By Nadia Mendoza


Christmas spirit: Lea Michele looked festive in gold as she displayed an envious set of pins on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno


Lea Michele showcased an enviable pair of pins last night that will incite the green-eyed monster in the female elite of Hollywood.

Jay Leno was left wide-eyed over the length, or lack of, of the Glee star's dress that he made a quip about it being the reason for her family's exile.

During an appearance on The Tonight Show, the 25-year-old actress stepped out in a stunning festive gold frock with a plunging neckline.


The brunette beauty was invited on the show to promote her latest film New Year's Eve, in which she stars opposite Ashton Kutcher.

But the plentiful inches of flesh on display impressed Leno more.

During her interview, Lea was quizzed about her surname - which she changed as she entered the world of showbiz.

Rising star: Thanks to the success of Glee, Lea has been catapulted into the limelight


She explained: 'Sarfati. That's my real last name. I don't use it a lot because I got Lea So-fatty, Lea So-farty at school.

'So when I was little and I went on my first audition they were like, "And may we have your name," and I was like Lea Michele.

'And I've been Lea Michele ever since.'

Glee-ful: Lea spoke about her new role in New Year's Eve, in which she stars alongside Ashton Kutcher


When Leno asked her about the origin of the Sarfati name, Michele added: 'It's Sephardic, which is Spanish/Jew.

'We're from Spain, got kicked out... went there, went there.'

To which Leno joked: 'Now why did you get kicked out. Was the skirt too short?'

Chatterbox: Glee actress spilled the beans on the famous sofa


Following the interview, Michele gushed to her fans on Twitter, saying: 'Just finished typing (sic) #JayLeno! Had the best time! Talked Bout #NewYearsEve and #Glee! You're the best Mr. Leno!'

Her latest film follows the lives of several individuals in the Big Apple on New Year's Eve, with Kutcher and Michele taking on the roles of Randy and Elise, who get stuck in an elevator.

An impressive mish-mash of stars have been cast in the film, with Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Zac Efron and Hilary Swank also on the line-up.


Morphing into a fashion icon: Lea looked sensational at the premiere of New Year's Eve, on the arm of Ashton Kutcher




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By Sophie Forbes


Not happy: Lea Michele has voiced her upset about comments Sarah Hyland made about her Emmy dress

Two weeks after she graced the carpet at the 64th Annual Emmy Awards, Glee actress Lea Michele has been made to defend her dress choice for the event.

The 25-year-old actress, who wore a striking low backed bright red creation by Marchesa, has spoken out over comments made by Sarah Hyland, star of Modern Family.

Sarah, who wore Christian Siriano to the event, made the cutting comments critsising Lea's red carpet posing on last week's Fashion Police on E! saying: 'It’s like a slow-motion picture kind of thing.'

'It’s just like, she puts her hands on her hips like this and like sticks out her collarbones — I don’t know if you can see — she sticks out her collarbones to make her look skinnier and she goes sticks out her lips,' she said on the show as she mimicked Lea's signature pose.




Negative reaction: Sarah said she 'hated' the red backless number which Lea wore on the red carpet


'I gotta be honest. It hurt my feelings a little bit,' Michele told Us Weekly on Friday at Variety's 3rd Annual Power of Women event.

'I really think the message of today is that women should motivate and empower women, and so that’s why I'm honored to be a part of today,' she added.

Sarah, 20, who plays Haley Dunphy on the hit comedy series Modern Family, then defended her statement on Saturday to her Twitter followers.

'I did not intend for my comments to be taken in a malicious way,' she said.

'But I did hate [her] dress. Called her ass great. Did you all hear that one?'
'Congrats Lea. You know how to work the red carpet. I can't take it as seriously as you,' Sarah added.

'I can't take myself that seriously. I don't like the red carpet. I feel silly. So props to her for knowing what she's doing and enjoying it.'

While it is unclear who won in this war of words, or even in the fashion stakes, it is clearly apparent who won on Emmy night, with Modern Family taking home five trophies to Glee's zero.


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