Glee alum Lea Michele disclosed the first picture of her 17-month-old son Ever Leo’s face in honor of her husband Zandy Reich’s 39th birthday on Sunday.
In it, the AYR president/CEO smiled on a rocky beach while holding their then-baby boy, whose nose and mouth were visible beneath a beanie and sunglasses.
‘Greatest man, father, husband, and friend,‘ the Bronx-born 35-year-old – who boasts 12.5M social media followers
‘I wake up every day so thankful that you are ours Z. Happy birthday! Ever and I love you so much.’
Lea also Instastoried a video of Zach holding hands with little Ever as they strolled down a Manhattan sidewalk.
Michele was bundled up in a grey winter coat over a black turtleneck sweater and large shades.
The Forever songstress treated Reich to a ‘birthday bagel brunch’ at Carbone on Sunday, thanking owner Mario Carbone and his publicist girlfriend Cait Bailey’ for another epic meal.’
The 33-year-old Glee alum welcomed a baby boy on August 20, 2020, with her husband, businessman Zandy Reich, to whom she has been married since March of 2019. The pair chose the name “Ever Leo” for their newborn.
Before welcoming her baby boy in August, Michele was at the center of a Glee controversy that saw her accused of multiple instances of bullying and racist micro-aggressions by fellow castmates while filming the famed Fox series from 2009 to 2015.
Included in these accusations was a startling statement by co-star Samantha Ware, who said Michele made her life a “living hell,” while working on the show.
“Remember when you made my first television gig a living hell?!?! Cause I’ll never forget. I believe you told everyone that if you had the opportunity you would ‘s— in my wig!’ amongst other traumatic microaggressions that made me question a career in Hollywood,” Ware tweeted at Michele.
Earlier, Lea and the Philly-born Wharton grad began dating in July 2017 after being in the same bridal party at a wedding. They’ll celebrate their third wedding anniversary on March 9.
‘I’m going to have like a billion [children]!’ Michele previously told British Glamour back in 2014.
‘But mainly because I always hated being an only child, I always wished I had more siblings!’
The SAG Award winner was ‘thrilled’ to reprise her Broadway breakout role of Wendla Bergmann in the 15th-anniversary performance of Spring Awakening at the Imperial Theatre on November 15.
Michael John Warren directed a RadicalMedia documentary of the SA reunion concert benefitting The Actors Fund, stream on HBO later this year.
‘Bringing this show to life again has been one of the most incredible experiences of my life,‘ Lea said.
Michele has come a long way since apologizing for being ‘hurtful, privileged, and difficult‘ following a flurry of resurfaced allegations from former co-stars like Samantha Ware in 2020.
‘I apologize for my behavior and for any pain which I have caused,’ the Emmy and Grammy nominee wrote on June 8.
‘We all can grow and change and I have definitely used these past several months to reflect on my own shortcomings.‘
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