Matthew Morrison Tells Cosmo Girl Lea: 'Show It While You Got It!'

By Rob Shuter Posted Feb 7th 2011 05:19PM

The March cover of Cosmopolitan features 'Glee' star Lea Michele in a sexy top that plunges deeeep down, showing a revealing swath of the star's chest. A handful of critics are already crying foul, calling the image inappropriate for the star of a hit teen comedy, but Lea's co-star and TV mentor, Matthew Morrison, has got his friend's back.

"Show it while you still got it!" co-star Matthew Morrison told me this weekend while we both celebrated the Super Bowl in Dallas. Mind you, Mr. Schue hadn't even seen Lea's racy cover, but he has a "no regrets" attitude to his own foray in sexed-up mag covers.

"I didn't expect to be shirtless when I did the cover of Details but I thought the end result was good," Matthew confessed about his topless shot.

But of course no one gave a flip when the teacher on 'Glee' showed off his skin. But last year, Lea was criticized after she posed in her panties for the infamous GQ 'Glee Gone Wild' issue, despite being well over 18. (She's 24.) So does a double standard exist?

"It's a total double standard for actors and actresses," a magazine insider tells me. "Guys can pose half naked and talk about sex, and they are just being men, while when beautiful women do it then they're bad. Good for Lea for proving that she is a fun fearless female."

Cosmo, which has never been shy about talking sex with its millions of readers, even made it a point to call Lea a "grown woman" in their comments about the cover.

"We're thrilled to feature Lea Michele on the March cover of Cosmopolitan and think she looks stunning. Michele is a grown woman, and Cosmopolitan is a magazine for adults."

Take a look at the magazine cover and tell me what you think? And for my entire interview with Matthew, tune into my TV show, 'Naughty But Nice With Rob,' on Saturday at 1PM or 7PM, exclusively on HDNet.

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Tags: Glee, Lea Michele, lea+michele+cosmopolitan, leamichelecosmopolitan, Matthew Morrison

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Monday 07 February

By KR

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When you're shooting someone in a photo like that, there has to be a certain amount of sex appeal. It doesn't just pop out of thin air. In her case, where's the sex appeal? Seems to me she's low girl on the totem pole. Stick to the turtlenecks, Lea.

By Angiebaby

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Show it while you've got it? By all means! It's Cosmopolitan and she's 24! I didn't show it while I had it, and now, nobody wants to see it. Hell, I don't even like to look at it....

By Thomson

Why is this news? In Spring Awakening, Lea Michele was on Broadway playing a role where she showed her bare breast and simulated sex on stage (She started portraying that same role in workshops when she was only 14). Of course she has no qualms about posing semi-nude or in a low cut top. People just need to get over this. She's going to wear what she wants to wear, she's going to take beautiful photos like the one in question, like her or not, she clearly has got a lot of confidence and that's something that people SHOULD be paying attention to and talking about

Wednesday 09 February

By ryableepinkidnme

Clevage? What clevage? The photo makes her look more like a flat little boy. But she's a beauty, flat or no.

Sunday 13 February

By peter

Flaunt it while you got it, or not? Agree w/ryabepink...over 18 young adult in show business: You Go Girl! The more you got,the more provocative the look! This one is not, but beautiful for the overall result.

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