Idina Menzel: Why starring opposite Lea Michele on ‘Glee’ wasn’t great for my ego

She gained’t “Let It Go.”

Idina Menzel is talking out about enjoying Lea Michele’s mom on the hit Fox sequence “Glee,” saying it “wasn’t nice for the ego.”

The Broadway diva, now 52, was simply 38 when she was forged as Shelby Corcoran —the mom of Michele’s character, Rachel Berry.

Menzel is simply 15 years older than Michele and had solely simply given delivery to her personal child when she made her “Glee” debut in 2010, so enjoying the mom of a teenage character was jarring.

“You recognize, you’re anxious you’re not going to work once more, after which folks rent you to be somebody’s mom whenever you most likely must be their older sister,” she informed Stellar magazine.

“It simply wasn’t nice for the ego. However I sucked it up and sucked myself into my garments, and was excited to work with Samantha Ibrahim Ryan Murphy and be part of that hit present.”

Menzel gave delivery to her son, Walker, in September 2009.

“I had my son Walker, after which three months later, I bought the decision [to be on Glee] and so I mentioned ‘sure,’” she recalled, saying she feared appearing roles would dry up as soon as she grew to become a mother.

Menzel famous that she was nonetheless breastfeeding on the time of filming and “couldn’t match into any of the costumes.”

Regardless of the casting being considerably of a blow to her ego, the star mentioned she went on to relish her position and continued showing in a visitor capability till 2013.

Menzel was married to Walker’s father, Tay Diggs, from 2003 – 2013.

She went on to tie the knot with Aaron Lohr in 2017 and hoped to have a second baby.

The “Frozen” star detailed her emotional IVF journey with Lohr in a candid interview with People final 12 months, saying: “Perhaps earlier than assembly me, [Lohr] didn’t suppose he needed to have children, after which he sees how good of a dad he will be, so I needed that for him.”

“I didn’t suppose I needed to have a child, however then Aaron has been essentially the most superb man to my son [Walker].”

Menzel added that attempting unsuccessfully for a child with Lohr has made their marriage stronger.

“[Lohr] feels actually liked that I even tried and put my physique via that I feel going via all that, you’re so exhausted by it that lastly, it turns into obvious, like, ‘I don’t need to do that anymore, and it simply wasn’t meant to be,’ and also you’re resolved in that,” she candidly admitted.

“He sees Walker as his personal child at this level anyway,” she shared. “I feel we really feel content material and fortunate with what we have now.”

Menzel added that attempting for a child made her relationship along with her husband stronger.via all that, you’re so exhausted by it that lastly, it turns into obvious, like, ‘I don’t need to do that anymore, and it simply wasn’t meant to be,’ and also you’re resolved in that.”