Hayden Panettiere Breaks Silence After Viral Interview Sparked Health Concerns
Hayden Panettiere has addressed fan concerns after an on-camera interview with People caused concern for the star’s health.
People published the “emotional exclusive interview” with the 35-year-old Heroes star last week, where she talks about the devastating loss of her younger brother, Jansen, who died of an undiagnosed heart condition in 2023.
Fans responded to the interview with concerns Panettiere had relapsed—in 2016 she spent time in an inpatient program due to postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter, Kaya, and in 2018 she lost custody while struggling with substance abuse. She revealed in a 2022 Red Table Talk interview she was receiving treatment for opioids and alcohol addiction when Kaya moved to live her father, boxing legend Wladimir Klitschko, in Ukraine.