Happy Birthday: Naya Rivera

Naya Rivera

Born: January 12, 1987 in Valencia, California, USA

[on being a lesbian sex symbol] Its kind of cool – and it makes me feel like a badass. I get more girls than my boyfriend [Big Sean]. They always tweet me about my booty.

[on working at Hooters and overcoming self-consciousness] I have nightmares about that job, period. When I was working there, I was really skinny – a lot skinnier than I am now. But I was always self-conscious. It’s so funny now to feel completely different… You can’t be so hard on yourself that you’re not enjoying everyday. It just got to be too much, so I shelved it. I just started eating right and working out and putting my energy into that.

[on her ideal guy] He’s really good looking. He’s talented. He’s nice. I don’t know. I like people that are kind. And people who…