Chord Overstreet And Glee Cast Still Mourning The Loss Of Cory Monteith

Chord Overstreet and his Glee family are still morning the loss of their leading man, Cory Monteith, who passed away in July.

“It's been difficult so far," Chord told Ellen Degeneres on her talk show on Dec. 2. "We all kind of grouped together and have really gotten a lot closer because we've all be going through the same thing.

Chord's taking a leadership role on the Glee set after Cory Monteith's unexpected passing. (FayesVision/WENN)

Playing Glee’s Sam Evans, Chord said he’s tried to step up in the absence of Cory, who died of a drug overdose prior to shooting the show’s sixth season.

“I mean, his role on the show -- he was the heart of the show and he was a big part of it to everybody and to me as well. He was one of my best friends so it really challenges me to kind of take over his role and be how great he was to everybody."

Ellen transitioned out of that somber note to something nobody can deny about Chord — his amazing abs. The pics of the singer on set during the Lady Gaga episode also featured him wearing his favorite underwear, Ellen’s embroidered boxer shorts.

“They are super comfortable and I was having to dance all day. I had to put on the most comfortable underwear that I owned and it was my Ellen underwear,” Chord said.

Chord also made an impassioned plea to everyone’s favorite, Sandra Bullock, to go on a date with him.

“I saw her from a distance at one of those red carpet things and I was a little bit too scared to talk to her, she was that beautiful,” Chord said of the Gravity star. “She is older than me but I still have a lot to learn and I can be taught a few things I'm sure.”

Fox’s Glee moves back to Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. on Feb. 25.

Watch more of Chord's interview with Ellen below.

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