Check out this video from Access Hollywood in which Naya speaks from the heart on her experience with the lesbian storyline, reactions from fans, and her appreciation. She also talks about Gloria Estefan, who, as we posted earlier, has been cast to play her mother! Watch below:
What do you think? Are you pumped to see Gloria Estefan?
Helen Mirren, who most notably received an Oscar for her performance in the 2006 film The Queen, is confirmed to guest star on Glee. According to Michael Ausiello of TVline.com, Mirren (or at least her voice!) will make an appearance in the first episode back from the hiatus as a character’s conscience. An unnamed source revealed:
“Helen came in and secretly recorded several long and hilarious monologues two weeks ago,” says the source. “Then she visited the kids on set, and they had no idea she was coming; they were stunned.”
Like many of the other roles on Glee including Lea Michele‘s Rachel Berry, this role was specifically “was written for Mirren.” There is no word yet on which character Mirren’s voice will play inner monologues to, but personally I think it could be Ms. Emma Pillsbury. The episode is Wemma-centered with the episode titled “Yes/No.” Also, I believe Ms. Pillsbury is one of the only characters who has yet to have an inner monologue. Who do you think her voice will guide? Sound off in the comments below!
Source: Glee Exclusive: Oscar Winner Helen Mirren Set to Guest Star as [Spoiler Alert]
It’s been confirmed! As we reported several days ago, NeNe Leakes, star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, is joining the Glee cast as Roz Washington, the coach of McKinley High’s synchronized swim team coach.
The news was confirmed by Lea Michele and Chris Colfer, who appeared on Bravo’s Watch What Happens: Live! to share the news officially.
NeNe is confirmed to be in at least two episodes, the Grease and Michael Jackson tributes, and is slated to become a new rival for Sue. As if Sue needs any more rivals!
We are now taking questions for Glee’s music producer Adam Anders. Anders is responsible for Glee-ifying tracks, writing original songs such as “Get it Right,” and arranging epic mash-ups like “Rumor Has It Someone Like You.”
I had the pleasure of interviewing Adam at Trevor Live and he has so kindly agreed to participate in a fan Q&A with Gleefan as well! Send in your questions for Adam, as long as its not about spoilers! We will be accepting them until 11:59pm PST on Friday, December 29th.
You can submit your questions here as a comment below or Tweet them to me @GleekGenica. Please remember to include your first name and optionally your last initial, as well as where you are from. If you would like, you can also include your age. For example, if I were to ask a questions, at the end i would say, “Genica R. (21, San Francisco, CA).”
Feel free to submit as many questions as you’d like. I’ll be sorting through all of them and submitting the best ones to Adam. Also look out for my interview with him at Trevor Live. It should be up within the next couple days.
Good luck, and I can’t wait to read through all your questions!
Things are about to get real at McKinley High. NeNe Leakes, one of the stars of Real Housewives of Atlanta, was spotted on the Glee set earlier this month wearing a red-and-black tracksuit, which as we all know are the colors of our favorite fictional high school.
Although there’s not yet an official press release, rumor is that NeNe has been cast in the role of Roz Washington, Sam’s synchronized swim coach. We’ll keep you posted when we know for sure whether or not this news is official, but until then… how do you feel about a Real Housewife joining the cast?
Sources: NeNe Leakes Spotted on Glee Set: Photo Alert!
– Real Housewives of Atlanta
Get the stockings and ugly sweaters ready for Tuesday’s all new Christmas themed episode! To get everyone in the holiday spirit, the Glee Vevo account uploaded two performances from the episode called “Extraordinary Merry Christmas.”
In my opinion, the performances are great and definitely put me in a cheerful mood. I can’t wait for the holidays to arrive!
Here is “All I Want For Christmas Is You” sung by the incredible Amber Riley.
Also, here is “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” which features the entire glee club!
As most of you are aware Gloria Estefan was in talks with Glee bosses about a possible guest starring role this season. Well, looks like talks are over and Glee have found themselves a new Mrs. Lopez! Estefan announced her new role on Twitter earlier today:
Ok Tweeties! Just got off the phone with Ryan Murphy! Call me Mrs. Lopez! SO EXCITED!!
Estefan also made reference to the circulating news of another Lopez family member coming to Glee:
Just gave birth to a bouncing baby teenage girl, Santana Lopez, from Glee! Lol! I hear I may also be having a boy …lol!
