Demi Lovato said Naya Rivera helped her and many others through realisations of their sexuality as she paid a heartbreaking tribute.
Naya, who played Santana Lopez in the hit musical show, has died at the age of 33. Her body was recovered yesterday after a days-long search of Lake Piru in California.
Naya had been out on the lake in a pontoon boat with her four-year-old son Josey when she went missing last Wednesday. Her son was found alone in his boat and told authorities that his mum had gone into the water and not come back.
Police searched for days before tragically recovering her body yesterday. Demi, who played Santana's girlfriend Dani in later seasons of the show, has spoken out about how much Naya meant to her and the LGBT
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