You are a regular Tweeter. Do you enjoy interacting with fans on Twitter and does it ever get overwhelming?

You know what? I don’t answer the fans on there. I post and I read stuff, but I can’t engage. I wouldn’t have time for a life otherwise, but I love reading what the kids have to say.

What’s the strangest thing a fan has ever sent you?

I don’t get stuff, ever. No-one has ever sent me anything. Ever. I barely even get fan mail [laughs] but don’t print that because I don’t want it.

What’s been the highlight of your Glee career so far?

I really love what it’s done for kids. I really love that kids have found a show they can be so rabid about. It makes them feel good about themselves – that they’ve found their people and fellow Gleeks. That’s pretty amazing to me.

Do you envisage a life after Glee and if so, what does it involve?

I can’t think past Saturday so I don’t think about stuff like that. Do I worry about the show not lasting? No, I don’t worry about anything anymore. I worried too much when I was a kid.

A lot of celebrities have guest-starred on Glee. Is there anyone out there who hasn’t appeared on it yet who you think would be ideal for the show?

I’ve already had my dream guests in Carol Burnett and Olivia Newton-John, Kristen Chenoweth, Idina Menzel … I feel if I ask for anyone else God will punish me for being greedy, but I know Anne Hathaway wants to be on the show and I’d love that.

The Down’s syndrome storyline revealed an entirely different side to your character. How difficult was it making that transition and did you learn anything as a result?

I don’t know too much about the syndrome but I’ve gotten to know Robin Trocki [who played Sue’s sister] and Lauren Potter [Becky]. As an actor the scenes with Sue’s sister dying were challenging but so well-written. The show is all about inclusion and I just did an awards show and one of the nominees was a young girl who’s started a programme where mentally-challenged and intellectually-challenged kids become cheerleaders on squads at several schools around the country, and Lauren presented her with the award.

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