“She and I filmed a hilarious scene the other day and she is the teeniest, most wee person I have ever seen in my life and she is so darling and she’s so sweet,” said Michele. “She has a gorgeous voice.”

Michele warns, however, that calling Charice’s GLEE character a “rival” for Rachel isn’t the most accurate description: “I mean, she is going to be a rival in a sense, but I don’t think [executive producer Ryan Murphy] would do anything as [cliche as that]. You know, knowing Ryan, he’ll probably make us become best friends or something.”