As she gears up for a return to the spotlight, Lea Michele is offering a heartfelt tribute to her former boyfriend and Glee co-star Cory Monteith .

On Wednesday, the actor acknowledged the ninth anniversary of Monteiths death with a throwback photo on her Instagram story. The photo appears to have been taken during the filming of a 2011 episode of Glee in New York.

Michele didnt write a caption, but added a heart emoji to the image.