As I was going through the photos from the Teen Choice Awards, one photo of Glee’s Lea Michele popped up, and I was flabbergasted by her sudden and dramatic weight loss. This is not good – AT ALL. As far as I’ve seen, Lea has always been a slender, healthy-looking girl, but CB and I estimate that Lea must have lost about 15 pounds, all within the last month or two. It doesn’t look like a healthy weight loss either, I’m afraid. Her face looks gaunt, her legs are scaring me, and she looks ill.

Apparently, people really began noticing Lea’s weight loss last week, when she showed up for a Fox event looking very tiny. Previously, Lea told the press that: “I’m a vegan. It makes me feel really good and bright. You need a lot of energy to play spunky Rachel Berry, so I’ve tried a lot of different things — and so far, this is working.” Oh, honey. It’s really not “working” if people wince when they see you.

Considering Glee has such a young cast, and they’re really being put the ringer as far as stress and workload, I’ve got to think that somebody high-up on Glee or at Fox is going to say something or do something. Ryan Murphy is the creator, writer and producer of Glee, and I’ve got to think that he’ll be the one to say something to her. Not that just saying something will help, but maybe if she’s encouraged to have a healthier figure and to actually be healthy and eat enough by her boss, it would be a step in the right direction.

Here’s a photo of Lea from one year ago exactly for comparison:

Lea at the Teen Choice Awards on August 8, 2010. Credit: Fame and WENN.