There's a batch of glee in Lea Michele's life right now—because she's a mom.
E! News can confirm the actress and singer has officially taken on her latest role after parturition to her and husband Zandy Reich's first child together. Moreover, a source tells E! News the couple welcomed a baby boy on Aug. 20.
"Lea and Zandy welcomed a son that they named Ever," the insider reveals. "Lea has been inundated with well-wishes and sharing updates together with her family and an in depth group of girlfriends."
The insider adds, "Lea, Zandy and Ever do alright ."
The little one's arrival comes but four months since E! News confirmed the star's pregnancy. Days later, Michele shared the primary photo of her baby bump, noting at the time that she was "so grateful."
The baby news also came a month after the couple's first anniversary in March. While Michele has kept details of her pregnancy to a minimum, she has occasionally shared photos of herself and her growing belly on Instagram. As she captioned a series of images posted on May 25, "Reflection looking a touch different lately ."
In May, amid the coronavirus pandemic, a source told E! News the expectant star was having an "incredible time" being pregnant."Lea has wanted to require it easy for the primary a part of her pregnancy," the insider shared at the time. "She has really enjoyed being present and going to soak in being pregnant without distractions."
However, it wasn't all smooth sailing for Michele.In June, following George Floyd's death, Michele publicized her support of the Black Lives Matter movement and involved an end to deaths like Floyd's.
In response to her tweet, several of the actress' former Glee co-stars spoke out about their alleged experiences with Michele on set, including Samantha Marie Ware, who appeared on Glee as Jane Hayward, a recurring character during the show's sixth season.
"LMAO REMEMBER once you MADE MY FIRST TELEVISON [sic] GIG A LIVING HELL?!?! CAUSE ILL always remember ," Ware tweeted at the time. "I BELIEVE YOU TOLD EVERYONE THAT IF TOU HAD the chance you'd 'S--T IN MY WIG!' AMONGST OTHER TRAUMATIC MICROAGRESSIONS [sic] THAT MADE ME QUESTION A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD..."
Michele followed with an apology posted to Instagram. "One of the foremost important lessons of the previous couple of weeks is that we'd like to require the time to concentrate and study other people's perspectives and any role we've played or anything we will do to assist address the injustices that they face," her statement began.
She added, "When I tweeted the opposite day, it had been meant to be a show of support for our friends and neighbors and communities of color during this really difficult time, but the responses I received to what I posted have made me also focus specifically on how my very own behavior toward fellow cast members was perceived by them.""While i do not remember ever making this specific statement and that i haven't judged others by their background or color of their skin," Michele noted, adding, "that's not really the purpose , what matters is that I clearly acted in ways which hurt people . Whether it had been my privileged position and perspective that caused me to be perceived as insensitive or inappropriate sometimes or whether it had been just my immaturity and me just being unnecessarily difficult, I apologize for my behavior and for any pain which I even have caused. We all can grow and alter and that i have definitely used these past several months to reflect on my very own shortcomings."
The then-mom-to-be concluded her message while looking to her future as a parent.
"I am a few months from becoming a mother and that i know i want to stay working to raised myself and take responsibility for my actions, in order that I are often a true model for my child then I can pass along my lessons and mistakes, in order that they will learn from me," she wrote. "I listened to those criticisms and that i am learning and while i'm very sorry, i will be able to be better within the future from this
