Hayden Panettiere Opened Up About Her Brother Jansen Years After His Sudden Loss — and the Guilt She Carried
“When that first happened, I did not have a good reaction to it. I went like [a] mother lion. I would have burnt the world down for my child,” she said.
But as Hayden recovered, she said she began looking at the situation differently. Kaya had already spent years traveling between the United States and Europe, where she had family, friends, extracurricular activities and a life she was comfortable with.
Hayden Panettiere speaks candidly during her interview with Jay Shetty, reflecting on the mental health struggles she faced while raising her daughter and the painful decision that eventually saw Kaya live in Europe. | Source: YouTube/Jay Shetty Podcast
“So by the time I finally got healthy, I felt like it would have been unfair of me and selfish of me to try to pull her away from this life that she had been created,” Hayden explained.
She said Kaya was “living an incredible life” and described her as a happy child who knew she had two parents who loved her. “I know in my heart that she feels supported. I have an incredible relationship with her. I go, I travel as much as I can. I see her. I do spend a lot of time on FaceTime with her,” Hayden said.
Hayden Panettiere speaks candidly with Jay Shetty about her decision to let her daughter, Kaya, continue living in Europe after Hayden recovered from her mental health struggles. She explained that she felt it would have been “unfair” and “selfish” to pull Kaya away from the life she had already built there. | Source: YouTube/Jay Shetty Podcast
