Chris Colfer 'Glee' role written for him

Glee star Chris Colfer has claimed that his role on the show was written especially for him.

The 19-year-old, who plays gay high school student Kurt Hummel, said that he originally auditioned for the part of Artie, which eventually went to Kevin McHale.

Colfer explained that executive producer Ryan Murphy asked him if he had ever been in a production of The Sound Of Music, which is how his tailor-made character came about.

He told TV Guide: "I told him I had played Kurt in The Sound of Music when I was younger. The next thing I knew, an agent calls and says they don't want me for Artie, but they're creating this new role they wanted me to audition for instead."

He added: "They didn't tell me it was for me yet. I get to the next audition and I look at the sides and the character's name is Kurt, and afterwards they told me the part was written for me. I was on cloud 9 - cloud 19 actually."

The cast of Glee will be honoured at this year's Multicultural Motion Picture Association's Diversity Awards on November 22.