Amber Rileycame to fame playing Mercedes Jones on “Glee.”
Years later, Riley seems to look back on the show with fond memories.
She even toldHollywood Lifethat it helped her “find her voice” in 2021.
“That character taught me I could sing,” Riley admitted.
“I know that is surprising to hear but Mercedes …
I really, really actually found my voice on that show.”
The talented star added that playing Mercedes taught her how to be more confident and vulnerable.
She even went as far as to imagine a future for the character.
“Mercedes is definitely a Grammy winner today,” she decided.
Riley has also found success since saying farewell to character, but she followed a different path.
And she has thoughts on being called Mercedes today.
Mercedes Jones helped her find her voice, but she is just a character.
The star opened up about the phenomena onTwitter.
“I despise when [people] call me Mercedes,” she wrote.
“Put some respect on my name.
Call me AMBER or RILEY.
It’s wild that I even have to say that.”
In a secondtweetshe explained her stance.
“I’ve done too much in my career to be reduced to one role,” she wrote.
Don’t get it twisted; Riley isn’t saying goodbye to Mercedes.
She told a fan that would never happen (viaTwitter).
Read on to find out what Riley’s been up to since “Glee” concluded.
More recently Riley starred in a second Christmas movie: 2021’s “Christmas Deja Vu.”
Is the singer still using her golden-voiced pipes?
Riley enjoyed success in the realm of musical theater.
That’s not all, either.
“I am a leading lady,” she said.
Long story short, Riley put her talents to incredible use and deserves some respect on her name!
