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Hayden Panettiere’s haunting admission just months before sudden passing as cause of death investigated

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Hayden Panettiere’s haunting admission just months before sudden passing as cause of death investigated

A haunting interview just months before Hayden Panettiere’s sudden death revealed she was optimistic about her future.

The 36-year-old, who starred in Heroes, Nashville and Scream, passed away on Sunday evening.

Her father confirmed the heartbreaking news on Monday morning, saying “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”.

Her cause of death has not yet been confirmed but TMZ are reporting police were called to an incident involving Ms Panettiere on Sunday and there is an open investigation.

During a sit-down chat with podcaster Jay Shetty in May — where she spoke about her tell-all memoir This Is Me: A Reckoning — Ms Panettiere said she finally felt free of her struggles and had “a lot more life to live”.

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