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Hayden Panettiere Addresses Postpartum Depression in Final Appearance

8/18/2026

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Hayden Panettiere made her final public appearance before her death on May 26 in West Hollywood, attending an event for her memoir *This Is Me: A Reckoning*.
She said the memoir addresses postpartum depression, motherhood and growing up in Hollywood.
Panettiere told moderator Alyshia Ochse that she gave custody of her 11-year-old daughter Kaya to ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko.
She added she hopes sharing her story helps people overcome obstacles.

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Hayden Panettiere made her final public appearance before her death on May 26 in West Hollywood, attending an event for her memoir *This Is Me: A Reckoning*.
She said the memoir addresses postpartum depression, motherhood and growing up in Hollywood.
Panettiere told moderator Alyshia Ochse that she gave custody of her 11-year-old daughter Kaya to ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko.
She added she hopes sharing her story helps people overcome obstacles.