Glee co star Demi Lovato prays for Naya Rivera’s return after she was declared missing on Wednesday

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The Six O’Clock Show, the singer spoke about how the 33-year-old actress had invited him for drinks after his first week on set and how tragic her death was.Remembering his time with her, the Derry man said: ‘Naya was incredibly nice. I got to be honest when I joined the show I actually didn’t realise how talented Naya was.‘I remember one of my first memories was we were shooting episode six and Naya’s Adele mashup.’ Just unbelievable.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVA former child actor, Naya Rivera got her break on Fox’s 2009 high school music dramedy series Glee. Her character, Santana Lopez, started as a stereotypical queen bee mean girl, with Rivera guiding her into becoming a multi-dimensional fan favorite.A day after Rivera’s body was found in lake Piru, confirming the actress’ tragic death at age 33, Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan shared their memories of working with her.

“Naya [Rivera] and I fell into stride with such ease,” Dianna Agron, 34, wrote at the start of her lengthy tribute to her Glee co-star. In the July 14 Instagram post, Dianna remembered Naya – whose body was recovered from California’s Lake Piru, following a boating accident, on July 13 – as her “first friend and ally on our show.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Department confirmed in a press conference this afternoon that Glee actress Naya Rivera's body was recovered from Lake Piru after she died from drowning. "Today our search teams have recovered a body in the lake," the sheriff said.

In news that shook the Glee-loving world, Naya Rivera, who played the fiery yet lovable Santana for the entire six-season run of the show, was found dead on July 13, five days after she went missing, following a day of boating with her young son, Josey, 4, in Lake Piru on July 8. After days of searching for her body, a law enforcement source confirmed to HollywoodLife, on Monday afternoon, that the actress died.

Glee star Naya Rivera, whose body was found on the morning of Monday, July 13 after going missing in Lake Piru last week. The young actress was first reported missing after her 4-year-old son was discovered alone on a boat on the evening of Wednesday, July 8. Rivera is the third Glee cast member to die under tragic circumstances. Cory Monteith, who played Finn, died of a drug overdose back in 2013, and Mark Salling, who played Puck, committed suicide in 2018.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe body of actress Naya Rivera was recovered in the Southern California lake where she disappeared nearly a week ago, the Ventura County Sheriff confirmed Monday.

Glee actress Alex Newell is reacting to Naya Rivera‘s tragic death at the age of 33 after being found in Lake Piru in California.

In news that shook the Glee-loving world, Naya Rivera, who played the fiery yet lovable Santana for the entire six-season run of the show, was found dead on July 13, five days after she went missing, following a day of boating with her young son, Josey, 4, in Lake Piru on July 8. After days of searching for her body, a law enforcement source confirmed to HollywoodLife, on Monday afternoon, that the actress died.