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Actress Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36. She leaves behind her daughter, 11-year-old Kaya, whom she had with professional boxer Vladimir Klitschko. However, she gave up custody of her daughter, and there was one heartbreaking reason behind it.
Actor Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36. He father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement that she was an “incredible light.”
“It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden, Skip Panettiere said in a statement.
“She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her and to the millions who watched her onscreen.”
Hayden Panettiere began her life in show business at four years old, appearing in the cast of the popular US soap opera One Life to Live. She did many roles as a child actor, gaining wider recognition when she starred alongside Denzel Washington in the 2000 sports drama Remember the Titans.
Later, she rose to wider fame starring as the cheerleader Claire Bennet in cult sci-fi series Heroes. The show ran from 2006 to 2010.
Hayden Panettiere dead at 36
Moreover, her role as country singer Juliette Barnes in TV series Nashville earned her two Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
Earlier this year, in her memoir This Is Me: A Reckoning, Hayde Penattiere recalled the struggles growing up as a child actor, as well as the experiences she later faced with addiction, abuse, and recovery.