--- title: Lea Michele Reveals Her Celebrity Crushes to Ellen DeGeneres description: Lea Michele appeared on Ellen Degeneres' show to talk about potential celebrity boyfriends, ranging from Tom Hiddleston to Zac Efron. canonical: https://time.com/4510830/ellen-degeneres-lea-michele-celebrity-boyfriend/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-27T22:08:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:06.325Z og:title: Watch Lea Michele Talk Celebrity Crushes on Ellen og:description: "Give me Zac Efron any day!" og:url: https://time.com/4510830/ellen-degeneres-lea-michele-celebrity-boyfriend/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ebc8769b269f74b/6988a7d7428a9e94cfcd46a2/lea-michele-would-you-rather.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival - Night 2 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Lea Michele Talk Celebrity Crushes on Ellen twitter:description: "Give me Zac Efron any day!" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ebc8769b269f74b/6988a7d7428a9e94cfcd46a2/lea-michele-would-you-rather.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Lea Michele Reveal Her Celebrity Crushes to Ellen DeGeneres > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Mindy Small/FilmMagic,) Mindy Small—FilmMagic,  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 27, 2016 10:08 PM UTC [Lea Michele](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685%5F1984940%5F1985535,00.html) might be single, but that doesn’t mean that she’s not ready for [cuffing season](http://time.com/4355157/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-break-up-internet-responds/). During an appearance on the _The Ellen DeGeneres Show_ (where DeGeneres introduced _Scream Queen_ star by stating, “She is single and alone, and lonely, and desperate,”) Michele played a spirited round of “[Would You Rather?](http://time.com/4347887/hillary-clinton-likes-beyonce-lemonade/)” with the host, essentially picking out a new celebrity boyfriend. Some of the highlights of the game included Michele passing over Taylor Swift exes Calvin Harris, Taylor Lautner, and Tom Hiddleston in favor of the likes of Michael B. Jordan, Zac Efron, and Prince Harry. When asked why she passed over Tom Hiddleston, Michele responded that the actor had “too much going on.” Efron ended up being the actress’ final selection, but Jordan was a favorite contender for most of the game. “Give me Zac Efron any day!” she said. “But if Michael B. 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