Naya Rivera has lived a short but incredibly rich life. The American singer, actress and model was remembered by fans as an incredibly beautiful and talented girl. The popularity of the actress brought the performance of the role of Santana Lopez in the television series Glee. For filming in the presented series, she received many prestigious awards.
Childhood and youth
The celebrity's date of birth is January 12, 1987. She was born in the small town of Santa Clarita. Nia grew up in a large family, where, in addition to the girl, a brother and sister were brought up.
Mom Nai is an incredibly beautiful woman who worked as a model before the birth of children. She wanted both daughters to follow in her footsteps, taking their niche in the modeling business. Nia gained her first popularity as a child. Even then, she starred in commercials. Filming brought the baby a good income.
She was one of the most popular students in the school. Despite the success and the first steps in the modeling business, Naya suffered from anorexia. She was forced to restrict food.
Anorexia severely crippled the girl's health. Over time, Naya went to the doctor, and was able to overcome a serious illness. Until the end of her days, she will be an adherent of proper nutrition. In her youth, she had breast enlargement, which helped her feel more confident.
Filming in films
The first role went to Rivera when she was only 4 years old. Then she took part in the filming of the film "Royal Family". The appearance of a charming girl on stage caused genuine delight among the audience.
Of course, the directors noticed the talented girl. In subsequent years, she took part in the filming of films: “Family Matters”, “Malibu Rescuers”, “Food for the Soul”, etc. However, real recognition and popular love came to the girl after she appeared in the series “Glee”.
She perfectly managed to reveal the image of Santana. She perfectly got used to the role, and was able to convey the general mood and message that her heroine is trying to convey to the audience.
Songs performed by Naya Rivera
Before filming in the TV series Glee, few people knew that Nye had a charming voice. Soon she presented a collaboration with Demi Lovato and Grant Gustin. The compositions became real hits, and increased the popularity of the beauty.
After the fifth season of the series, it was revealed that Rivera was leaving the cast. One version says that Michelle did not like that Naya was drawing all the attention to herself.
After leaving the Choir, the actress was left without work. Then she took part in the filming of the films "Home", "Insidious Maids" and the TV series "Step Up: High Tide".
Details of the artist's personal life
The personal life of the artist has always been the focus of attention of fans and journalists. She tried to build her first serious relationship with Tadzhem Mowry. After four years of marriage, the couple broke up. Naya said that she and Tadzhem managed to maintain a warm relationship.
In 2010, she had an affair with Ryan Dorsey. After parting with a young man, Naya found out that she was in a position. Then her career began to gain momentum. She was not ready to be a mother. River had an abortion in secret from Dorsey.
Nia did not grieve for long and found solace in the arms of Mark Salling. It was the most difficult relationship in the life of a beauty. The guy beat her, humiliated her morally and cheated, not hiding the names of her mistresses. Despite this, Naya continued to love the man. She was left with a big wound in her heart after Mark abandoned her.
Big Sean is another heartless man who caused Naya a lot of psychological trauma. He also changed River. One day, she caught him in the arms of Ariana Grande, who eventually became his girlfriend.
Naya, to spite Sean, went to her ex-boyfriend Ryan Dorsey. In 2014, they decided to legalize the relationship. Soon a son was born in the family. In this family, things were not so simple. Rivera filed for divorce, but quickly changed her mind and withdrew the application.
However, divorce was inevitable. The woman did not regret that she broke up with Dorsey. In her opinion, he was a psychologically ill person. After the divorce, she took up the education of her son.
Death of Naya Rivera
The actress went on a boat trip on July 8, 2020, accompanied by her son. She did not get in touch, and her entourage sounded the alarm. When the rescuers found the boat, they found a sleeping son in it, but Rivera was not there. The boat contained the woman's testimony and her life jacket.
On the same day, the missing celebrity was announced. They searched for her for days, but they never found her. The next day, she was declared dead. Of course, the relatives did not want to believe in such an outcome of events. While Naya's body was not found, friends and relatives hoped for a positive outcome of the situation.
At this time, a variety of versions of the disappearance of a celebrity were published on the network. Many assumed that she voluntarily passed away. Shortly before her disappearance, she posted a joint photo with her son on social networks. July 13, the body was found.
The cause of death of the actress could be bad weather conditions. The wind was blowing that day. The boat began to drift, and she only had enough strength to put her son on it. The son confirmed the assumption of experts.
