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Hayden Panettiere broke down in tears over her brother Jansen\u2019s death three months before she died at age 36.<\/p>\n

Read more Exclusive | Hayden Panettiere autopsy shows actress had \u2018no signs of trauma\u2019 at time of death<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing in my life that feels like losing my other half, the other half that was born to be the yin to my yang,\u201d she said on Jay Shetty\u2019s \u201cOn Purpose\u201d podcast in May, noting the siblings \u201cwere so close.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cNashville\u201d star explained that not being able to \u201cprotect\u201d her little brother \u2014 who died of an undiagnosed heart condition at age 28 in February 2023, and also struggled with addiction\u00a0\u2014 was \u201cheartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI would need a dictionary to go through all the words for all the feelings that go through your mind,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n

Hayden admitted she was still processing Jansen\u2019s death three years later. <\/p>\n

\u201cI collapsed and it stayed with me,\u201d she said. \u201cThe time is the best healer, generally, but it\u2019s been three years and every year it\u2019s changed. The heartbreak has changed. But losing him and realizing how much of life I was gonna have to go through alone and without him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hayden continued, \u201cI always saw him as being there. The day that my parents are not here anymore, I\u2019m gonna have to do it alone. The fact that he\u2019s not here to be a part of my daughter\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cHeroes\u201d alum also remembered \u201cscreaming\u201d and thinking to herself, \u201cI don\u2019t wanna live in a world\u201d without Jansen, when he died.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe seems so alive in my head still,\u201d she stated. \u201cHe was such a big personality. No matter what, he was one of those people I never thought that anything could take him down or take him away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hayden added that Jansen\u2019s death was \u201csomething I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever get over.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her memoir, \u201cThis is Me: A Reckoning,\u201d released on May 19, Hayden recalled learning that Jansen died from her dad, Skip Panettiere, who told her to call her mom, Lesley Vogel, and tell her the news.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hung up the phone, and the calm that helped me get through the call with Mom vanished,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI burst into tears, crawled into bed, and didn\u2019t get out for the rest of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in her book, Panettiere called Jansen \u201cthe heartbeat of my life, always right there, in the center of who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also ended her memoir with a tribute to her late brother, thanking him \u201cfor making me laugh, telling me never to take myself too seriously, and for being my best friend, always.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hayden shared her last Instagram tribute to Jansen in September 2025, which included a throwback photo of the pair as kids.<\/p>\n

Read more Hayden Panettiere was \u2018clearly still struggling\u2019 3 months before tragic death: Gayle King<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMy little brother Jansen would\u2019ve turned 31 today,\u201d she wrote. \u201cHe was a remarkable human being. He was wise beyond his years and operated at a higher spiritual level than anyone I\u2019ve ever met. He was everything that is good and pure in this world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI miss him every single day but I know his spirit is always near, watching over and protecting me and my family. I love you to infinity and beyond J and we will be together again one day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hayden\u2019s father confirmed the actress died\u00a0on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,\u201d Skip\u00a0told Page Six in a statement.\u00a0\u201cShe was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her \u2014 and to the millions who watched her onscreen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hayden was found \u201cunresponsive\u201d at a luxury apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina, after suffering an apparent \u201coverdose,\u201d\u00a0according to 911 audio obtained by Page Six.<\/p>\n

Responders attempted to resuscitate an \u201cunidentified female\u201d in \u201ccardiac arrest\u201d with \u201cadvanced cardiac life support\u201d and chest compressions, to no avail, per the recording.<\/p>\n

She was pronounced dead at 2:23 p.m.<\/p>\n

A tenant of the apartment building exclusively told Page Six that the property managers reached out to residents to keep them informed on the circumstances surrounding Hayden\u2019s death<\/p>\n

\u201cThe apartment complex has sent out a couple of messages saying it wasn\u2019t anything criminal and that there\u2019s no reason for anyone to be scared or anything like that,\u201d the neighbor said.<\/p>\n

The tenant noted that they believed the apartment where she died was an Airbnb rental, which Page Six has confirmed.<\/p>\n

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Hayden\u2019s cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but cops claimed that there\u00a0were \u201cno signs of foul play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her autopsy showed Hayden had \u201cno signs of trauma\u201d at the time of her death, the Greenville County Coroner\u2019s Office confirmed to Page Six on Monday.<\/p>\n

The \u201cScream 4\u201d actress \u2014 who battled postpartum depression and substance abuse \u2014 flew into South Carolina from Los Angeles with her\u00a0on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson\u00a0the day before her death.<\/p>\n

If you or someone you care about is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call SAMHSA\u2019s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more Exclusive | Hayden Panettiere\u2019s neighbor recalls \u2018shocking\u2019 moments after actress found dead in luxury apartment complex<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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