Lea Michele is honouring the memory of her former boyfriend and Glee co-star Cory Monteith in a heartfelt way.
On Thursday, Lea paid tribute to Cory on the 10th anniversary of his death with a throwback photo on Instagram.
“Hey you. 10 years,” she wrote in the caption. “It feels like only yesterday that you were here and yet a million years ago all at the same time. I hold all of our memories in my heart where they will stay safe and never forgotten.”
Lea ended her note with a nod to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died last year at age 50.
Cory’s Glee character, Finn Hudson, played the drums in many of the show’s musical numbers, while the actor himself had been a drummer for the California-based indie rock band Bonnie Dune prior to landing the role.
“We miss you every day and will never forget the light you to brought to us all. I miss you big guy,” she added. “I hope you found Taylor up there and are playing the drums together.”
Cory was 31 when he died of a drug overdose in 2013. He and Michele were in a relationship at the time of his death. Though the exact timeline of their romance is unclear, the pair met while filing the debut season of Glee in 2009.
Lea went on to find love with husband Zandy Reich, with whom she shares a two-year-old son, Ever.
The actor – who is currently starring in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl – has notably paid tribute to Cory numerous times on social media, and has at least two tattoos dedicated to his memory.
She also spoke fondly of her ex while performing a concert in Washington, D.C. last year. In an emotional speech, she shared why she has never watched The Quarterback, a special Glee episode that was dedicated to Cory after his death.
“It’s the only one I’ve not seen,” she said at the time. “Because I think if I don’t watch it, it just kind of feels like Finn is still there.”