It’s been reported that singer/rapper, Pitbull is being courted to play the role of Santana’s big brother on the show. It is expected both characters will make their first appearance in January.
What do you think of Glee’s most recent casting decisions? Were you surprised that Santana even has a brother? Let us know!
Source: ‘Glee’ scoop: Rapper Pitbull courted to play [SPOILER]
Looks like you better get your dancing shoes and white gloves out in anticipation for a Michael Jackson tribute episode! TV Guide revealed yesterday that the January 24th episode, will be a tribute to the King of Pop and will feature “10-12 songs from Jackson’s library.”
Jackson’s family have reportedly given their support to the episode, but only after some convincing from Ryan Murphy to make sure that MJ would be honored appropriately.
I personally can’t wait for this episode, since I am a big Michael Jackson fan, and if the performances are anything like last night’s Jackson-inspired Sectionals performance, it’ll definitely be worth the wait.
What’re your thoughts on the tribute episode?
Source: Glee to Celebrate Songs of Michael Jackson in Tribute Episode – TV Guide
The Elephant Project is currently auctioning off nearly 50 different items for their holiday round of auctions to help benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Included in the round are pictures of members of the Glee cast holding Elephant Project’s beanie baby mascot (because “elephants never forget”), and signed elephants from all of them. Among the Glee cast members are: Cory Monteith, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Dianna Agron, Naya Rivera, Jonathan Groff, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Dijon Talton and creator Ryan Murphy. Jenna even wants to send you a thank you Tweet if you win her auction!
On her Facebook page, Dianna Agron wrote, “I don’t know if you’ve ever lost someone to Alzheimer’s, but I have. Both of my grandmothers. If you feel compelled, and have the money to share… As my Nana used to say, ‘The sun WILL come out tomorrow.’ And then she’d sing the song to me. She couldn’t carry a tune, but it made me smile every time and I love that we will always have our song.”
We want to help raise awareness of the Elephant Project’s amazing charity auctions, so we are giving away a pack of 5×7 pictures of all 10 of the Glee participants. You can view the watermarked pictures of the Glee cast on the pages of their eBay auctions, but our prize pack will include the un-watermarked versions of the photos.
All you have to do to enter to win is:
1) Tweet the following for an entry:
I just entered to win photos of the Glee cast from @ElephantProject & @GleekRob here: http://bit.ly/tDA8oi
2) Get an entry by leaving a comment telling us why you love Glee.
3) Both send out a Tweet and leave a comment, getting you two entries and doubling your chance to win!
Our contest will end Thursday, December 8th at 11:59pm. Be sure to use your real email address if you leave a comment, and be sure to be following the @ElephantProject & me (@GleekRob) on Twitter so that we can contact you directly if you win!
Sunday night I had the amazing opportunity to attend The Trevor Project’s Trevor Live 2011 as a member of the press for GleeFan.com. For those of you who don’t know what Trevor Live is, it’s a charity event which aims to raise awareness and garner support for LGBTQ youth. This year’s Trevor Live was a celeb studded event that was jam packed with skits, appearances, and performances from artists and actors spanning from Amy Poehler to Lady Gaga to Glee’s Amber Riley and Darren Criss.
On the day the event was hosted, I arrived at the Hollywood Palladium unsure of what to expect. This was my first time ever doing something of this magnitude. How does a red carpet work? Would I actually get to interview anyone? My questions were immediately answered once I checked in. I obtained my media pass and was directed towards GleeFan’s reserved spot on the red carpet. It was very cramped as all the press were only allotted a foot an a half of space each! The press to my right was Billboard.com and the media on my left was the official Trevor Project documentary! Not gonna lie, at first it was really intimidating, but as the day progressed, everything became more comfortable. Everyone in our corner was really friendly and we all shared tips and scoop! It was crazy!
The red carpet was very fast paced and combined with our less than stellar red carpet location, it was difficult to actually engage in interviews with many of the Glee Cast. By the time they reached our portion of the press line, their publicists would whisk them inside the theater. Luckily, I was fortunate enough to be able to conduct interviews with Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Adam Anders, Damian McGinty, and Cameron Mitchell.
Below is Dianna’s and Kevin’s interviews. Dianna discusses topics spanning from her upcoming project You, Me, & Charlie to her upcoming scenes with Rachel to the new direction Quinn is headed towards. Kevin chats with us about The Trevor Project, a Jackson family tribute, Kanye West, kilts and more!
