Glee's Jenna Ushkowitz and The Vampire Diaries' Michael Trevino Break Up After Three Years of Dating

Jenna Ushkowitz and Michael Trevino have called it quits

It's over! Jenna Ushkowitz and Michael Trevino have called it quits. 

The Glee actress, 28, and The Vampire Diaries actor, 29, began dating in 2011. Ushkowitz announced the breakup while signing autographs at The Normal Heart premiere in Beverly Hills May 19. When a videographer asked if she was still with Trevino, Ushkowitz replied, "No, we're not together anymore." 

The videographer apologized, but Ushkowitz told him, "That's OK. No worries." The recently single star was then asked if she's on good terms with her ex-boyfriend. "We're wonderful," Ushkowitz insisted. 

When they first began dating, a timid Ushkowitz told Ryan Seacrest she and Trevino were "very close." Over the next few years, however, the private pair said little about their romance. In fact, the amicable exes only mentioned each other a few times via social media. Four months ago, Ushkowitz posted a vintage picture from the 2011 SAG Awards on Instagram, writing, "Happy birthday to my best friend, the one who has taught me how to laugh and love more and more everyday. Congrats on another year around the sun." Ushkowitz wrote a similar Instagram caption a year prior: "A very happy birthday to my best friend... The awesomest @Michael_Trevino. Congrats on another year around the sun." 

Lea Michele Dated Matthew Morrison Before Glee

Though the Glee co-stars have denied romance rumors in the past

As it turns out, Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison did date. Though the Glee co-stars have denied romance rumors in the past, Michele finally copped to dating Morrison in an excerpt from her new book, Brunette Ambition. "When we shot the [Glee] pilot, I met Cory Monteith, Kevin McHale, Amber Riley and Chris Colfer for the first time," the singer-actress wrote. "I had worked on Broadway with Jenna Ushkowitz and Matthew Morrison before. Matt had been a friend of mine for years, and in fact we'd actually dated back in the day for a Broadway beat." 

The co-stars downplayed their fling in previous interviews. Speaking to Hollywood.com in 2010, Michele said, "I've known Matt for years. He's been a friend of mine from New York. People are going to make things up. I think it's just because we really are so close." That same year, Morrison denied the romance reports in Parade, saying, "We were literally on set and I got a call from my publicist, and she got a call a minute later and we looked at each other like, 'What the f--?' It's so laughable." 

Michele isn't the only A-list actress Morrison wooed before Glee. "I actually went to college with Matty Morrison," New York University dropout Kristen Bell told Us Weekly in 2010. "We actually dated very briefly, so I'll have to say maybe Matt Morrison is my favorite part of Glee for various reasons."

Lea Michele Remembers Cory Monteith's "Biggest Heart and Most Beautiful Smile" in Touching Birthday Tribute

Lea Michele posted a moving tribute to Cory Monteith Sunday on Twitter

On the day that he would have turned 32, Lea Michele posted a moving tribute to Cory Monteith Sunday on Twitter. 

The Glee actress shared a black and white photo of the two laughing together along with a heartfelt caption. 

"The biggest heart and most beautiful smile.. In all of our hearts..We love you so. Happy Birthday," Michele wrote about her late boyfriend who died last July at age 31. 

The actress is still filled with love for Monteith and made sure her 4.3 million Twitter followers remembered him on his birthday, May 11. 

Monteith was tragically found dead in a Vancouver hotel room. 

His death came just months after he voluntarily checked himself into rehab for substance abuse. 

In October of 2013, a coroner's report revealed that Monteith "died of mixed drug toxicity, involving intravenous heroin use combined with the ingestion of alcohol." 

That same month, Glee paid tribute to the actor and his character in an episode titled "The Quarterback."

‘Glee’ Recap: Rachel Faces The Backlash Of Sneaking Around

Rachel Relies On Santana 

Once the negativity leaks out, Rachel needs help — and fast. So, she and Santana decide that organizing an all-female gala, “Broadway Bitches,” to benefit a dog shelter will make her look good. However, looking good isn’t exactly acting good and she finds that out when she stages a photo op while walking down the street with a bunch of dogs from the shelter. 

The dogs smell food and run after a man with a hot dog, and they drag Rachel down the street and she was wearing a dress! Let’s just say the photographers got more than they bargained for, Rachel was humiliated and Santana stood by just laughing at her! She ends up hosting an adoption drive and tons of people come out but things go south when Rachel refuses to let a woman adopt a three-legged dog because she wants to instead pose with the dog for the paparazzi. 

As for Rachel’s BFF Kurt (Chris Colfer), he’s been feeling quite down in the dumps because everyone seems to be more successful. So, when an opportunity arises at a senior-citizens home to be part of Peter Pan with former Broadway star Maggie Banks (June Squibb ), he takes a chance at it. He re-energizes everyone and even gets Maggie’s estranged daughter to come to the opening night of the show. Then Rachel surprises Kurt in the audience and invites the senior-citizens to perform at her gala later that night. 

While Mercedes (Amber Riley) and Sam (Chord Overstreet) continue their relationship, he wants to prove to her how serious he is, and how responsible. 

So, he decides to adopt a dog — against her wishes. But the dog ruins the house and all of her shoes so she freaks out and tells him to send the dog back to the shelter but he can’t bring himself to do it. Finally at the fundraiser he finds a nice old couple to take the dog. 

