Lea Michele On Cory Monteith Before His Death: He's The "Best Person I Know"

Well, this is depressing. One month before Cory Monteith's shocking death from a mixture of heroin and alcohol, Lea Michele did an interview for Marie Claire Mexico in which the normally tight-lipped star opened up about her relationship with the 31-year-old actor, talking about how he made her life better and calling him -- "the best person I know."

In the interview, Lea talked about her on and off screen relationship with Cory, who had just completed a 30-day stint in rehab. Lea told the mag:

“It’s more interesting having a relationship with someone you work with because we get more attention because we play boyfriend and girlfriend on the show and we are also in real life. But he is the best person I know, he has made my life so incredible, and I am so thankful for him and not only to have him as a partner but also as a co-worker. It is important to have someone that supports you and encourage you, someone that makes you feel that you are unstoppable, that you can do anything in the world because you have him.”

The magazine's editor-in-chief, Ariadne Grant, told E! Online that late actor even paid a visit to Lea during the photo shoot, saying, "Cory showed up in great spirits and was very nice to everybody there; he even took pictures with whoever asked for it. He just asked for a Coke and stayed there watching the shooting until it was done."

Ugh. Our hearts hurt.