Wladimir Klitschko, Hayden Panettiere’s former fiancé, has publicly addressed the tragic information of the actress’s premature passing on the age of 36.
The 50-year-old ex-heavyweight boxing champion conveyed his emotions of “shock and grief” in a heartfelt assertion posted on social media on Tuesday morning.
Hayden, famend for her performances in Heroes and Nashville, handed away in Greenville, South Carolina, on Sunday, August 16, merely one week previous to her thirty seventh birthday.
Wladimir Klitschko pays heartfelt tribute to Hayden Panettiere
Wladimir, who has an 11-year-old daughter named Kaya with Hayden, shared a household photograph accompanied by a touching message that acknowledged: “Our household goes by way of a time of profound shock and grief.”
“The announcement of Hayden’s tragic demise saddens me deeply. She left this world far too quickly. Hayden was, though now not my companion, an necessary a part of my life and the mom of our daughter, Kaya.
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“She constructed an unbelievable profession by way of immense expertise, whereas additionally going through the darker sides of a really demanding trade. Nothing will erase the occasions 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.
“I lengthen my deepest condolences to Hayden’s mother and father, her pals, and her followers, who’re additionally grieving right now. Younger and proficient individuals like Hayden shouldn’t depart this world so quickly.
“I ask everybody to please respect our household’s emotions and privateness throughout this extremely tough time. For now, that is all I want to say.
“Thanks to everybody who’s supporting my household and expressing their honest condolences. Relaxation straightforward, Hayden. Might you discover everlasting peace.”
Who has Kaya’s custody?
On the age of 4, Kaya’s major custody was transferred from Hayden to Wladimir as she sought assist for her points with alcohol and opioid habit. The Heroes actress has been very open about her battle with intense postpartum despair.
Earlier this yr, the actress mentioned with Us Weekly the significance of fostering a optimistic relationship not solely together with her daughter but in addition with Wladimir as a co-parent.
“I’ve an unbelievable relationship with each of them. I am so grateful for Wlad. We’re very shut, and have had a deep friendship, together with a relationship, since I met him once I was 19,” she mentioned.
“To see that we nonetheless have this bond and the flexibility to coparent and present our daughter [that] although we’re not collectively, does not imply that there is a lack of affection right here, and it does not imply that you simply’re unsafe,” Hayden added.