Monteith’s ashes to be spread in three cities
Cory Monteith touched many hearts as the lovable Finn Hudson on Glee, so it seems only fitting that his ashes be scattered across the three places he loved the most: Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., and Los Angeles.
Monteith’s cousin Richard Monteith says the actor spent a lot of time in each of these places.
He told In Touch Weekly, “I think Cory’s mom wants to spread some of the ashes in the different places he loved.
“I think she wanted to cremate him so they could spread his ashes in L.A., Vancouver, and Victoria and keep a little bit for the family.”
New reports say the Glee première will be postponed by one week and the decision was reportedly made by Monteith’s on and off-screen girlfriend, Lea Michele, and show creator Ryan Murphy. The creator told TVLine.com: “She was very adamant that she thought it was best for the cast and crew to get back to together sooner (rather) than later so that mortgages could be paid and people could take care of their families.”
During the interview, Murphy said they would pay tribute to the fallen star, who was born in Calgary and raised in Victoria, and that the third episode of the season would explain the character’s death. Episodes one and two are already written.
He told the site the episode “is a very difficult episode to write.”
The third episode “has to be done very carefully and with a lot of taste and really make sure that it’s a tribute to Cory,” he said.
Glee will take a hiatus after the third episode. Glee co-star Chord Overstreet recently told E! News “you either deal with it head-on or you just disappear until January or February.”
“And I think that’s not what people need right now from a position of leadership,” he said. “We decided that, but to reiterate it, I don’t want anything to feel rushed and I feel like that’s why the third episode we’re going to take a long hiatus so that people can continue to feel taken care of and just pause and get the help that they need and not feel like we have to be rushing back.”
The body of 31-year-old Monteith was found July 13 in a Vancouver hotel room. Tests showed he died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol.
Monteith had been candid about his struggles with addiction, which included a rehab stint several months before his death.