Alex Newell is happy to be moving on with Lea Michele. After the 36-year-old star posted a selfie congratulating Newell, who identifies as nonbinary and uses all pronouns, on their historic 2023 Tony Awards win, Newell reposted the photo on their Instagram Stories to reflect on their progress with their former co-star.«This was a moment for me!
I'm so happy we could share this season together!» Newell, 30, wrote. «And thank you for celebrating me! @leamichele look how far we've come!»Newell played Wade «Unique» Adams on the hit musical series from 2012 to 2015.
Michele starred as Rachel Berry on the show throughout the entirety of its run.In her post, Michele, who performed as Fanny Brice at the Tony Awards, congratulated Newell for taking home the Best Actor in a Musical award for their role in.«Congratulations @thealexnewell!!! @thetonyawards,» Michele captioned the selfie.A post shared by Lea Michele (@leamichele)During Sunday's ceremony, Newell and J.
Harrison Ghee became the first openly nonbinary actors to win Tony Awards.In 2020, Michele was the subject of allegations from co-star Samantha Ware, a Black actress, who claimed that Michele made her time on the show a «living hell» and called her out for posting about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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