Hope you enjoy these interviews with Dianna and Kevin! I’m swamped with final exams this week, but I just wanted to get this up before “Hold on to Sixteen” airs because they both give us some inside scoop about the episode! The interviews with Adam, Damian, and Cameron will be up some time next week. Also look out for photos from the event including “funny faces” with Dianna, Kevin, Cameron.
(Bear with me guys! I was doing this all alone, so if the camera is a little shaky or my hand is in shot, sorry!) I still cannot believe this legitimately happened.
The Trevor Project is a figuratively and literally a lifeline for LGBTQ teens. If you are in need of some support, make sure to check out The Trevor Project.
It looks like Trouty Mouth has definitely been working hard while away from Lima! A behind the scenes video of Sam Evans‘ return to McKinely was just released on Glee‘s YouTube channel. Sam is back and he’s brought some super skimpy shorts with him as he is now a stripper going by the name White Chocolate. Chord Overstreet also discussed his first performance back saying that “Red Solo Cup” by Toby Keith is a really fun and funny to perform. Check out the behind the scenes video below:
What’re your thoughts on Sam’s return and new profession?
We are now taking questions for Dominic M. Barnes, also known as Warbler Trent.
Keeping up with our trend of cast Q&As, Dominic has kindly agreed to answer some of your questions! Send us any questions you have for him, so long as they aren’t about spoilers! Please have your questions in by Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 at 11:59pm EST, so we can send him the best ones!
You can submit your questions here as a comment below or Tweet them to me @GleekMaryP. Remember to include your first name and optionally your last initial, as well as where you are from. If you would like, you can also include your age. For example, if I were to ask a question, at the end I would say, “Mary P. (19, Chicago, IL).”
We’ll probably be picking around 20 questions, but feel free to submit as many as you’d like. (Note: Try to put your questions in the same comment if possible.)
Good luck, and I can’t wait to read through all your questions!
Between his infamous gold short shorts and an upcoming turn as White Chocolate, you’d think that Chord Overstreet has put in more than his fair share of time as the shirtless eye candy around Glee. Think again! It looks like the writers are committed to getting Sam’s pesky clothes packed safely away.
In a bid to win back the heart of ex-girlfriend Mercedes, Sam will join the synchronized swim team in mid-January. Of course, with a new sports team come new characters, including Sam’s fellow swimmers Webber, Charles, and Vinny, who have yet to be cast.
And don’t be surprised if a familiar face pops up around McKinley High– casting directors are looking for a “well-known comedic character actress” to play Coach Roz Washington. What do you think, “Glee” fans? Is this a good way to win the girl or should Sam keep his feet on dry land?
Sources: Glee Season 3 Episode 10:
Chord Overstreet’s Sam Synchronized Swimming
Rory fans rejoice! Marc Malkin of E! News was present at Trevor Live tonight and tweeted that Damian McGinty, who plays foreign exchange student Rory Flanagan, will be staying past his planned 7 episode arc he received from winning The Glee Project. It is unknown whether Lindsay Pearce, who won a two episode arc, will be returning to the show after this week’s episode which is said to be her last.
The Trevor Project’s annual Trevor Live is back again this year and a bunch of Glee cast members are slated to be there. Trevor Live is an annual event that raises money for The Trevor Project, the world’s leading anti-suicide prevention organization aimed at LGBT teens.
Glee cast members that are scheduled to make appearances are Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Damian McGinty, Kevin McHale, Harry Shum Jr., and Naya Rivera.
The event takes place tonight, Sunday, December 4th at The Hollywood Palladium.
Other attendees include Amy Poehler, Jesse Tyler Ferugsen, and Brian Ryan himself, Neil Patrick Harris.
If you have any questions for any of the cast members, tweet them to @GleekGenica who will be covering the event for us!
“@NayaRivera: At work, been shooting Brittana scenes all day!” YES.
OMG YES!!! RT @NayaRivera: At work, been shooting Brittana scenes all day!
I know he's reluctant to share but I would love to hear the backstory @grantgust has created in his head for Sebastian. :) What should I do my feature story for my writing class on? It can be about any topic! "Pink fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows." - my Media Writing class is teaching me how to speak like Brittany. (courtesy of @GleekGenica)
