New Glee Photos: Lea Michele July 31, 2011

Lea Michele is approaching her final season on the hit television series “Glee”. As one of the show’s stars, she will be very missed. Enjoy her gallery!

Lea Michele Sarfati (born August 29, 1986), known professionally as Lea Michele, is an American actress and singer. Michele began working professionally as a child actress on Broadway in productions such as Ragtime and Les Misérables. She originated the role of Wendla in the musical Spring Awakening and currently plays Rachel Berry in the Fox television series Glee.

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Lea Michele - 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards

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Lea Michele - 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards

Michele was born in the Bronx, New York City, the daughter of Edith Sarfati, a nurse, and Marc Sarfati, a delicatessen owner. Michele’s mother is Italian American and Roman Catholic, while her father is a Spanish Sephardic Jew. Michele grew up in New York City and Tenafly, New Jersey. She attended Rockland Country Day School for elementary school in New York and then Tenafly High School. Michele was home schooled one year while working in Toronto, Ontario on Ragtime. She attended Stagedoor Manor in the Catskills, a center for performing arts training. She was then later accepted to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, but opted instead to continue working professionally on the stage.

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Lea Michele getting straight back into their fitness regime in Hollywood

Glee star Lea Michele has just come back from a vacation with boyfriend Theo Stockman and they wasted no time in getting straight back into their fitness regime.

The 24-year-old actress was obviously mindful of burning off the excess calories from the Hawaii trip and went for a hike in the Hollywood Hills.
The couple traipsed up Runyon Canyon which is a favourite with celebrities and looked exhausted but refreshed on their way back down and each grabbed a bottle of water to quench their thirst.

Gleeful! Lea Michele and her boyfriend Theo Stockman hiked up Runyon Canyon in Hollywood to burn off the excess calories following their Hawaii vacation

Lea looked adorable in little blue sports shorts which she paired with a plain white T-shirt and running shoes.
She covered up her long dark tresses with a baseball cap and hung her sunglasses on her top.
The loved up pair later went for a bite to eat to refuel and could not keep their hands off of each other.

Loved up! The 24-year-old star and her beau then took a stroll to a local vegan restaurant for some healthy fare

Theo, 26, put his arm around his lady love with the starlet reciprocating the gesture and rested her hand on his shoulder.
She looked adoringly at her beau and laughed and giggled with him as they strolled along.
'Started the day off with a great hike! Now eating some tasty vegan food for lunch! What's
everyone up to today??', she tweeted on Thursday.

I'm so in to you! Lea looked at her boyfriend lovingly as she enjoyed a laugh with him

'Japanese food can be vegan too! Had a great dinner tonight! Seaweed salad, cucumber avocado rolls so yummy!,' she wrote in another post on her Twitter page.
The couple have just returned back from a romantic holiday in Hawaii where the bi-coastal pair got to spend some quality time together.
'Taking this hiatus to the next level!' Michele tweeted during her break.
She's also been busy cooking up vegan feasts for the health conscious couple as well as dining out on the animal free fare.

Content! The Glee star looked adorable in her work out gear and was happy to be spending time with Theo who lives in New York while she is based in Los Angeles

'Tonight I made the most delicious vegan soba veggie stir-fry! With a kale salad with miso dressing on the side! Yummy!' she wrote.
Like many showbiz couples Lea and Theo are forced to spend time apart, but they also endure the challenges of a long distance relationship.
Theo is based in New York where he performs on Broadway, while Lea, who plays ambitious singer Rachel Berry, films Glee in Hollywood.
Lea's break also comes after enduring a stressful few weeks waiting to hear about the fate of her character on the hit series.

Relaxing! Lea and Theo enjoyed a romantic getaway in Hawaii earlier this month

Earlier this month, it was reported that she would be getting the axe from the hit show.
But series co-creator and executive producer Brad Falchuk set the record straight and said despite the senior graduating from school it doesn't mean they're leaving the show.
The statement contradicts fellow co-creator Ryan Murphy who earlier this month told The Hollywood Reporter that Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith would not be back after the current season.
Michele has also been working on launching a movie career and has a role in the ensemble comedy film New Year's Eve, which she was spotted filming back in March.