A look back at Hayden Panettiere’s ‘nightmare’ decision to give up custody of daughter Kaya

Hayden Panettiere cherished her relationship with her daughter, Kaya, before her tragic death on Sunday at age 36.

Shortly after the “Heroes” alum welcomed Kaya in 2014 with ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko, Panettiere began battling severe postpartum depression and addiction.

That led Panettiere to give Klitschko, who is 13 years older than the actress, full custody of Kaya.

“I remember every second of that day. Every f—ing second,” she wrote of the custody decision in her memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” adding, “No mother could forget a single thing about the day she signed her child away.”

Hayden Panettiere, who died Sunday at age 36, had a daughter, Kaya, with ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko (all seen above). Hayden Panettiere/X
Panettiere gave birth to Kaya (both pictured here) in 2014. Hayden Panettiere/X