Sun, 11 August 2013 at 9:00 pm

Lea Michele Honors Cory Monteith at Teen Choice Awards

Lea Michele bravely took the stage to honor Cory Monteith at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Sunday (August 11) in Los Angeles.

The 26-year-old actress joined her Glee co-stars Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, and Kevin McHale, to accept the award for Choice TV Actress, Comedy.

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Lea, who wore a necklace with Cory‘s name on it, gave an emotional thank you speech to the Glee fans:

“Thank you guys. Thank you. I just wanted to be here today to personally thank all of you and tell everyone out there how much your love and support has meant to me over these very past few difficult weeks. Not that I had any doubt before, but you guys are most certainly the greatest fans in the world and I wanted to dedicate this award to Cory. For all of you out there who loved and admired Cory as much as I did, I promise that with your love we’re going to get through this together. He was very special to me and also to the world. We were very lucky to witness his incredible talent, his handsome smile, and his beautiful beautiful heart. So whether you knew him personally or just as Finn Hudson, Cory reached out and he became a part of all of our hearts and that’s where he will stay forever. So thank you guys so much. Thank you.”

Watch the Glee cast and Lea Michele‘s touching speeches below: