a self-image at the time. which is that s like typical teenager stuff p. reporter: despite his success in glee monteith continued to battle his substance abuse demons. earlier this year he checked himself into rehab. his friend, glee director adam shankman, spoke to monteith hours before he was found dead. i had several interactions with him yesterday where he said to me that he was feeling amazing and even said i m feeling fantastic again. nischelle turner is following the story from new york. how are monteith s co-stars, including his girlfriend lea michele reacting to this? well, you know, carol, you just heard there in the piece us talking about her asking for privacy. and you can imagine she s taking this very hard. she has been supporting him all along the way in his battle with substance abuse. when he entered rehab back in april, she was right there by his side. she put out a statement at that time saying that she loved him