Lea Michele had a resurgence in 2023 when she was cast as Beanie Feldstein's replacement for the role of Fanny Brice in Broadway's "Funny Girl" revival. She was coming off a rough couple of years, wherein many were calling for her cancellation amidst damaging allegations about her personality and conduct that emerged in 2020. Prior to being called out for her diva-like behavior, bullying, and racism on the set of "Glee," Michele's career was in a solid place. Lucky for her, she has immense talent and the public has a short attention span — although she has still had to deal with backlash to her comeback, as evidenced by the nasty rumor that she cannot read.
While her career was in jeopardy and the world was dealing with a devastating pandemic, Michele's personal life was going strong, as she became a first-time mom when she and her husband, businessman Zandy Reich, welcomed son Ever in August 2020. Before she married Reich in 2019, Michele mostly dated others involved in some aspect of show business — like singer Charlie Puth, model Mathew Paetz, actor Robert Buckley, and most notably, her "Glee" co-star Cory Monteith.
But while her romance with Monteith was well-documented, her relationship with Matthew Morrison (who played her character's teacher and glee club coach, Will Schuester) was not publicly acknowledged until Michele's book came out in 2014. In the book, titled "Brunette Ambition," Michele revealed that she and Morrison had a short romance before the show when they were both working on Broadway.
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