See Lea Michele’s emotional tribute to Cory Monteith: “He was very special to me and also to the world”

Glee star Lea Michele won the Teen Choice Award yesterday for favorite TV actress and she paid emotional tribute to her late boyfriend and co-star Cory Monteith who died last month at the age of 31.

I’m so impressed with how she handles the occasion and my heart goes out to her.

“I just wanted to be here today to personally thank all of you and tell everyone out there how much all of your love and support has meant to me over these very difficult past few weeks…For all of you out there who loved and admired Cory as much as I did, I promise that with your love, we’re going to get through this together. He was very special to me and also to the world and we were very lucky to witness his incredible talent, his handsome smile, and his beautiful beautiful heart. So whether you knew him personally or just as Finn Hudson, Cory reached out and he became a part of all of our hearts, and that’s where he’ll stay forever.”