Cory Monteith’s Glee costar Jane Lynch sat down with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show where the actress revealed her own heartache following the actors untimely death last week.
“Cory’s one of the biggest hearts, was a real bright light,” she told Leno as quoted by Entertainment Weekly. “He was one of those guys that … he knew he was breathing rarefied air. The gifts that this wonderful show gave us. He was always aware that it was a gift and he was quite generous. He was one of those adventurous types of people.”
“ I always admired how he would get up… you know, he would fly to Mexico, he’d throw parties for his friends,” she continued. “I don’t think he left one day unlived. He was a real bright light in our family. We’ve lost a really great guy.”
Monteith was found dead in his hotel room at the Pacific Rim hotel in Vancouver. An autopsy has since confirmed that the 31-year-old actor died from an overdose of heroin and alcohol.
Leno asked Lynch what she will remember most about her longtime co-star to which she revealed a touching story.
He once flew across the country on his own nickel to meet with a sick kid whose last wish was to meet him. That’s the kind of guy he was. He was just a real giver.”
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