Idina Menzel Thinks She Should Have Been Lea Michele’s Sister on Glee – Billboard

When Idina Menzel first appeared on Glee in 2010 as Rachel Berry’s mom Shelby Corcoran, she was 38 years previous whereas actress Lea Michele was 23. Menzel is now reflecting on her motherly performing function in a brand new interview with Stellar Magazine (by way of The New York Post).

The Wicked actress revealed that, on the time, she had simply given beginning to her son, Walker — whom she shares with ex-husband Taye Diggs — and that affected her self-worth within the performing world.

“You’re worried you’re not going to work again, and then people hire you to be someone’s mother when you probably should be their older sister,” Menzel recalled to the publication about how she felt on Glee. “It just wasn’t great for the ego.” 

However, regardless of pure physique modifications affecting how costumes match her, Menzel says she “sucked it up” as a result of she “was excited to work with [showrunner] Ryan Murphy and be a part of that hit show.”

While she solely appeared on 12 episodes of Glee between 2010 and 2013, she rapidly grew to become a fan favourite amongst followers of the present.