Hayden Panettiere

Last year, Hayden Panettiere opened up about dealing with opioid and alcohol addiction following her absence from the public eye.

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Hayden Panettiere revealed how she "willed" her Scream 4 character "back into existence."

I might still be alive, and I could come in handy.'" She added, "Well, apparently that is not the case. I willed her back into existence and I called them." [when they were doing 'Scream 5' and I was like, "Without me](https://movieweb.com/scream-vi-directors-hope-to-return-for-scream-7/)?! I had to work on myself — my mental health, my physical health, my spiritual health." [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hayden-panettiere-pitched-scream-6-return-1235342240/), star [Hayden Panettiere](https://movieweb.com/person/hayden-panettiere/) recently revealed that she'd called the directors of [Scream VI ](https://movieweb.com/movie/scream-6/)to pitch an idea for her Scream character's return to the franchise.

Hayden Panettiere bravely opened up about the toll that her battle with alcoholism had taken on her physical health. She shared that her addiction had ...

She also spoke about her journey of overcoming substance abuse and praised herself for how far she has come since the age of 22. Hayden opened up about the impact of her addiction on her physical health. She sought help by checking into a treatment center for the second time in 2021, where she participated in a 12-step program and trauma therapy. In a candid interview, the actress shared that her addiction had led to sleep deprivation and significant damage to her liver, causing her eyes to swell up and turn yellow. However, the star sought help by enrolling in a treatment center and is grateful for the progress she has made in overcoming her addiction. Hayden Panettiere bravely opened up about the toll that her battle with alcoholism had taken on her physical health.

"Heroes" and "Nashville" star Hayden Panettiere attended Monday's "Scream VI" premiere in New York two weeks after her brother, actor Jansen Panettiere, ...

My hair was thin and coming out in clumps." "My body was like, 'enough,'" she recalled. We didn't see her rescued either," Hayden My face was swollen. "I hit 30. I was holding on to weight that wasn't normally there.

The star has been getting candid about the unhealthy habits she adopted to cope with the stress of being in the spotlight.

She talked to him every day and he never judged her,” the source says. When they were doing Scream 5, I was like, ‘Without me?’ I might still be alive and I could come in handy.” “She feels incomplete and broken but she is not spiraling by any means. No one would allow her to slip, and it is just horrible that anyone would say otherwise.” I wanted certain decisions to be my own and nobody could stop me,” she said in a recent interview with Women’s Health. I hoped that Kirby was still alive,” Hayden says. They don’t mix well with alcohol and I wasn’t ready to stop drinking.” “I did a lot of work on myself. A source close to Hayden has revealed she was inconsolable following the loss of her brother. Hayden made the decision to check herself into rehab in 2015 but the treatment wasn't successful and she soon resumed her drinking habit. “I was being told how to be and how to live by so many people in my life. American actress and singer Hayden Panettiere has been getting candid about the unhealthy habits she adopted to cope with the stress of being in the spotlight.

Hayden Panettiere is ready to return to acting after four years away from the spotlight. A closeup of Hayden. Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images ...

"I willed her back into existence," she said. "They were like, 'Oh, that's a great idea. I actually called them when I heard they were doing Scream 5 and I was like, 'Without me?

Hayden Panettiere made contact with 'Scream VI' directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett to help her return to the horror franchise as Kirby Reed.

Kevin Williamson chatted with PEOPLE at Monday's N.Y.C. premiere of 'Scream VI' about connecting with Hayden Panettiere for the new film.

I might still be alive, and I could come in handy,' " the [Heroes](https://people.com/tv/milo-ventimiglia-couldnt-get-hired-year-after-heroes-access/) alum continued. [Scream 5](https://people.com/movies/scream-5-reviews-praise-reboot-delivers-avoid-spoilers/) and I was like, 'Without me?! "That's something I can obviously relate to." After Williamson pitched the story to Panettiere and asked her to speak to directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, "She said, 'Absolutely, have them call me right away,' " he says. So I called up my friends at Nashville and said, 'Do you guys know where Hayden Panettiere is, by chance?' " "I had done a show called

The Scream VI actress was said to be 'inconsolable' after her younger brother Jansen was found dead at his home on February 19.

He was such a nice guy but he lived on the edge.” He was her best friend and her only brother. A source close to Nashville and Heroes star Panettiere said that she was “inconsolable” following the news of Jansen’s passing, saying she had considered her sibling who was five year’s her junior, her “best friend”.

The return of Hayden Panettiere's character in 'Scream VI' started with a phone call from the horror franchise's writer-creator, Kevin Williamson.

She said that her gender played a factor and that Paramount’s offer “did not equate to the value I have brought to the franchise.” In “Scream VI,” Panettiere’s Kirby is known as the sole survivor of the recent Woodsboro massacre. During filming of the fifth film, Panettiere even called the production, asking to return, she said Monday on “ [Good Morning America](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD2AzpU2x-4&ab_channel=GoodMorningAmerica).” After the birth of daughter Kaya with retired pro boxer Wladimir Klitschko in 2014, Panettiere struggled with [postpartum depression](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-hayden-panettiere-postpartum-depression-treatment-baby-20151013-story.html), which she publicly spoke about. Cox’s Gale Weathers, a reporter and author, has remained a main character in the franchise since Wes Craven’s original in 1996. Panettiere had a starring role in the 2011 film “Scream 4” as Kirby Reed, a high- schooler in Woodsboro who struggles to survive amid another Ghostface massacre. “That’s something I can obviously relate to.” I might still be alive, and I could come in handy,’” Panettiere said. It wasn’t Ghostface on the line, looking for a kill, but rather the man behind the iconic horror villain himself, “Scream” writer-creator Kevin Williamson. She admitted herself to treatment facilities for her depression [and subsequent addiction to alcohol](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/hayden-panettiere-opens-struggle-alcoholism-postpartum-depression-86261061) and had to give up custody of her child. when they were doing ‘Scream 5’ and I was like, ‘Without me?! In Sonoma, the stunt prompted 911 calls.

Scream 4's Hayden Panettiere is back as Kirby Reed, and she heard those fan campaigns.

Scream 4's Hayden Panettiere is back as Kirby Reed, and she heard those fan campaigns.

"They said, 'Give me five minutes,' and in five minutes I was talking to her by phone," Kevin Williamson told PEOPLE of connecting with the actress for ...

US actress Hayden Panettiere has opened up on her breast reduction surgery that has given her a new surge of confidence after 'feeling like her body didn't ...

"His charisma, warmth, compassion for others and his creative spirit will live forever in our hearts and in the hearts of all whom he encountered." Before his reported death, Jansen shared a new snap of his latest artwork – a post fans have now used to pay tribute to the late star in the comment section. "We love you so much, Jansen and you will be in our hearts forever." In the statement they said: "Jansen's heart could be seen in his eyes, and his charm in his brilliant, engaging smile; his soul in his masterful and revealing paintings, and the joy of life in his dry wit. They added: "We sincerely appreciate the outpouring of love and support towards our family as we navigate this unthinkable loss, and ask that we be gifted our privacy during this time of mourning. In a statement from the family they explained that the cause of death was an enlarged heart.

The “Scream VI” actress, as well as her parents, were seen arriving at Palisades Presbyterian Church Wednesday morning. In several photos, Hayden could be seen ...

“Art was his therapy and escape,” the insider shared. “In the past, Jansen was open to family and friends about his struggles. “Jansen’s heart could be seen in his eyes, and his charm in his brilliant, engaging smile; his soul in his masterful and revealing paintings, and the joy of life in his dry wit,” said Jansen’s family in a statement.