Lea Michele attended the Elle 20th Annual Women in Hollywood Celebration in Beverly Hills on Monday (21^st October) and photos show that the actress has lost a dramatic amount of weight. The 27-year-old was shockingly thin in a white frock with cut-out detail that revealed her miniscule waistline. Her hair was swept back from her face highlighting her tiny figure and she did her best to put on a brave face, posing for the waiting paparazzi. Lea's friend, designer Estee Stanley attended the Elle event with her and the actress later posted an image of them to her Twitter account. Lea atended the event with her friend Estee Stanley The multitalented singer and actress lost her boyfriend Cory Monteith to an alcohol and heroin overdose in July and has had a very tough time since. They dated for two years and the Glee star 'still misses him every day,' a source told People earlier this month. 'She talks about Cory all the time.' Lea looks shockingly thin here The actress has relied on friends to lean on during this painful period of adjustment, with the same source adding to People that she 'doesn't like to be alone. Her friends have really been helping her through it. It's getting a little easier.' 'She really struggled. It was hard to get up every morning,' a friend tells People. 'But now, she's doing okay.'