Nayla is a real-life pairing between Kayla Marie Lee and Next Time Copeland Sr.
- Both of them had blonde hair and wore glasses until Next Sr. dyed his hair green.
- In 2021, both appeared in revivals of their previous shows: Kayla Marie Lee in the iCarly Revival and Next Time Copeland Sr. in the iNext Revival.
- Kayla Marie Lee was one year older than Next Time Copeland Sr.
- At Teenage Christian Camp, Next Time Copeland Sr. actually baptized Kayla Marie Lee.
- As of March 2024, since Next Time Copeland Sr. turned 25 years old and was still alive, he had outlived Kayla Marie Lee, who took her own life just nine days after her 25th birthday.
- In November 2025, Kayla Marie Lee appeared in Next's dream, but he woke up and came back to reality at Erlanger Hospital.
- In November 2025, Next was very close to actually being with Kayla Marie Lee in Heaven, since his illness was life‑threatening and he almost died.
