Chris Colfer, who plays gay student
Kurt Hummel on the Fox musical-comedy 'Glee,' says conservatives love
'Glee' and his character.
But the irony that socially
conservative lawmakers who often vote against gay rights love the
so-called “gayest show” on TV is not lost on the openly gay
actor.
Colfer talked about the phenomenon
during an appearance on CNN's Piers Morgan scheduled to air on
Monday, a day before Glee's season finale is aired.
“Everyone loves Glee,” he
said. “Everyone loves me in Glee. It's hysterical.”
“It's great when people come up and
they're like, 'Oh, my God I just love you, can I have a picture with
you?' And I'll be like, 'Yeah, sure. You don't believe in me and my
rights, but you want a picture with me, sure.'”
When Morgan asked if Colfer ever says
“no” to posing for a photograph with anti-gay politicians, Colfer
replied: “Well, here's the thing. What if something else comes
along and they think, 'No, that kid from Glee didn't give me a
picture. I'm going to vote no. Take that.'”
“It is kind of nice when people
believe so strongly against you, yet they want proof that they met
you,” the 20-year-old actor added. “It's kind of awesome.”