Interestingly, Menzel has questioned the age gap between her and Michele on more than one occasion. “She was 26, and I probably should’ve been her older sister,” she told InStyle in 2021.

It was later revealed that she was actually the birth mother of Lea Michele’s Rachel. Although Rachel was only in high school in Glee, Michele was actually 26 at the time, making her just 15 ...

Idina Menzel didn’t always want to play Lea Michele’s mom on “Glee.” In an interview with Stellar’s “Something to talk About,” Menzel recalled being cast to play the mom of a ...

When Idina Menzel first appeared on Glee in 2010 as Rachel Berry’s mother Shelby Corcoran, she was 38 years old while actress Lea Michele was 23. Menzel is now reflecting on her motherly acting ...

Idina Menzel Believes She Should Have Played Lea Michele's Sister, Not Mom, on Glee Celebrity By TooFab Staff | 9/28/2021 11:34 AM PT Everett Collection ...

Idina Menzel wasn't prepared to be an onscreen mom. In an Aug. 12 interview with Stellar magazine, published in the New York Post, the Broadway star recalled how it felt to take on the role of Lea ...

FOX Image Collection/Getty On-screen mother-daughter duo Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel) and Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) perform a duet together in season 3 of 'Glee.' ...

The Broadway star recently told Stellar Magazine that it "wasn't great for the ego" to play Michele's mom -- who is roughly a decade and a half younger in real life. Menzel was cast in the hit ...

Here's a look at how Idina Menzel was cast to play Lea Michele's mom on the hit musical TV show 'Glee'. The character of Shelby was first introduced into the world of Glee in 2010, going on to ...

A not so gleeful gig. Idina Menzel remembers playing Lea Michele ‘s mom on Glee when it was at the height of its success, but she wasn’t thrilled about her role.

Idina Menzel (left) and Lea Michele in a 2011 episode of "Glee." Just before Menzel got the call for “Glee,” she and now-former husband Taye Diggs became first-time parents to a son, Walker.

Idina Menzel is looking back at her time as Shelby Corcoran on Glee with some not-so-fond memories, admitting playing Lea Michele’s mom“wasn’t great” for her ego. “I had my son Walker ...