Naya Rivera's Glee castmates share their most memorable moments working ... trends now
Four former stars of Glee are remembering the life and work of their late co-star Naya Rivera.
The hosts of the And That's What You REALLY Missed podcast, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, were joined by Heather Morris, and Chris Colfer for its Snixxmas Special Charity Drive in the Burbank neighborhood of Los Angeles.
According to People, the event was held in honor of Rivera, who was known for throwing annual Snixxmas parties during the holidays, and to benefit the Alexandria House, a transitional home for women and children in Los Angeles that was championed by Rivera over the years.
Heather Morris (left) and Chris Colfer (right) joined And That's What You Really Missed hosts Kevin McHale and Jenna Ushkowitz for the podcast's Snixxmas Special Charity Drive
Fond look back: The Snixxmas Special Charity Drive was in honor of late Glee star Naya Rivera, who passed away during an accident on a lake in July 2020
During the special, the Glee alums reminisced about their favorite memories of Rivera and what it was like to work with the late actress during the six seasons it ran on Fox from 2009 to 2015.
Morris played cheerleader Brittany S. Pierce, the love interest to Rivera's Santana Lopez on Glee. She contended that any scene she shared with Rivera was a memorable one.
'There are so many favorite memories. I don't have a specific moment, but I did really enjoy the scenes where it was just Santana and I because, we all knew as actors, being on camera with Naya was just a gift that kept on giving,' Morris said. 'She was always there and always in the moment.'
'I just felt so blessed that I got to act next to her,' Morris, 35, added. 'She was always my biggest champion, too. In a scene, she would give me anything I needed.'
Tribute: The charity drive was held in honor of Rivera, who was known for throwing annual Snixxmas parties during the holidays, and to benefit the Alexandria House , a transitional home for women and children in Los Angeles that was championed by Rivera over the years
Morris did single out the 2011 episode titled Sexy as being one of the more significant moments of her time on the show. That's the one where Brittany and Santana vocalized their feelings for each other by singing Fleetwood Mac's Landslide alongside guest star Gwyneth Paltrow.
'I think Landslide was very, very special and it always will be. It just was such an iconic moment, a beautiful song. It was one of the first moments that we had on the show,' she revealed.
When thinking back at Rivera's talents, McHale was always amazed at her ability to remember all of her lines, no matter the length of her lines.
'Naya could show up and be like, "What scene are we doing today?" and she would
