Hayden Panettiere's mother breaks the silence: “She ended up getting lost”

Lesley Vogel, the mother of actress Hayden Panettiere (with whom the artist had no relationship), spoke for the first time after the death of her 36-year-old daughter.

In a telephone interview with NBC News this Tuesday, August 18, Vogel said: “I think Hayden was an incredibly talented person in many ways and I believe that, for young people growing up in the entertainment industry, the fight is great, it is a very challenging medium and it is not uncommon that they, unfortunately, end up going the wrong way.”, he said.

“ I think it becomes very difficult to be true to yourself. Unfortunately Hayden got lost, and I wish it had been different. I wish she'd stayed true to herself because she had many incredible qualities. I just feel that she is with her brother and that both are at peace”He finally confessed. It is recalled that Panettiere's younger brother, Jansen, died suddenly at age 28, in 2023.

Hayden Panettiere and the complicated relationship with her mother

Panettiere spoke openly about her complicated relationship, which ended in a break-up with her mother months before her death in the memoir she wrote, “This Is Me: A Reckoning”. 

In an interview with the podcast “On Purpose with Jay Shetty”, in May, the actress spoke about the beginning of her career at eight months of age and said that over the years, her relationship with her mother while her manager was increasingly complicated. 

“Everything revolved around business. I became confidant, assistant, therapist, shoulder friend and everything but her daughter ", confessed.

When she was 19 years old and recorded the famous series "Heroes", the actress told her mother that she wanted her to stop being her agent because she wanted it to be "just her mother". The answer was, “You must me.”. 

“ I remember being hopeful. The fact that she doesn't care about having a relationship with me was a very difficult thing to accept ", confessed the actress.

Despite his mother's absence, Panettiere described having a “great relationship” with his father, Alan Skip Panettiere.

It is recalled that Hayden Panettiere died at the age of 36 last Sunday, August 16. The actress was found “unconscious” and in “cardiorespiratory arrest” and, despite attempts at resuscitation, the artist did not survive. He's suspected of overdose.