For the first time in a long while Kristin dos Santos - E! Entertainment's (DStv 124) noted TV critic and TV news scooper - was back on the air on E! News on Wednesday evening and became emotional when she talked about the shocking death of Glee star Cory Monteith.
Kristin dos Santos whose constant appearance on E! Entertainment and E! News became more marginal the past few years since she got married and became a mom of two babies, was back on Wednesday evening (South Africa sees the latest E! News broadcast one day behind the United States).
Kristin dos Santos was on-air to report on Cory Monteith's shocking and sad passing due to a heroin and alcohol related death in a Vancouver hotel.
Kristin dos Santos who've grown close to the Glee cast and Cory Monteith the past few years covering television, became emotional on E! News and started to choke up on set as she related what sources told her.
"This is probably the first time I've ever choked up on set," said Kristin dos Santos suddenly, her voice suddenly wavering and full of emotion.
"Cory was such an amazing guy and everyone who knew him didn't look at him as a star or this leading man. He was just a real guy. Everyone who met him got that sense from him that he really cared about you. And he cared what you were talking about. And he was selfless. And I'm sorry, but you don't find that a lot in this town. He was so unique."
"He never missed a call time. He was always so professional. He was always so present. This took everyone by complete surprise. It's such a blow."
Terrence Jenkins asked Kristin dos Santos how Cory Monteith's death is going to affect the production of Glee.
"At this point it is such a blow to the cast and crew that they can't even have the conversation yet. I've talked to people who work on the show. He was the heart of the show. His character was at the heart of the show and he was the heart of the cast."
"To figure out what to do with the storylines, how to explain his disappearance from the show, whether it will be addressed or not, and also for the entire cast to go back to that particular set without Cory, particularly for Lea Michele. She met him on that set, they fell in love on that set," said Kristin dos Santos.
