Brunette beauty Naya Rivera took to the beach of Malibu Thursday, stunning with her svelte bikini body in strapless floral two-piece bikini. In a recent interview with Complex magazine, the "Glee" star who plays Santana on the hit show, opened up about filming gay kissing scenes and dating rapper Big Sean.
"Having gay characters makes a difference, especially when you are a teenager and you need people to look up to," the 26-year old star told Complex. "Your world feels so small. The tiniest thing can make you think, 'I'm gonna die!' I'm glad 'Glee' is around for people dealing with something that big in such a small world. It's important."
However, Rivera admitted that kissing her best friend Heather Morrison in front of cameras and a film crew wasn't always easy.
"Kissing a girl was a little awkward just because we had a million grips, and all the guys wanted to visit the set that day. Heather and I just laughed it off," the star said. However, some fans speculate that Rivera may share another on-screen kiss with Demi Lovato, who is set to guest star as a recurring character this season.
Even though the actress and singer is a total bombshell, currently dating rapper Big Sean, she admitted that it wasn't always easy for her to snag a date, and her high school prom turned out to be a disaster.
"[My prom date] started talking about how skinny I was [and] all of his friends were like, ''You need a thick girl,'" Rivera revealed, adding that he was grinding on every other girl at the dance while she sat at a table by herself. "I didn't even dance," she said. "It was horrible."
However, Rivera certainly got her revenge, as now she's one of Hollywood's hottest stars. "Best believe I'll be at that reunion though," she told the magazine.
As for her current boyfriend, Rivera revealed that he's "a sweetheart, but he's not a little b***," explaining that he "cried super hard" when watching her "Glee" character's coming out episode.
Most recently, the duo recorded a song together, an R&B-pop track by Rivera called "Sorry" that Big Sean raps on. The song has created some controversy in the Twitter-sphere, in which a number of Big Sean's ex-girlfriends names are dropped, featuring the lyrics: "Sorry, I'm not sorry/ 'Cause I've been rolling round, shut it down, lady/ Bagged him up, now he's my baby."
Rivera's newest bikini pictures show off the star's sun-kissed blonde highlights and toned physique, a result of hours spent working her tail off at the gym.
Click here to see Naya Rivera's newest bikini pictures from her beach day in Malibu, Calif.
Season 5 of "Glee" premieres Thursday, September 26 on FOX.
