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Hayden Panettiere, who has died at the age of 36, experienced grief after her brother died suddenly in 2023.
Now, her parents have lost both their children, after her father announced ‘the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden’.
Panettiere was estranged from her mother, and had given up custody of her only child who she shared with her ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko.
The TV and film star made her first appearance on screen in a toy commercial at 11 months old.
She went on to become a child actress and later starred in the Scream franchise, as well as shows such as Nashville and Heroes.
Her cause of death hasn’t been announced. In the statement to ABC News announcing her death, her father said: ‘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 is the daughter of Skip Panettiere (real name Alan Lee Panettiere) and Lesley Vogel – the former confirmed her death.
He asked for privacy as the family ‘takes time to process this unimaginable loss’.
The couple are no longer together, after Vogel filed for divorce in 2012.
In 2009, Skip pleaded no contest to misdemeanour battery for allegedly hitting his wife, according to People. He was sentenced to two years probation, ordered to complete domestic violence counselling and pay $400 in fines.
After he was released on bail, Extra reported that the couple had told TV host Mario Lopez that ‘it was all a big misunderstanding and that nothing actually happened’.
Vogel previously managed her daughter, but after what she told Page Six was ’20 years of trauma’, Hayden’s mum decided to go ‘no-contact’ with the actress.
In 2023, Hayden’s brother, Jansen Panettiere, died suddenly aged 28.
He was also an actor, voicing roles in Ice Age: The Meltdown and The X’s. He was also known for his on-screen roles in AMC series The Walking Dead and Nickelodeon film The Last Day of Summer.
