Ryan Dorsey States He and Ex Naya Rivera Were ‘Going to Attempt to Have Another Infant’ Ahead of Her Death

Naya Rivera and her ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, had actually thought about broadening their household after their divorce however before her unanticipated death.

” We went back and forth playing home,” Dorsey, 41, informed People in an interview released on Saturday, February 15. “We were going to attempt to have another child and all the important things.”

He included, “We went to Maui to take a look at locations and get a clean slate, and after that we fell out once again … If I understood what I understand now, I would’ve attempted to do things in a different way to make it work.”

Dorsey and Rivera, best understood for her function as Santana Lopez on Glee, were wed from 2014 to 2018. They invited their only kid together, boy Josey, in September 2015. 2 years after Dorsey and Rivera separated, she passed away by drowning in July 2020 at the age of 33.

” I want it would’ve exercised,” Dorsey informed Individuals “I want we might have worked whatever out, had a couple of kids, lived gladly ever after. However that’s not the method life works for everyone.”

Given that Rivera’s death, Dorsey has actually remained concentrated on raising Josey as a single daddy.

” I’m attempting to be the very best moms and dad that I can be and raise an excellent little male,” he informed the outlet. “He offers me a factor to keep choosing my life.”

Dorsey, who just recently moved his household out of Los Angeles back to his native West Virginia, had actually stopped dating in the years following Rivera’s death.

” I have not had any sweethearts actually,” he discussed to Individuals. ” Undoubtedly, [raising Josey is] a full-time task and profession is a full-time task, and after that you got to do things for yourself, so there’s very little time to head out and attempt to fulfill somebody.”

Eventually, the Tracker star understood he didn’t wish to raise Josey, now 9, “by myself” and began to put himself back out there.

” The tough part about being a single moms and dad is you do not have that coparent scenario to assist you make choices, like what school he’s going to go to, which sports to play,” Dorsey stated. “Grandmother is his mother’s mother and Grammy is my mother, and Grandmother and Grammy have their input, however eventually whatever depends on me now.”

According to Individuals, Dorsey’s brand-new love interest– who has actually not been openly determined– likewise resides on the East Coast.

” It’s somebody that keeps me enthusiastic and inspired and off the [dating] apps,” Dorsey teased. “It’s been a long period of time because I fulfilled someone that I resemble, ‘Let me attempt to provide this a genuine shot.’ So, we’ll see what takes place. I’m taking it one day at a time.”

Dorsey likewise joked that Josey has actually been stating for several years that “he desires a sibling and a stepmom.”