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Heather Morris Breaks Down In Tears & Admits Her Heart Is ‘Aching’ After Naya Rivera’s Death

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Cast members, including Heather Morris, from the TV Show "Glee" and friends held hands as they shouted "Say her name - Naya" as they gathered on the Lake Piru boat launch Monday morning just as Ventura County Sheriff's Search and Rescue dive team located a body Monday morning in Lake Piru as the search continued for 33-year-old "Glee" actress Naya Rivera after her 4-year-old son was found alone on a boat she rented last Wednesday. Rivera rented the pontoon boat and had been swimming with her son who was the last one to see her before she went missing. The boy got back into the boat after a swim but his mother did not follow. Lake Piru on Monday Cast members from the show "Glee" and friends gathered Monday morning at the boat launch as Ventura County Sheriff's Search and Rescue dive team located a body Monday morning in Lake Piru as the search continued for actress Naya Rivera after her 4-year-old
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Heather Morris wiped away tears as she told ‘Glee’ fans that she had been feeling ‘really heavy’ after Naya Rivera’s passing. She thanked them for always supporting Brittany and Santana.

Heather Morris wants Glee fans to know that they’re not alone. Nearly one month after best friend and onscreen love interest Naya Rivera‘s death, Heather took to Instagram to share an emotional message with those who were inspired by their storyline on Glee, and by Naya herself. “I have been feeling really heavy lately. I’ve been feeling this, like, aching in my heart to connect with my fans, to connect with everybody who’s been feeling a little lost and a little confused during this time,” Heather, 33, began.

“Most of you felt like it was your gateway into your current life,” Heather said, recalling the Santana and Brittany’s epic love story. “Most of you felt like it was an inspiration to become your best self, and I want you to know that was never lost on me. It was never lost on Naya. We both knew how special that was. I think she knew a little bit more than I did. I really felt it a lot later, with all the messages and all the people reaching out and many of the writers also knew that as well. They were basically writing for the fans.”

Heather began crying as she mourned Naya, who died of an accidental drowning in July after going missing in Lake Piru. “I felt a really deep need to connect to all of you right now. Because I just know how important our relationship was to you all and I know a lot of you feel very lost and very far away from what happened, maybe a little bit confused and that’s completely normal.”

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She thanked fans for supporting the LGBTQ+ community and making it possible for her an Naya to portray a beautiful romance between two high school cheerleaders. “Without you guys it would never have existed,” Heather said, wiping tears from her eyes. “You guys helped create something for the writers and for Naya and I that made an impact that will last for a lifetime and beyond that.”