But then a tragedy turned her world upside down, and all the plans she had for herself went with him…until she, somehow, found strength and happiness to live once again. The two immediately hit it off when they first met on the set of Glee. Lea recalls that Cory was intimated at the prospect of meeting her.

After being best buds on the “Glee” set since the show’s premiere in , the pair finally started dating two years later and never looked back.

When the popular musical TV show Glee aired, who didn’t root for the nerdy choir girl, Rachel Berry, when she wanted to date fellow Glee club star and football player, Finn Hudson? It was a Romeo and Juliet story with a twist and fans were hooked, without even knowing that the two were an item in real life. Everyone desperately yearned for the warm and cozy ending that Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk had planned for the pair, but the tragic loss of Cory Monteith prevented the adorable ending fans wanted from happening While fans were shocked and even thrilled to learn that Michele and Monteith were an actual item, as well as an item on the show, they didn’t know a lot of inside details about the couple’s relationship.

One of the most tender things to emerge following Monteith’s untimely end is the way he’s remembered by those who love him. Every year, Michele posts on social media, remembering him with inspiring photos or notes she wrote to Monteith. She captions them with lovely thoughts like, “The light always remains. Although fans were astounded to learn that Monteith and Michele were an item during filming, fellow Glee stars also had no idea that the pair were dating .

Lea says that no one had really “caught on” to their relationship at the beginning of the show, but the couple’s timeline suggests that they may not have been serious until Couples who weather fierce storms together often come out strong, and that’s exactly what Lea Michele and Cory Monteith did when Cory entered a program in This dispelled the myth that many fans believed; that Michele didn’t know about his problems.

In this case, she would have had to have known. Many couples get tattoos to celebrate their relationship and Lea Michele is a prime example. Not only does she have a tattoo that says “Finn,” the name of Monteith’s Glee character, as well as his jersey number, she even has the last texts they sent to one another tattooed on her side.