Glee stars Kevin McHale and Heather Morris react to a viral song created with AI versions of their voices
Kevin McHale and Heather Morris responded to a song with AI-generated versions of their voices in a video shared on their TikTok account earlier this month.
The 35-year-old artist and 36-year-old actress were recently made aware of a cover of Doechii’s track What It Is which was made with impressions of their singing from their time on the hit musical comedy series Glee.
The actor, who recently shared that he had an intervention staged for him by several of his castmates, initially recorded a duet with the song, performing various dance moves throughout its length.
Morris went on to film a duet reacting to McHale’s clip, and she seemed to have been just as ecstatic about the project as her co-star.
In addition to the couple, the cover also featured the AI-generated voice of their former castmate, Amber Riley.
Pleasantly amused: Kevin McHale and Heather Morris reacted to a song with AI-generated versions of their voices in a video shared on the latter’s TikTok account earlier this month
The actor previously played Artie Abrams on Glee, while the actress starred as Brittany Pierce.
The two both remained with the program for its entire six-season run, which lasted from 2009 to 2015.
The pair have previously been seen alongside artists such as Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele and Jane Lynch.
Both McHale and Morris were nominated for numerous awards for their work on the program, and the two were nominated for a Grammy Award in 2011 along with several of their castmates.
The former has since collaborated with his former costar, Jenna Ushkowitz, on a podcast titled And that’s what you REALLY missedin which the pair commentate on each episode of Glee.
On one of their most recent episodes, the two talked about asking the show’s co-creator Ryan Murphy if they could pull the original song Loser Like Me from the program.
The pair recalled that even after a “scary” and “embarrassing” conversation, the entertainment industry mainstay refused to cut the song from the show.
He sort of talked us off a ledge and also said, “Well, that’s not up to you.” He didn’t say that in so many words,” McHale explained.
Unexpected fans: Morris went on to film a duet reacting to McHale’s clip, and she appears to have been just as ecstatic about the project as her co-star
On screen: The actor previously played Artie Abrams on Glee, while the actress starred as Brittany Pierce
Bringing them in: Both McHale and Morris were nominated for numerous awards for their work on the program, and the two were nominated for a Grammy Award in 2011 along with several of their castmates
Loser Like Me was eventually released as a single and debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 playlist.
The song has also remained one of the show’s most successful songs released to the public.
In retrospect, McHale admitted the song made sense “in the context of the episode.”
Ushkowitz added that she “blocked” the experience from memory “because it was scary.”