Jenna Ushkowitz Celebrates Engagement Following Former 'Glee' Co-Star, Friend Naya Rivera’s Tragic Death

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Jenna Ushkowitz is engaged after 2 years of dating David Stanley
The announcement was made public on Ushkowitz’s Instagram
Demi Lovato, Kathryn Gallagher and more Hollywood personalities celebrated
The couple’s anniversary was days before her former “Glee” co-star disappeared
Ushkowitz and Naya Rivera were the original cast of the hit musical show
Ushkowitz was among the many who wept over Rivera’s tragic death

Former “Glee” star, Jenna Ushkowitz, has finally seen some sunshine after the storm as she celebrates her engagement following the tragic death of her co-star and friend Naya Rivera.

Ushkowitz shared to her 1 million Instagram followers that she’s finally engaged to David Stanley, on Sunday. All smiles, the former “Glee” star posted a picture flaunting her engagement ring, together with her now-fiancé and her cute dog.

The post was a simple “yes, a million times, yes.” Not long after, her other “Glee” former co-star, Demi Lovato, who also got recently got engaged, replied with “Double soon to be married engaged couples.”

“Date soon asap,” she added.

Several other known television personalities shared this momentous event. From the likes of Carina Adly MacKenzie, creator of “Roswell,” to Kathryn Gallagher, “Jagged Little Pill” musical star, who conveyed their warmest greetings.

Ushkowitz previously dated “The Vampire Diaries” actor Michael Trevino. The pair called it quits in 2014 but according to Ushkowitz, the former couple was still close.

Ushkowitz and Stanley started dating in 2018 and the engagement announcement came after the couple celebrated their 2^nd anniversary, USA Today reported. The former “Glee” star posted a sweet message for Stanley on June 30, telling him that she couldn’t wait to spend the coming years with him.

The last few weeks had been bitter and sweet for Ushkowitz because it was also last month when her former “Glee” co-star and friend, Naya Rivera, died.

Ushkowitz, just before Rivera’s body was found on July 13, posted a snap of the sun. Unknown whether it was rising or setting in the horizon, the 34-year-old actress captioned the snap with “Please find her.”

Days after Rivera’s body surfaced on the lake, Ushkowitz posted some snaps of her and the late actress to honor her and their friendship. On July 18, she retweeted a post of her other “Glee” co-star, Heather Morris.

Rivera went missing on July 8 after taking a boat ride with her son in Lake Piru. Her body was found five days later —an eerie circumstance to some because it was also the day the former “Glee” cast gathered to remember the 7^th death anniversary of Cory Monteith.

Ushkowitz played the character of Tina Cohen-Chang, a major character on “Glee”.