What It Was Like on Heroes, Nashville, Scream
The Hollywood Reporter • • general
Key Points:
- Hayden Panettiere reveals she became tabloid fodder at 16, leading her to filter press coverage and ultimately write her memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, to share her truth and clear misinformation.
- In her memoir, Panettiere discusses personal struggles including her complicated relationship with her mother, the death of her brother, substance abuse, and the impact of her upbringing as a child actor pushed by an overly eager stage mom.
- She addresses industry issues such as morality clauses in contracts, highlighting how her postpartum depression led to losing a Neutrogena endorsement, and her efforts to protect herself from potential legal issues by not naming certain individuals involved in negative incidents.
- Panettiere reflects on the pressures of maintaining a career despite personal tragedies, the lack of support on some sets, and her ongoing journey toward owning her career decisions and future ambitions in acting, producing, and directing.
- Regarding her daughter’s interest in acting, Panettiere emphasizes the importance of education and having options outside the industry, contrasting it with her own experience of having no fallback after being pushed into acting as a child.