<Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Betty Pillsbury (niece) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Religion </Th> <Td> Christian </Td> </Tr> <P> Emma Pillsbury Schuester (previously Pillsbury - Howell) is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy - drama series Glee . Portrayed by actress Jayma Mays, Emma has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009 . Emma was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan . She is a guidance counselor at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio where the series is set . Emma suffers from obsessive - compulsive disorder and has romantic feelings for glee club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), but becomes engaged to football coach Ken Tanaka (Patrick Gallagher) as Will is married . Ken ultimately breaks up with her on their wedding day because of her feelings for Will, and when Will leaves his wife Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig), he and Emma share a kiss . Their relationship is short - lived, and in the second season, Emma and her dentist boyfriend Carl Howell (John Stamos) marry in Las Vegas . The wedding is later annulled as it was unconsummated . At the beginning of the third season, she and Will are living together; they become engaged shortly after New Years, and consummate their relationship near the end of the school year . Emma leaves Will at the altar midway through the fourth season, but the two later reconcile and marry in the season finale . She becomes pregnant during the middle of the fifth season . </P> <P> Mays feels the character has a lot of depth, juxtaposing Emma's position helping the students with her own phobia of germs and love for a married man . She explained that "the character is not a stereotypical TV - style husband - stealer who immediately would be luring the dude into the sack, but rather seems like a real person facing real issues ." Mays has performed several musical numbers in the show, including "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady, Madonna's "Like a Virgin", "Touch - a, Touch - a, Touch - a, Touch Me" from The Rocky Horror Show, "Afternoon Delight" by the Starland Vocal Band, and The 5th Dimension's "Wedding Bell Blues". "Touch - a, Touch - a, Touch - a, Touch Me" was originally Mays' audition piece; her performance of it on Glee was met with critical acclaim . The songs appear on the series' soundtrack albums and EPs . </P>

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