Ruby Rose pays tearful tribute to late best friend Hayden Panettiere
Orange Is the New Black actor recalls five years of daily contact with Panettiere, who died in August at 36.
What to know
- Hayden Panettiere, star of Heroes, Nashville, and Scream, died August 16 at age 36 in her South Carolina home.
- Ruby Rose has given a tearful public tribute describing a five-year friendship with daily contact, emphasizing Panettiere's desire to control her own narrative.
- Panettiere's May memoir detailed childhood trauma, including pressure as a child star and a strained relationship with her mother—experiences she shared with Rose.
Hayden Panettiere Actor (Heroes, Nashville, Scream)Ruby Rose Actor, Orange Is the New BlackSkip Panettiere Hayden Panettiere's fatherSendhil Ramamurthy Actor, Heroes co-star
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Heroes co-star Sendhil Ramamurthy shares memories of Panettiere's kindness
Ramamurthy recalled how Panettiere supported "mistreated" background actors and "knew every crew member's name," adding to the wave of tributes from the entertainment industry.
“That was my best friend. We spoke everyday for five years.”
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Ruby Rose remembers late "best friend" Hayden Panettiere: “We had everything in common” https://www. nme.com/news/film/ruby-rose-re members-late-best-friend-hayden-panettiere-we-had-everything-in-common-3969767?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into NME @ nme-NMEMagazine
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Ruby Rose delivers tearful tribute at Fox Special Forces premiere
Rose spoke to Entertainment Tonight about her five-year friendship with Panettiere, recalling they spoke every day and had "everything in common." She emphasized Panettiere's desire to control her own narrative and noted the shared experience of both having troubled relationships with their parents.
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Hayden Panettiere dies at 36 — Panettiere, known for roles in Heroes, Nashville, and the Scream franchise, died in her South Carolina home. Her father Skip announced her death, describing her as "an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her".
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Panettiere publishes memoir detailing childhood trauma — In her May memoir This Is Me: A Reckoning, Panettiere wrote about her strained relationship with her mother Lesley Vogel and the pressure of being a child star. She later told The Hollywood Reporter she realized "even more so how much of a toll it took on me" after writing it.