{"id":576152,"date":"2026-08-21T19:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/576152\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T19:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:20:16","slug":"hayden-panettiere-honored-by-ex-fiance-on-first-birthday-after-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/576152\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Panettiere Honored by Ex-Fianc\u00e9 on First Birthday After Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJust days after Hayden Panettiere<\/a> died at the age of 36<\/a>, her ex-fianc\u00e9 Wladimir Klitschko, with whom she shared a daughter, is celebrating what would have been the actress\u2019 37th birthday. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cToday is Hayden\u2019s birthday. Instead of celebrating the way we had planned, today we celebrate her life, her spirit, and the love she brought into this world,\u201d Klitschko said in a tribute<\/a> post on X<\/a>. The boxing pro thanked friends and fans of Panettiere who have shown support in the time since her sudden death on Sunday, Aug. 16.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAt a time filled with so much sadness, your kindness has reminded me that there is still so much good in humanity,\u201d Klitschko said. \u201cIf you\u2019re reading this, I ask just one thing: even if only for a moment, think about LOVE. Reach out to a friend. Forgive someone. Be kind. Love is a superpower. Use it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKlitschko concluded the caption, which accompanied a radiant photo of Panettiere, with another birthday send-off to the late actress. \u201cYou are loved, you are missed, and you will never be forgotten,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\n\tAt the time of Panettiere\u2019s death, Klitschko held full custody of their daughter, Kaya Evdokia Klitschko. Earlier this week, Klitschko published a separate post <\/a>mourning the loss, in which he wrote, \u201cTo our daughter Kaya, I will always speak of her mother with respect and make sure she remembers the person she was.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tHe added, \u201cThe announcement of Hayden\u2019s tragic death saddens me deeply. She left this world far too soon. Hayden was, although no longer my partner, an important part of my life and the mother of our daughter, Kaya. She built an incredible career through immense talent, while also facing the darker sides of a very demanding industry. Nothing will erase the times we shared or the place she had in our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Sunday, the Greenville City Police Department in South Carolina responded to \u201ca report of an unresponsive female\u201d and administered medical assistance on-site. Panettiere was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation into her death<\/a> has been joined by the Drug Enforcement Administration, which will assist the Greenville City Police Department. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just days after Hayden Panettiere died at the age of 36, her ex-fianc\u00e9 Wladimir Klitschko, with whom she…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":576153,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,33033,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-576152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-hayden-panettiere","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/576153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=576152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}