From left: Kevin McHale, Cory Monteith, Jenna Ushkowitz.Photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Michael Tullberg/Getty
For the cast ofGlee, laughter really is the best medicine.
On Wednesday’s episode of their podcastAnd That’s What You REALLY Missed, hostsKevin McHaleandJenna Ushkowitz, who played Artie and Tina respectively, discussed how they processed the death of their co-starCory Monteith.
“10 years,” Fink, who played Lauren Zizes on the show, opened the conversation. “That’s like a lifetime. That’s like a third of our lives for us young ones.”
“That’s half my life,” Ushkowitz, 37, joked. “I’m 20.”
The trio laughed off the joke, ultimately opening up the conversation about how theGleecast would use humor to deal with the pain of losing Monteith, who was found dead in 2013 as a result ofa mixture of heroin and alcohol. He was 31.
Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale attend iHeartRadio 102.7 KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2022.Jesse Grant/Getty
Jesse Grant/Getty
“We make a lot of dark jokes about it because if you don’t, you’re just gonna cry,” McHale, 35, admitted. “It’s a coping mechanism, I think, because it’s gotten so crazy.”
Ushkowitz was quick to note, “We’ve all worked through it in therapy.”
“Our dark jokes, they were like ‘Wow, you guys probably need some help,’” Fink, 36, chimed in. “Oh no, we got it, this is how we cope.”
Corey Monteith, Kevin McHale, and Jenna Ushkowitz.Jay Westcott/Getty
The cast of “Glee”.EVERETT
Lea Michele, who also starred inGleeand dated Monteith off-screen, commemorated his death in her own way, sharing a sweetInstagrampost.
Alongside a black-and-white photo of herself and Monteith holding each other close, Michelehonored her late boyfriend.
“I hold all of our memories in my heart where they will stay safe and never forgotten,” Michele wrote. “We miss you every day and will never forget the light you brought to us all. I miss you big guy.”
source: people.com
