Hayden Panettiere’s ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko in ‘profound shock’ – NBC New York

The previous associate of actor Hayden Panettiere stated Tuesday their household is “going by way of a time of profound shock and grief,” following her loss of life.

Wladimir Klitschko, the Ukrainian boxer and brother of the mayor of Kyiv, paid tribute to his ex-fiancé in a submit on Instagram.

“The announcement of Hayden’s tragic loss of life saddens me deeply. She left this world far too quickly,” he wrote. “Hayden was, though not my associate, an vital a part of my life and the mom of our daughter, Kaya.”

Klitschko shared a picture of their daughter fortunately sitting on her mom’s shoulders as he paid tribute to Panettiere’s “unbelievable profession by way of immense expertise, whereas additionally going through the darker sides of a really demanding business.”

“Nothing will erase the instances we shared or the place she had in our lives. To our daughter Kaya, I’ll at all times communicate of her mom with respect and ensure she remembers the particular person she was,” Klitschko wrote in his tribute submit.

“I prolong my deepest condolences to Hayden’s dad and mom, her associates, and her followers, who’re additionally grieving at the moment. Younger and gifted folks like Hayden shouldn’t depart this world so quickly,” he added. “Relaxation simple, Hayden. Might you discover everlasting peace.”

Panettiere died Sunday on the age of 36, her father stated in a press release.

The Greenville County Coroner’s Workplace stated Monday that the reason for loss of life is pending additional investigation. An post-mortem was accomplished Monday, the assertion added, and “no indicators of trauma had been found that might have contributed to the loss of life.”

“The preliminary investigation has not indicated any indicators of foul play or suspicious circumstances,” police stated in a information launch. “An acquaintance of Ms. Panettiere positioned the 911 name.” Police didn’t determine the acquaintance.

Panettiere was greatest recognized for her roles within the tv reveals “Heroes” and “Nashville” and had not too long ago revealed a memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” which generated headlines over its revelations — together with some about her previous relationships.

Panettiere revealed earlier this yr that she beforehand struggled with postpartum melancholy and dependancy, which she stated led to her determination to surrender custody of her solely youngster, daughter Kaya Evdokia Klitschko, in 2018.

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Panettiere stated she had at all times wished to be a mom however mentioned her disappointment amid her postpartum melancholy, in a tearful interview on the “Jay Shetty Podcast” in Might.

Regardless of being aside from her daughter after she gave up custody to Klitschko, Panettiere informed Shetty, she fashioned a powerful bond together with her youngster.

“I’ll at all times need her right here. I at all times miss her,” she stated. “I at all times wish to have my arms wrapped round her, however that’s simply not the best way life is true at this second.”

Klitschko and Panettiere introduced their engagement in 2013. It was after Panettiere gave beginning to their daughter in 2014 that her life started spiraling uncontrolled, she wrote in her memoir.

She later went into rehab and reluctantly signed over custody of Kaya to her father when the kid was almost 3 years outdated. By 2018, she and Klitschko had been not engaged.

“I nonetheless hadn’t processed the whole lot that had occurred with Wlad and Kaya, to not point out my anxiousness and melancholy,” she wrote. She detailed the choice to signal over custody, saying that she thought issues would possibly change as soon as she obtained higher however that they by no means did.

Panettiere stated in interviews that she had developed co-parenting relationship with Klitschko, that she was in a position to go to her daughter in Ukraine and that she recurrently talked to her on FaceTime.

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