Kevin McHale Reveals the Plans That He & Naya Rivera Made Last Week While Paying Tribute to Her

Kevin McHale is paying tribute to his longtime friend and Glee co-star Naya Rivera after her tragic death at Lake Piru.

The 32-year-old actor, who played Artie Abrams on the Fox series, opened up about the plans that he was making with Naya just one week ago.

Kevin also said that exactly seven years ago, he and Naya were together in London when they learned about the death of their co-star Cory Monteith.

“My Naya, my Snixxx, my Bee. I legitimately can not imagine this world without you,” Kevin wrote on Instagram. “7 years ago today, she and I were together in London when we found out about Cory. We were so far away, but I was so thankful that we had each other. A week ago today we were talking about running away to Hawaii. This doesn’t make sense. And I know it probably never will.”

“She was so independent and strong and the idea of her not being here is something I cannot comprehend. She was the single most quick-witted person I’ve ever met, with a steel-trap memory that could recall the most forgettable conversations from a decade ago verbatim. The amount of times she would memorize all of those crazy monologues on Glee the morning of and would never ever mess up during the scene… I mean, she was clearly more talented than the rest of us,” Kevin continued. “She was the most talented person I’ve ever known. There is nothing she couldn’t do and I’m furious we won’t get to see more.”

Click inside to read the rest of Kevin McHale’s tribute to Naya Rivera…

Kevin said, “I’m thankful for all the ways in which she made me a better person. She taught me how to advocate for myself and to speak up for the things and people that were important to me, always. I’m thankful for the times I grew an ab muscle from laughing so hard at something she said. I’m thankful she became like family. I’m thankful that my dad happened to have met her weeks before I did and when I got Glee, he told me to ‘look out for a girl named Naya because she seemed nice.’ Well dad, she was nice and she became one of my favorite people ever.”

He continued, “If you were fortunate enough to have known her, you’ll know that her most natural talent of all was being a mother. The way that she loved her boy, it was truly Naya at her most peaceful. I’m thankful that Naya got that beautiful little boy got back on that boat. I’m thankful he will have a strong family around him to protect him and tell him about his incredible mom.”

“I just hope more than anything that her family is given the space and time to come to terms with this. For having such tiny body, Naya had such a gigantic presence, a void that will now be felt by all of us – those of us who knew her personally and the millions of you who loved her through your TVs. I love you, Bee,” he concluded.