American actress Hayden Panettiere, known for playing a cheerleader with superpowers and a country music star on the television shows "Heroes" and "Nashville" respectively, has died, aged 36, her family said in a statement issued by her publicist on Sunday.
Hayden Panettiere poses during a photocall to present her film 'Fireflies in the Garden' running in the competition at the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival on Feb. 10, 2008, in Berlin.
Hayden Panettiere recounts a life-threatening 2014 childbirth during an E! News interview linked to her memoir, highlighting maternal health concerns. The Nashville and Scream VI actress says she nearly bled to death during a C-section and required seven blood transfusions after childbirth complications. In This Is Me: A Reckoning, Panettiere describes postpartum depression, subsequent treatment, and the 2018 transfer of custody of her daughter, Kaya, to Wladimir Klitschko. She says she developed an infection, reflected on embracing motherhood, and shared a delivery-room plea to hear her baby cry. Panettiere adds she does not want Kaya to feel blame and hopes sharing her story offers clarity.
Hayden Panettiere poses during a photocall to present her film 'Fireflies in the Garden' running in the competition at the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival on Feb. 10, 2008, in Berlin.