It looks like the event was a total success and Rachel’s name is cleared!

Glee Recap: Brittana Make-Ups, Quinn Break-Ups and Musical Shake-Ups

After months and months of teasing us with bits and pieces from Glee's 100th episode

It finally happened. After months and months of teasing us with bits and pieces from Glee's 100th episode, the milestone hour finally debuted on our TV screens and we have to admit: It was definitely worth the wait!

Members of the New Directions, both old and new, came together to bid a sad adieu to the choir room and to celebrate the memories and musical moments that have made Glee a truly one-of-a-kind series. We've recapped the episode's best moments, couple updates, and a fun-filled rundown of 100th episode superlatives.

So here's what you missed on Glee…

Rachel and Mercedes: Step back everyone—we've got another, classic New Directions diva-off! Rachel (Lea Michele) and Mercedes (Amber Riley) were determined to find out who is the most successful glee club alum, so they tackled one of the most difficult and memorable songs in the choir room's history: Wicked's "Defying Gravity." They both sang beautifully, but just before the voting commenced, Santana took a moment to sink her verbal fangs into Rachel and humiliated her in front of everyone. In the bathroom, the diva's bonded over their internal battles with their high school demons, and decided that they didn't care who was declared the winner. However, in a fitting Glee conclusion, the votes also happened to be split down the middle so they were deemed equally amazing.

Mr. Schue and April: Everyone's favorite boozy beauty, April Rhodes (Kristen Chenoweth), was brought back into the choir room as a last ditch effort, by Mr. Schue (Matthew Morrison), to save the glee club from being disbanded. Despite the fact that April controls the funds to the auditorium, Principal Sue (Jane Lynch) revealed that due to Will's extreme and unnecessary spending habits, (Hello, crazy over-the-top Katy Perry jungle scene!) there is simply no more money. Plus, it turns out that April's newfound sugar-daddy froze her assests. Yikes! April used the last of her money to fly her new partner-in-crime, Holly Holiday (Gwyneth Paltrow) at the end to be her partner in crime to try and save to club next week.



Quinn and Puck: Better pucker up, Quinn (Dianna Agron) because someone has his eyes on you! Puck (Mark Salling) arrived in the halls of McKinley looking all-kinds of handsome and mature in his uniform. We quickly learned that since Finn's passing he has really turned his life around, and now he only wants one thing: Quinn's love. Quinn on the other hand was busy trying to keep her crazy past (teen pregnancy, rebellious "skank" phase and Ryan Seacrest tramp-stamp) a secret from her new preppy douche of a boyfriend, Biff (Chace Crawford).

Why did we just call Biff a douche? He didn't even look up from his phone to watch his girl's insanely hot threesome performance of Britney Spear's "Toxic"! By the end of the episode, Quinn came clean about her past, Biff insulted and broke up with her, and Puck kicked the preppy boy's ass and threw him straight into the dumpster. It was quite the fairytale. In the final minutes, Puck declared Quinn to be his soul mate, and said he has always loved her for exactly who she is. She ran after him in the hallway and the two shared a passionate kiss, thus officially confirming that Quick is back together!

Brittany and Santana: Be still our Brittana loving hearts! It turn out that Brittany (Heather Morris) is a full-on math genius, who never dances anymore and hates the fact that her MIT peers only look at her as a number-crunching machine. Santana (Naya Rivera) attempted to coax the old Brittany out with an incredible, perfectly choreographed, duet of "Valerie." It was flawless and amazing and gave us all kinds of nostalgic feels.



Later when the ladies were alone, (and eating churros!) Brittany admitted that Santana is the only person who makes her feel like herself. She also added that after being out in the real world, Brittany is confident now, more than ever, that Santana is the person she wants to be with. Brittany gave Santana one of her oh-so sweet lady kissed, politely dissed Santana's girlfriend Dani, (Demi Lovato) and said she'll be waiting to see what Santana decides to do. And now the entire Brittana fandom is trying to catch their breaths from all their screaming at Santana to go and live happily ever after with Brittany.

Best Performance: It's a tie between "Valerie" and "Toxic" because obviously.

Best Nostalgia Throwbacks: 
- "Fondue For Two," complete with Lord and Lady Tubbington making out in the background.
- Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) bragging to Marley (Melissa Benoist) that April once taught her how to smuggle meat up her dress.
- Any and all of Santana's snarky remarks, interruptions or insults. Specifically when she referred to Rachel as a "troll" with facial hair.

- Brittany having a chess-filled conversation with Kiki. For those of you who need a refreshed, Kiki is Siri's super smart older cousin who's really jealous of how famous Siri's gotten. She lives inside a super cheap phone that Brittany found at the laundromat.

Moments We Really Wished Had Happened: 
- We were really hoping that someone would've brought up the fact that the last time they saw each other, Santana and Quinn hooked up! It's as if it never happened and now we're starting to doubt our Glee-loving memories…
- Why, oh why were we deprived from a friendly Faberry scene?! When we last left these ladies at graduation, they promised to keep in touch—And now, it's as if they're complete strangers.

Final Thoughts: This episode felt exactly like one of the early, season 1-3 episodes that we all remember and adore, so it was actually pretty damn great!