Tragic “Nashville” star Hayden Panettiere unexpectedly died simply days earlier than her thirty seventh birthday – however after years of heartbreak, tragedy and dependancy.
“It’s with profound unhappiness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,” her dad, Skip, introduced late Sunday, hours after the actress was discovered useless in South Carolina.
“She was an unimaginable mild and a power of nature who introduced immeasurable love and pleasure to all who knew her — and to the tens of millions who watched her onscreen.”
What we find out about her loss of life
The actress’ physique was present in a Greenville, South Carolina, condo by an unidentified good friend who reported an “unresponsive feminine” in “cardiac arrest” at 1:51 p.m. Sunday, TMZ reported.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate her with “superior cardiac life assist,” which may embody respiratory tubes, defibrillators, and emergency treatment equivalent to IV medication, in addition to administering chest compressions. She was pronounced useless on the scene simply over half-hour later.
Though an official explanation for loss of life hasn’t been revealed, “the preliminary investigation has not indicated any indicators of foul play or suspicious circumstances,” Greenville cops informed NBC Information Sunday.
An post-mortem shall be carried out Monday.
What we find out about Panettiere’s remaining hours
Panettiere, from Palisades, NY, and her on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson boarded a airplane from Los Angeles to the south Saturday, a supply informed TMZ. It’s unclear why she traveled to the situation.
The pair dated on and off between 2018 and 2022, however their relationship was marred by a number of home violence incidents.
In April 2021, Hickerson was sentenced to 45 days in county jail after pleading no contest to 2 felony counts of injuring a partner or girlfriend.
He was additionally hit with 4 years of probation, ordered to attend 52 home violence lessons, and acquired a five-year restraining order that bars him from going close to Panettiere.
Her final put up
Panettiere final posted on social media round two weeks earlier than her loss of life.
She shared a playful black-and-white snap on July 27 exhibiting her winking and smiling together with her tongue out as she wrapped an arm round photographer Randall Slavin at what seemed to be a crowded gathering.
“Good instances and good buddies @randallslavin ✨,” Panettiere captioned the put up.
The feedback part of that put up has been inundated with tributes – from celebrities together with Selena Blair, who wrote, “I really like you. Don’t be gone.”
On July 21, she shared a picture of the entrance cowl of July’s version of Pricey Momé, entitled, “Hayden Panettiere By no means Stopped Selecting Her Daughter.”
Battles with dependancy, postpartum despair
Panettiere first appeared in Playskool toy practice commercials aged 11 months, however her largest breakthrough got here when she was 16 together with her position in “Heroes.”
Nonetheless, she later revealed she was simply 15 when she was supplied “blissful capsules” earlier than a red-carpet occasion.
“They have been to make me peppy throughout interviews,” she informed Folks.
“I had no concept that this was not an applicable factor, or what door that might open for me when it got here to my dependancy.”
Panettiere revealed she couldn’t be “messy” on set.
“However issues saved getting uncontrolled [off-set],” she mentioned. “And as I obtained older, the medication and alcohol turned one thing I nearly couldn’t reside with out.”
Panettiere welcomed her daughter Kaya with then-fiance Wladimir Klitschko in December 2014 – whom she dated between 2009 and 2011, and 2013-18.
In October 2015, she sought therapy for postpartum despair, voluntarily checking right into a rehab heart.
She checked right into a rehab heart in 2020, and spent eight months receiving therapy.
Panettiere recalled in her memoir, “That is Me: A Reckoning,” that medical doctors informed her she risked being useless inside 5 years if she didn’t cease consuming.
Brother died from undiagnosed coronary heart situation
Panettiere died just a little over three years after her brother Jansen. Jansen Panettiere, 28, died unexpectedly in February 2023 from an undiagnosed coronary heart situation.
Medical experts attributed his loss of life to an enlarged coronary heart mixed with aortic valve issues.
“He was my solely sibling, and it was my job to guard him,” she informed Folks in September 2024, her first feedback about her brother’s loss of life.
“Once I misplaced him, I felt like I misplaced half of my soul.
“I’ll at all times be heartbroken about it. I’ll by no means be capable of recover from it. Irrespective of what number of years go by, I’ll by no means recover from his loss.”
