Christina Milian takes over late Naya Rivera’s role on ‘Step Up’ TV series
nme.comStep Up TV series at Starz, replacing Naya Rivera.The actress will be taking over the role originally played by the late Glee actress, who died last July.“I am so excited to join the Step Up family,” Milian said in a statement obtained by Variety. “I know I have massive shoes to fill.
Naya was incredible. I hope to honour Naya, her family, friends and fans with a great performance.”Naya Rivera, who was best known for her role as Santana Lopez on the hit TV show Glee, died at the age of 33 after drowning in Lake Piru while out boating with her four-year-old son.“Naya’s death was a terrible loss to our world that we will, frankly, never stop mourning,” said Step Up series creator and executive producer Holly Sorensen.“It was almost impossible.
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