Glee's Lea Michele is back in the arms of her real-life leading man after UK tour

She has recently spent the last few weeks in the UK, where she lit up the stage for the Glee Live! tour.

So Lea Michele and her boyfriend Theo Stockman celebrated being  reunited by sharing a cuddle over brunch at Sant Ambreous restaurant in the West Village, New York City, yesterday.

Turning into a family affair, the 24-year-old brunette beauty and her 26-year-old actor beau were joined by Lea's mother Edith, who also lives in the Big Apple. 

Reunited: Lea Michele and her boyfriend Theo Stockman share a cuddle over brunch at a West Village restaurant in New York, yesterday

Lea dressed in a striped summery dress for the outing, pairing the frock with a pair of sandals, a fedora and a black clutch bag.

Her mother dressed similarly to her daughter, but opted for a simple navy dress and comfortable shoes.

The trio carefully listened to their waiter as they cooled down from the sweltering New York heat with iced teas.

Theo protectively put his arm around his lady love as she showed him something on her cell phone. 

Family affair: The 24-year-old brunette beauty and her actor beau were joined by Lea's mother Edith, who also lives in the Big Apple

Chic in the city: Lea dressed in a striped summery dress for the outing, pairing the frock with a pair of sandals, a fedora and a black clutch bag

Later in the day, Lea and Theo eventually separated so the actress and her mother could do some shopping.

Like many showbiz couples Lea and Theo are forced to spend time apart, but they also endure the challenges of a long distance relationship.

Theo is based in New York where he performs on Broadway, while Lea, who plays ambitious singer Rachel Berry, films Glee in Hollywood..

But Lea says she wouldn't have it any other way.

'I'm a relationship girl,' she recently told Glamour magazine.

'And the specials are': The trio carefully listened to their waiter as they cooled down from the sweltering New York heat with some iced teas

'I would rather be long distance with him than not have a relationship at all. He lets me be who I am.'

Lea just returned from the UK, where she was performing with her Glee co-stars in their tour, visiting Manchester, London and Dublin over the last few weeks.

It has been a whirlwind tour for the cast, who broke the record for the highest audience numbers over one weekend at London's O2 Arena, and also performed onstage with season two guest star Gwyneth Paltrow.