Glee star Lea Michele was chubby-cheeked youngster

Glee star Lea Michele may be the singing sensation in TV’s hottest new show but here she is as a chubby-cheeked youngster.

Michele’s baby picture was submitted to her high school yearbook by her mum and dad when she graduated in 2004.

In the picture the smiling Lea snuggles under a blanket and grips her bottle.

Michele, whose real name is Lea Michele Sarfati, graduated from New Jersey’s Tenafly High School in 2004.

The 23-year-old has rocketed to fame playing the role of Rachel Berry in Glee, for which she has received a Golden Globe nomination.

“Dear Lea, we know you don’t want this message to be serious, but seriously you are the best of our lives,” her parents wrote in the yearbook. “We are amazed with all you have accomplished so far in your life. College will be another great experience for you and as always we wish you all your heart desires. Love, Mom and Dad.”