Lea Michele has returned to social media following weeks of backlash where her past bad on-set behaviour was exposed.
In some Instagram posts on Friday the pregnant actress is seen while hiking in a bra top and leggings and her baby bump fully on show.
Lea, 33, looked carefree as she walked down a woodland path, turning around to look at the camera.
Business as usual: Lea Michele returned to Instagram on Friday with this snap of her hiking, with her bump on display
The Scream Queens star also took precautions against the spread of COVID-19 and wore a face mask, despite it not being required if you are exercising outdoors with members of your household.
Sharing three photos to her Instagram stories, the actress gave followers a glimpse of the lush green mountain terrain she was enjoying.
The Bronx-born beauty is expecting her first child with husband Zandy Reich, who she married last year.
Lea’s last post on her main Instagram feed is the apology she issued last month after former castmates and co-workers spoke out about the way she treats people.
She’s been on the receiving end of criticism over her alleged on-set behavior on Glee, with claims she is rude, entitled and discriminatory.
Natural beauty: Sharing three photos to her Instagram stories, the actress gave followers a glimpse of the lush green mountain terrain she was enjoying
Broadway star Craig Ramsay slammed her for the way that she conducted herself on set even calling her ‘a despicable, horrible human being’ during an interview on Behind The Velvet Rope With David Yontef.
He had worked with the actress on a Broadway production of Fiddler On The Roof from 2004 to 2005 along with Rosie O’Donnell.
Ramsay was asked about the experience when he said: ‘I know them all. I just didn’t want to hear Lea Michele’s name in this interview. At all! I think she’s a despicable, horrible human being. I think she has lost touch with reality.’
The troubled time has seemingly forced the actress to focus on the simple things as a source close to the star told People on Friday: ‘She is close to giving birth, taking time to spend with family and reflecting.’
Perhaps the negative publicity has turned into a positive for Lea as last month some friends and former co-workers of Michele’s told The Post that the Glee alum has ‘had a real wake-up call’ and wants to ‘responsibly’ right her wrongs.
Moving on: Friends and former co-workers of Michele’s told The Post that the Glee alum has ‘had a real wake-up call’ and wants to ‘responsibly’ right her wrongs
‘She is listening, she hears what everyone says and wants to apologize. This is her past and she wants to handle things responsibly,’ claimed one insider.
They added: ‘It’s never easy to hear people speak about you this way. It’s a total shock.’
One former co-worker of Lea’s did not deny that Michele was notoriously difficult to work with, but insisted she was never purposely discriminatory.
‘Lea was a b**ch to a lot of people who are now taking the opportunity to come forward.
‘She may not be the nicest person, but she’s not racist, sexist or transphobic. I would say she has behavioral issues that she’s dealing with,’ concluded the source.
Issues: One former co-worker of Lea’s did not deny that Michele was notoriously difficult to work with, but insisted she was never purposely discriminatory; Lea pictured on Glee in 2009
Accusations: Samantha Ware, 28, – pictured in August 2019 – who appeared as Jane Hayward on the show’s sixth season in 2015, began the backlash against Michele, saying: ‘Remember when you made my first television gig a living hell?!?!… ‘
‘George Floyd did not deserve this’: The bullying allegations came to light after Michele took to social media in early June to pay tribute to George Floyd
Remember me? The message was met with an acerbic response from former co-star Samantha
Many of the stories shared of Michele stemmed from her time starring as Rachel Berry on Glee from 2009 until 2015.
Michele apologized for her behavior days after the first allegations, and said she has ‘never judged others by their background or color of their skin.’
She also insisted she will learn from the mistakes she has made so she ‘can be a real role model for my child’ when she gives birth in a couple of months.
The bullying allegations came to light after Michele took to social media in early June to pay tribute to George Floyd, writing: ‘George Floyd did not deserve this. This was not an isolated incident and it must end’ she wrote.
Hitting out: The actress admitted her ‘privileged position and immaturity’ had contributed to causing pain to her former co-star in a statement posted to Instagram days later
Samantha Ware, who appeared as Jane Hayward on the show’s sixth season in 2015, scolded Michele days later, saying: ‘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.’
Other stars including Amber Riley have also spoken out against Lea, who was recently dropped by the company Hello Fresh over the controversy.
Her other co-stars including Heather Morris and Amber Riley spoke out against Michele for her behavior on set along with multiple other guest stars who were on Glee.
However, Michele has also received support from Dean Geye – who played her boyfriend on Glee for one season saying she was always ‘professional’ and ‘welcoming’
Glee’s Iqbal Theba said he was not mistreated by Michele and former Glee producer Marti Noxon has also stuck up for her.