The actress, wearing a low-cut swimsuit by Oscar de la Renta on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine, insists her image as a nerd is far from the mark, saying that growing up she played high jinx like replacing vodka with water and then freezing the bottles. But she insists: "I never did drugs. I'm proud of that. Acting always came first."
Despite saying she is "in my 20s and want to have a good time", asked what her idea of a perfect night is, she said: "Take a shower, put on a robe, pour myself a glass of wine and Skype with Theo," she said, of actor boyfriend Theo Stockman. "That's the best."
Lea also denied rumours that her Glee cast mates are "hooking up", adding: "I'm so thankful that doesn't happen. If people hooked up, there'd be awkward tension."