Heather Morris remembers her “Glee” co-star Naya Rivera on the 4th anniversary of her death.

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Heather Morris paid tribute to her late Joy Co-star Naya Rivera on the fourth anniversary of Rivera’s tragic death. In a sweet Instagram post featuring a black-and-white snap of the two women cuddling on a bed, Morris wrote, “I can’t believe it’s been 4 years already… boy does time flies. And yet every year I’m surprised at how much it still hurts. We’ve grown up together, broken up together, and come back together in such a beautiful way.”

After being missing for six days, Rivera, 33, was found after a boat ride with her then-four-year-old son, during which she drowned while swimming. The two women worked together on six seasons of the Fox musical comedy, with Morris starring as cheerleader Brittany Pierce, whose romance with Rivera’s fellow cheerleader Santana Lopez, who has not come out publicly, was one of the fan-favorite storylines. “God, I miss you so much… but I can’t shake the feeling that you were never gone… you are still here with us… leading us to our highest potential,” Morris, 37, added. “I miss you, Nay Nay.”

Rivera played in Joy from 2009 to 2015, won a Screen Actors Guild Award and an ALMA Award for her work on the show and shared two Grammy nominations with her colleagues. In addition, JoyRivera has appeared in numerous films, including her debut in Dana Carvey’s 2002 comedy The Last Man. The master of disguiseand 2014 At the devil’s door and a posthumous speaking role in 2021s Batman: The Long Halloween.

The singer and actress married her former partner Ryan Dorsey in 2014 and had a child together in September 2015, a year before filing for divorce. The couple reconciled, but then she filed for divorce again in December 2017. Rivera was reported missing on July 8, 2020, after the couple’s son was found alone on a rented boat in the Lake Piru reservoir in Ventura County, California. The child told investigators that his mother had gone swimming and was unable to climb back on the boat before she disappeared. Rivera’s body was found in the lake by divers on July 13.

During Rivera’s disappearance, Morris helped organize search parties for the rescue efforts and later posted an emotional tribute to her friend and former co-star that included photos of their sons playing together.

See Morris’ post below.