good friends and we were both in plays.

Lea Michele at an event

She was a really sweet girl.

Everyone liked her, she definitely wasn’t shy.”

Michele later toldTeen Voguethat she only went tothe auditionbecause a friend was going.

Lea Michele childhood photo

She explained, “I’d never sung before.

My friend was auditioning, and I was like, ‘I want to go too!’

I just took to it.”

Lea Michele in video

I used to cry every night from the mean and manipulative things she would do.

She was 12."

That’s my real last name.

Lea Michele high school photo

She explained, “I did the plays.

I was on the volleyball team.

I was a varsity debater.

Lea Michele at an event

In the summers, Michele attended theatre camp at Stagedoor Manor in the Catskills in upstate New York.

As she put it, “I looked up to the older kids.

Going to the hotels to perform?

Lea Michele at an event

We felt so cool!”

Unfortunately, Michele got into a car accident as she pulled into the studio lot.

Maybe that was good, because I woke up this morning and it was such an awesome shock.”

Lea Michele at an event

Michele wasn’t the only one at “Glee” celebrating a nomination that year.

I’m so excited!"

(viaMTV News).

Lea Michele at an event

The news came as her character on “Glee” was getting ready to make strides on her own.

The resulting album was titled “Louder” and released in February 2014.

Now that it’s coming out, it’s unbelievable."

Lea Michele and Cory Monteith

We are in shock and mourning this tragic loss" (viaPeople).

Michele and Monteith met on the set of “Glee” and quickly became friends.

Things between the two got serious quickly.

Lea Michele at an event

In an interview with Marie Claire, Michele explained, “No one knows me better than Cory.

Michele has always found a way to honor Monteith’s memory in the years that have followed his death.

That’s not all Michele was busy doing.

Lea Michele and husband

And most of all, we’re so happy to spend the rest of our lives together.”

People also reported that the two got married after a two-year relationship.

So I was super surprised."

Lea Michele at an event

In 2020, Michele and Reich welcomed their first baby together, a son they named Ever Leo.

She said, “We were pregnant during a pandemic dealing with those complications.

She has apologized for past wrongs

No transformation is complete without learning from the past.

Lea Michele at an event

CAUSE ILL NEVER FORGET.

(viaEntertainment Weekly).

The allegations quickly gained traction, and Michele was soon attempting to apologize for what Ware deemed racial microaggressions.

Michele issued an apology after the fallout, but it’s unclear if it did any good.

What matters is that I clearly acted in ways which hurt other people” (viaVariety).

Michele herself took toInstagramto address the casting.