Lea Michele Goes Nude, Shows Off Finn Tattoo in Honor of Late Boyfriend Cory Monteith

Diego Corredor/FOX(NEW YORK) —  Lea Michele is proving that life often imitates art.

The former Glee star posed nude for Women’s Health U.K., giving fans ample view of her toned body and her Finn tattoo, located on her derriere.

Finn Hudson was the name of actor Cory Monteith’s character on Glee. Michele and Monteith dated offscreen until he died of a drug overdose in 2013 at age 31.

Fans may remember that her character, Rachel Berry, got her own Finn tattoo during season five of the hit series, which ended last year.

It’s not the first permanent ink Michele has gotten in honor of Monteith. She also has the number 5 tattooed on her, in reference to Finn’s football jersey, and the words, “If you say so…” on her rib cage. It’s apparently what Monteith replied to her when she would tell him, “I love you more.”

In the magazine, Michele, 29, said posing nude wasn’t “really an issue,” especially since she’s turned to working out since Glee ended.

“When I left Glee, I needed something to replace all the dancing about I was doing,” she explained. “Right now, I feel physically in my best shape and emotionally in my best place.”

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