“I was on top of the world and I ruined it.”
Hayden Panettierehas revealed she battled alcohol and opioid addiction during the earlier stages of her career.
By the age of 11, Panettiere had appeared in several soap operas and starred inRemember the TitansoppositeDenzel Washington.
Hayden Panettiere.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Her success continued with Disney’sTiger CruiseandBring It On: All or Nothing.
“They were to make me peppy during interviews.
“But things kept getting out of control [off set].
Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere in ‘Nashville’.Chris Hollo/ABC
And as I got older, the drugs and alcohol became something I almost couldn’t live without.”
“I could relate to a lot of those storylines like the alcoholism and postpartum depression.”
Panettiere will reprise herfan-favorite role as Kirby Reed inScream 6,scheduled for a March 2023 theatrical release.
