Glee star Naya Rivera plays Santana, the the sassy, sex-crazed cheerleader who took Finn’s V card on this week’s episode. But despite her bad girl attitude on the show, Naya seems to be pretty laid back in real life! The sultry, singing starlet tells Maxim magazine‘s May issue, “None of us had any idea how big Glee was going to be.”

She recalls the time she realized that the show was becoming a national phenomenon! “I was just shopping in Whole Foods one day, and I got an e-mail saying President Obama and First Lady Michelle would like to invite the cast to perform at the White House. I mean…the White House! I still don’t think it’s hit me.”

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