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Hayden Panettiere Costar Justin Chatwin Says She Was Struggling, Lonely on Final Movie

August 18, 2026:

Hayden Panettiere Costar Justin Chatwin Says She Was Struggling, Lonely on Final Movie

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Struggling, Lonely On Final Project

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Hayden Panettiere was “struggling” and “really lonely” on what turned out to be the final movie she ever filmed … so says her “Sleepwalker” costar, Justin Chatwin.

Justin opened up about their connection while speaking to People … saying they grew close while filming in 2025 because she was so real with him. He explained, “[Actors are] trained to be on, and I really liked spending time with her because she took that off, and she was authentic with me about her life and she opened up about her struggles with addiction.”

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The Canadian actor originally met Hayden while she was starring on “Heroes” in the mid-2000s, and then reconnected for “Sleepwalker,” a psychological thriller about domestic abuse — something Hayden had been through.

Justin told People he “could tell she was struggling,” adding … “I was like, ‘I don’t think it’s this movie’ … There’s a handful of women that I’ve worked with that I really liked, and I really loved working with her, but I also know that she was really lonely.”

He further reflected, “Hayden seemed different when I met her this time than when I met her in the early years … I’ve been sober for 15 years, so I know this world of addiction, and Hollywood — it takes, and it takes from youth.”

As you know, Hayden never hid her mental health and substance abuse issues — even giving up custody of her daughter she shares with Wladimir Klitschko to focus on her health. It was also no secret she had been involved in a few domestic violence incidents with her on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson.

TMZ learned Hayden and Brian were back together, but were hiding their relationship at the time of her death.


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As we reported, Hayden was found unresponsive in a South Carolina apartment Sunday and pronounced dead after medics attempted to revive her. Dispatch audio mentioned a possible overdose, and the preliminary autopsy results say there were no signs of trauma.

Hayden’s body is ready to be released to family … and no funeral arrangements have been announced.

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