Lea's Sexy Strip

Showbiz Gossip


Lea MicheleHer Glee character Rachel Berry is a cute, naive A-grade student.

And while Lea Michele insists she's similar in real life, these new shots say different.

In a shoot for Marie Claire magazine, Lea has stripped off and looks every inch a steamy sex goddess.

But in the interview accompanying the images, the actress is keen to present herself as a wholesome character: "I can honestly sit down in front of you and say I don’t smoke and I don’t do drugs. I never have and that’s who I am."

And on her growing tattoo collection? "I don't have a kiss on my butt or anything! They're all tiny.

"I mean, you saw me in the shoot today, I was practically nude. Did you see any? No. I'm telling you I have nine. All so, so, so little."

Though Lea is happy to admit the success of the programme has given her a confidence boost in more ways than one: "Glee has made me feel beautiful. Now when people say that I don't feel like they're lying.

"I grew up in a community where what I looked like wasn't considered beautiful and then I work on this show that proves it doesn't matter what you look like, that you're beautiful and beauty is on the inside…"

But at least Lea always had faith in her talent - a feeling that wasn't necessarily shared by her teachers: "My acting teacher and music teachers didn't really like me and they kind of ignored me. I think that they were threatened by the fact that I had worked before."