Lea Michele is doing her best to get back to some semblance of a normal after her boyfriend, fellow Glee star, Cory Monteith tragically passed away in July due to a lethal combination of heroin and alcohol.

The actress was photographed leaving Meche salon in Beverley Hills. Lea arrived with her hair up in a simple bun, but left with her pampered tresses flowing and freshly curled.  

Stunning Lea’s simple silver Cory necklace was her only accessory and her outfit was casual, denim shorts and a checked shirt.

The Glee star was also clutching a copy of Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, soon to be made into a movie starring Ben Affleck.

Lea leaving the salon

The 27-year old is expected to attend this weekend’s Emmy Awards in Los Angeles and Emmy producer Ken Ehrlich and CBS executive Jack Sussman were recently forced to defend plans to include Cory in their In Memoriam segment. 

 E!News quoted Ken saying,  ‘It was a rather personal choice, but Cory's appeal was to maybe a little different generation than some of the others we're honouring.

‘We felt it needed to be represented, that at 31, he passed away under very tragic circumstances. And that it was important to be responsive to younger viewers.’

Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy recently confirmed that the first few episodes of the new series will focus on Finn's death, and that the tribute episode will concentrate on drug addiction.

Production will kick off with two Beatles-themed shows already written - and Monteith's character Finn omitted - before reaching the third episode in which the characters deal with the death of the cherished star.

Murphy is also planning to record public service announcements with the cast to air during the episode, allowing them to speak about drug addiction.