It's getting serious! Lea Michele holds hands with her new beau Matthew Paetz... days after touching tribute to Cory Monteith

By Mike Larkin


Just days ago she sent a heartfelt tweet paying tribute to her departed Glee star former beau Cory Monteith.

And it looked as though Lea Michele was putting her best foot forward on Tuesday, as she arrived at LAX hand in hand with her boyfriend Matthew Paetz.

The pair looked in bliss as the sauntered through the bustling Los Angeles transport hub.

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Holding on tight: Lea Michele clutched her beau Matthew Paetz' hand as they walked through an airport in Los Angeles on Tuesday

Holding on tight: Lea Michele clutched her beau Matthew Paetz' hand as they walked through an airport in Los Angeles on Tuesday

The 27-year-old was looking great in a all-black ensemble of cardigan, vest, jogging trousers and floppy fedora hat.

The Glee star also underlined her star status by wearing a pair of brown tinted aviator sunglasses, despite the fact she was walking around indoors.

Her model boyfriend meanwhile had dressed down for their excursion in a grey jumper, brown trouser and leather shoes.

Moving on: The Glee favourite had tweeted a moving tribute to Cory Monteith just days earlier

Moving on: The Glee favourite had tweeted a moving tribute to Cory Monteith just days earlier

Loving it: Lea seemed to enjoy causing a stir as she mixed with the proles at the bustling airport

Loving it: Lea seemed to enjoy causing a stir as she mixed with the proles at the bustling airport

Come fly with me: Matthew had dressed down for the occasion as they got set to jet off

Come fly with me: Matthew had dressed down for the occasion as they got set to jet off

Tragic Cory died after drug-fuelled bender in which he consumed a toxic combination of heroin and alcohol in Vancouver last year.

Throughout the sad anniversary on Sunday, tributes poured in for the troubled performer.

Leading was Lea who tweeted: 'We hold you in our hearts today, and every day we remember your smile. We will love you and miss you always.'

The warbler, who met Cory on the set of the hit Fox show, also published two pictures of the couple on a romantic beach.

Checking her particulars: A scrupulous airport worker made sure she had the right papers before heading off

Checking her particulars: A scrupulous airport worker made sure she had the right papers before heading off

Tragic: It is now 12 months since her former beau Cory Monteith died following a drug-fuelled bender

Tragic: It is now 12 months since her former beau Cory Monteith died following a drug-fuelled bender

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He's cute but he's no Cory M. I hope that's a good thing.

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always wonder how those celebs move on so fast after a break-up or a loss (cf Mick Jagger)

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I don't get it, if she didn't say anything, people would say she doesn't care about Cory anymore and when she does she's 'milking' it, she just can't win.

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I don't get it, if she didn't say anything, people would say she doesn't care about Cory anymore and when she does she's 'milking' it, she just can't win.

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Her "relationship" with Cory M. was only for PR and set up by their managers / handlers. The whole fake set-up idea fell apart when he passed away. She was stuck being the "grieving girlfriend." I see she is still milking that. I dont believe that this is a real boy friend either, its probably just another set-up to get the publics mind off of her and Cory. Its all very sickening !!!!

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Not true. I met them both when I was in New York, and they were there filming Glee. No cameras around, they genuinely loved each other.

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Is this just a theory of your's or do you have some proof?

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She always looks so smug. She has a new man now. Maybe she will stop milking Cory's death for album sales.

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A friend of mine has worked with her on Glee, and said she was one of the most stuck up people of the entire cast.

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She likes them tall.

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They will go on about the death of her drug-addicted boyfriend until the end of time.

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Jane from Swinton...step away from the Submit button!

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Mike Larkin writes this garbage Jane, says right up the top there... Question is, why do we read this garbage?

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