Chris Colfer and Amber Riley.Photo:Amber Riley/Instagram
Amber Riley/Instagram
Kurt and Mercedes are back together again!
GleestarsChris ColferandAmber Rileyreunited on Friday, and the moment was captured in an adorable snapshot that Riley, 37, shared on her Instagram Story.
The two were all smiles in the photo as Colfer, 33, wrapped his arm around his former costar for a sweet embrace.
Colfer, 33, reposted the snap on his account and wrote in response to Riley’s original text, “True. And thank goodness.”
Chris Colfer and Amber Riley.Amber Riley/Instagram
Riley and Colfer respectively played best friends Kurt Hummel and Mercedes Jones onGlee, which aired on Fox for six seasons. The two appeared in the hit musical series as main characters from the May 2009 premiere to the March 2015 finale — except for season 5 when Riley was credited as a guest star.
“I despise when ppl call me Mercedes,” Rileywrote on X(formerly known as Twitter) in January 2022. “Put some respect on my name. Call me AMBER or RILEY.”
Amber Riley.Brian Feinzimer/Getty
Brian Feinzimer/Getty
She continued, “It’s wild that I even have to say that. No shade to the show/character that gave me a career, but please stop this shit. I don’t answer to it, and if you do it facetiously I’ll block you.”
“I’ve done too much in my career to be reduced to one role,” she explained in aseparate post. “Whether you respect the work I’ve done or not, I don’t really care, BUT basic human decency is to recognize me as a person and use my actual name. Boundaries.”
Since her turn inGlee, Riley has appeared in multiple projects, most recently the 2022 Lifetime movieSingle Black Female. She alsowon season 8 ofThe Masked Singerin December 2022.
Colfer, meanwhile, previously revealed thathe was “absolutely terrified” to play the openly gay character of Kurt Hummel onGleebefore he had come out.
Chris Colfer.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
“When I found out they had written this character for me, I was thrilled. And then when I finally got the script was when I realized it was the gay character, and I was terrified," the Golden Globe winner told fellowGleealumsKevin McHaleandJenna Ushkowitzon theirAnd That’s What You Really Missedpodcastin November 2022.
“I was absolutely terrified. And back then, people told their clients, ‘Don’t play gay characters because it will ruin your career,'" Colfer continued. “But again, I had been auditioning for so long and never gotten anything. There was no option for me, I had to do it. As scary as it was.”
McHale, 33, who alsocame out as gayin 2018, asked Colfer if it still upsets him that the show writers created a gay character just for him to play. “Oh absolutely… They just assumed. And they were right,” Colfer said as they all laughed.
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All six seasons ofGleecan be streamed on Disney+.
source: people.com
