Although he hadn’t said much previously about her death, the 41-year-old actor opened up about his friend and former colleague while promoting his work with Keep Music Alive, a music education non-profit organisation.

We pulled long, long hours — like 16 to 18 hour days — and we needed that, that team morale, and she was always there to give us a good laugh.”, “It’s crazy saying ‘was,’” he continued. Authorities confirmed the mission had shifted to a recovery Thursday as hope of finding Rivera alive vanished. The actor continued: ‘Because you’re gonna need all the help you can get, as a single parent trying to build your career and navigate this disaster with your child. Somber: Naya Rivera's Glee castmate Matthew Morrison was seen out amid fears the actress is dead after four days missing, Anxious: Morrison's outing comes amid fears that Rivera is dead after disappearing while out boating at Lake Piru in Ventura with her 4-year-old son Josey on Wednesday. Ryan is still grieving and is very much struggling with the loss of Naya, but he stays strong and keeps going for the sake of his son.’.

Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images While so many of us were trying to find our voice, Naya’s was…” Matthew Morrison On Naya Rivera. Matthew shared that during long days on the set of Glee, it was Naya that would keep the spirits of the cast up as he said: ‘On that show, it was difficult. Naya’s sister Nickayla has since moved in with Ryan and Josey – and after receiving vile comments from online trolls – the proud dad has been forced to address his living arrangements. She's seen in September 2019 above. When … Matthew Morrison is looking back at his time on set with Glee co-star Naya Rivera, over two months after she tragically passed away from drowning. He said Josey was having some 'good days' after the four-year-old's terrifying ordeal. “She was bold, she was outrageous, she was a LOT of fun,” Darren Criss had written on social media at the time.

Authorities have revealed poor “visibility” in the lake is partially to blame, which the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office revealed in footage shared to Twitter on July 10. Josey has been ‘doing better every day’ following his mum’s death.

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