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Glee star Michele reveals her wild side

Lea Michele plays Rachel Berry in the show.
Lea Michele plays Rachel Berry in the show.

Lea Michele has revealed she is not as straight-laced as her 'Glee' character - she has nine tattoos.

The 23-year-old told Rolling Stone that she and her co-stars Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina) and Kevin McHale (Artie) recently had matching tattoos "Imagine" inked on their left feet.

Lea, who plays overachieving Rachel Berry in the hit show, said: "I'm known to be the instigator to do some more risky stuff - so we have little tattoos on our feet now... It made a lot of sense that night."

The all-singing, all-dancing actress also got another tattoo on the same night in Chicago - a gold star inspired by her Glee character.

After getting her big break in the Tony-winning musical 'Spring Awakening', Lea had the title of the Broadway show's song 'I Believe' tattooed on her right wrist.

Her other body art includes a blue butterfly on her right foot drawn for her by her cousin and another butterfly on her back which she got with her mum.

Lea also has a bird on her hip, two musical notes from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody on her left shoulder and a tattoo on her thigh in memory of her grandfather, who died last year.

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