Lea Michele Pays Birthday Tribute To Tragic Ex-Boyfriend Cory Monteith

Lea Michele has paid an emotional tribute to ex-boyfriend Cory Monteith on Twitter today. The Glee star overdosed on heroin and was found dead in a hotel room in 2013  and while Michele may have moved on with new love Matthew Paetz, she took time out today to remember Monteith on what would have been his 33rd birthday.

I know you're serenading everyone right now.. We love you Cory! Happy Birthday..❤️ pic.twitter.com/pbjMFOr06N

— Lea Michele (@msleamichele) May 11, 2015

Michele previously revealed that she and Monteith had planned to start a family and she had been left shocked by his sudden death. "At the start, it’s hard because you’re so physically and mentally shocked and damaged, but after a while you get tired of physically feeling so horrendous, so I started doing yoga, which really helped. "We were done. We were it. When you’re at that place in your life with someone, you talk about everything. But today I feel like I was given the best part of Cory and I’m thankful for that."