‘Glee’ alum Heather Morris: Naya Rivera confronted me about my eating disorder
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Naya Rivera noticed her “Glee” co-star Heather Morris’ eating habits had changed, and confronted her directly, the dancer revealed.
The 35-year-old actress said she would often not eat in front of her co-stars, which prompted Rivera to follow her into a dressing room and call her out.
Morris admitted that she blew off the conversation, which took place while the “Glee” cast was on tour, telling Rivera was she was OK and didn’t need help.
Morris said she and Rivera never spoke about her eating disorder again.
“That’s who she was. She was just always ready to talk about it,” Morris explained. “We’re all like that now. It just takes that time and place in your life where you’re like, ‘Life’s too short.’”
The late “Step Up” actress revealed in her 2016 memoir, “Sorry Not Sorry,” that she battled anorexia as a teenager.
“I just avoided food at all costs. If my mom had packed a lunch for me, I’d either trash it or find some excuse to give it away,” she wrote in the book.
Rivera — who played Morris’ love interest on “Glee” — tragically died in July 2020 after accidentally drowning while on a boating trip with son Josey, whom she shared with ex-husband Ryan Dorsey. She was 33 years old.
After Rivera’s untimely death, Morris paid tribute to her former co-star on social media, calling the late actress one of her “closest friends.”
Morris and Rivera played love interests Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez, respectively, on the Fox series.
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Morris and Rivera played love interests Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez, respectively, on the Fox series.
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