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The cast of Glee reunited to pay tribute to late co-star Naya Rivera and you can watch the video right here!

16 members of the cast gathered on Zoom to talk about their favorite memories of Naya on the 10-year anniversary of her character Santana Lopez coming out as a lesbian on network TV. The reunion was part of the 2021 GLAAD Media Awards, which aired on Thursday (April 8).

Demi Lovato, who played Santana’s girlfriend Dani on Glee, opened the tribute. She said, “I will always cherish the chance I got to play Naya‘s girlfriend, Dani, on Glee. The character Naya played, Santana Lopez, was groundbreaking for closeted queer girls, like I was at the time. Her ambition and accomplishments inspired Latina women all over the world.”

The cast members who then participated in the reunion included Jacob Artist, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jessalyn Gilsig, Dot-Marie Jones, Vanessa Lengies, Jane Lynch, Kevin McHale, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Alex Newell, Lauren Potter, Amber Riley, Harry Shum Jr., Becca Tobin, and Jenna Ushkowitz. Notably absent were Lea Michele and Dianna Agron.

The reunion ended with Jessalyn reading a note written by Naya‘s mom.

Click inside to watch the video and to read the note… More Here! »

Jessalyn Gilsig has landed the lead role in the upcoming Disney+ series Big Shot, replacing Shiri Appleby.

Shiri was cast opposite John Stamos a few months ago, but the role has been retooled and needed to be recast.

Big Shot follows “a temperamental college basketball coach (Stamos) who gets fired from his job and must take a teaching and coaching job at an elite all-girls private high school.”

Jessalyn will play “Holly, the school’s good-humored and down-to-earth assistant basketball coach.” Deadline reports that the role has “evolved to be more of a contemporary to Stamos’ Marvin — and potential love interest for him down the road — leading to the recasting.”

You might recognize Jessalyn from her work on shows like Glee, Scandal, Nip/Tuck, and Vikings.

Glee is celebrating 10 years since the show premiered on Fox!

The musical show ran for six seasons, featured over 728 musical numbers, a concert film, and multiple soundtrack compilations. The cast of the show also embarked on two concert tours.

Members of the cast included Matthew Morrison as the McKinley High choir teacher Will Schuester, Jane Lynch as the mean cheer coach Sue Sylvester, as well as students Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Kevin McHale, Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz, Chris Colfer, Dianna Agron, Harry Shum Jr, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Alex Newell, Mark Salling, Chord Overstreet, Darren Criss, Melissa Benoist, Grant Gustin, Max Adler, Lauren Potter, Blake Jenner, and more!

Glee also had a ton of guest stars including Britney Spears, Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Ricky Martin, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Carol Burnett, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, and Whoopi Goldberg, among others.

Ahead of the show’s fifth season, star Cory Monteith passed away from a drug and alcohol overdose. The show honored the late actor in the third episode of that season with a tribute episode titled “The Quarterback”.

Click through the slideshow to see the Glee cast’s anniversary messages…

After six seasons, the Glee series finale has aired and the show is officially over.

The first hour of the episode was a look back to 2009 and how the New Directions was formed in the first place. It featured some amazing flashback moments, including an incredible tribute to Cory Monteith and the pilot episode.

WATCH: Lea Michele‘s final performance ever on Glee

The second hour starts with us finding out if the New Directions win at the 2015 National Show Choir Championships. Throughout the hour we learn the fate of all the main characters and are treated to a bunch of great musical numbers.

Click inside for the full recap of Glee’s series finale… More Here! »

Travis Fimmel and Gustaf Skarsgard share a hug on the press line at the Vikings panel held during 2013 Comic-Con on Friday (July 19) in San Diego, Calif.

The guys were joined for the panel by their co-stars Katheryn Winnick, George Blagden, Jessalyn Gilsig, Clive Standen, and Michael Hearst.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Travis Fimmel

“I had a beard before this show, so I’m happy,” Travis said during the panel (via HuffPo). “I’m not a dresser-upper. My publicist got me this shirt and I have to wear it. I think it adds so much. This show is so good that it gets some reality involved.”

FYI: Travis wearing a Life/After/Denim shirt.

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Travis Fimmel shows off his growing beard while attending a screening reception for his new show Vikings held at Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre on Friday (June 7) in North Hollywood, Calif.

The 33-year-old Aussie actor was joined by his co-stars Katheryn Winnick, George Blagden, Jessalyn Gilsig, and Clive Standen.

Vikings centers on the “sagas of Ragnar Lothbrok’s band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes.”

“[Travis] didn’t try to be a Viking, he had this deep Aussie accent, but he had depth, stillness and he believed what he was saying. Both myself and the director saw something, we had one of THOSE moments,” the show’s creator Michael Hirst recently shared.

20+ pictures inside of Travis Fimmel and Katheryn Winnick attending a Vikings screening reception…More Here! »

Jane Lynch poses for photographers for the red carpet at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday (January 16) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 50-year-old Glee star took home the Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting role in a Series for Television.

Also pictured below are Glee co-stars Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Jayma Mays, and Jessalyn Gilsig.

Naya wore Neil Lane jewelry with a Douglas Hannant pale pink strapless column gown and Stuart Weitzman shoes. Heather wore a Lorena Sarbu gold beaded gown, while Jane carried a Daniel Swarovski clutch.

Jayma wore Alberta Ferretti, Neil Lane jewelry, a Judith Leiber clutch, and Jimmy Choo heels.

25+ pictures inside of Golden Globe winner Jane Lynch and her Glee co-stars… More Here! »