Lea Michele on Her 'Unconventional' Beauty

By: Nov. 15, 2011
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Broadway veteran and GLEE star Lea Michele appears on the cover of the December issue of Allure Magazine, where she chats about everything from her looks to her GLEE costars.

On her 'unconventional' beauty, Michele commented: "Have I been asked to change anything? Uh-huh. Uh-huh. When I was 15, my mother and I went to meet a manager who said, 'You have to get a nose job in order for me to work with you. My mother would say to me, 'Barbra Streisand never got a nose job. You're not getting a nose job.' And this was before I really even knew who Barbra was. I just knew that she was, like, the messiah for girls like me."

On last year's controvercial school girl photo shoot, Michele added: "People were really offended by this, being that we play high-school students. But we're not high-school students! Cory is almost 30, and Dianna and I are 25. But there was such controversy. I do try to keep in mind that there are a lot of young viewers watching our show. But it's a delicate balance, continuing to be who you are but also remembering you're in a certain position. But would I do the shoot again? Absolutely."

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Best known for her role as "Wendla" in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of "Spring Awakening," Michele was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her performance.

For her work on GLEE, Michele was honored this year with a Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Actress - Comedy or Musical and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Michele was also recently nominated for a 2010 Teen Choice Award for ChoIce TV Actress: Comedy. In 2009, she was nominated in the ChoIce TV: Breakout Star Female category.

 

 



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