{"id":596328,"date":"2026-08-17T20:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/596328\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T20:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:14:11","slug":"bachelorettes-clayton-remembers-friend-hayden-panettiere-in-touching-tribute-sweet-hayden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/596328\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bachelorette\u2019s\u2019 Clayton Remembers Friend Hayden Panettiere in Touching Tribute: \u2018Sweet Hayden\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-custom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/370dd27666664f518313d2caac9aaabb_xl.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                          Instagram \/ Wesley Quinn<\/p>\n<p>In our thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Bachelor Nation was first introduced to Clayton as one of the men from Season 22 of \u201cThe Bachelorette.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As fans know, the season is currently on pause. While viewers wait to see what happens, the men from Season 22 have been sharing their stories online as well as the \u201cBachelor Happy Hour\u201d podcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Clayton has opened up before about being friends with some well-known artists and celebrities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, he has taken to social media to honor his late friend, actress Hayden Panettiere, who\u00a0tragically\u00a0passed away over the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a touching tribute online, Clayton posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcJHZlNuONm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">video<\/a> of the two of them singing a song together as he plays the guitar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-custom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06d3a1402d644f378590d83d605e9fc9_xl.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                          Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The video shows the two of them laughing and smiling together as they sing along. And one of the last lines sung in the video is, \u201cWhen I said \u2018I do\u2019 I meant it. Forever and a day. So that goodbye is something I\u2019ll never have to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clayton expressed in his caption, \u201cSweet Hayden. I spent last night trying to process, to try to find the right words, but there really aren\u2019t any. More than anything, I hope you\u2019re at peace now and reunited with Jansen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He reflected on some of their last conversations together, including the last text Hayden ever sent him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-custom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5efa89bb5a174bd9ac530d2f6b286b28_xl.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                          Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a couple of weeks since our last phone call,\u201d he went on,\u00a0\u201cbut the last thing you ever texted me was, \u2018Honestly, people think it\u2019s a joke to ask for world peace, but that would be me.\u2019 That was you in a nutshell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clayton then ended his post with a note of love and gratitude for his and Hayden\u2019s friendship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0wrote, \u201cI\u2019m grateful I got to know you, and I\u2019ll always be grateful for the memories. Fly high, Hayden. \ud83e\udd0d\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We are sending all our love to Clayton and all of Hayden\u2019s loved ones and keeping them in our thoughts during this heartbreaking time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Instagram \/ Wesley Quinn In our thoughts. 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