{"id":11722,"date":"2026-08-21T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/how-hayden-panettiere-planned-to-celebrate-her-37th-birthday-with-family-and-friends-before-untimely-death\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T21:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:17:00","slug":"how-hayden-panettiere-planned-to-celebrate-her-37th-birthday-with-family-and-friends-before-untimely-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/how-hayden-panettiere-planned-to-celebrate-her-37th-birthday-with-family-and-friends-before-untimely-death\/","title":{"rendered":"How Hayden Panettiere planned to celebrate her 37th birthday with family and friends before untimely death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hayden Panettiere planned to see her \u201cNashville\u201d co-stars in South Carolina<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/19\/celebrity-news\/inside-hayden-panettieres-touching-37th-birthday-plans-with-daughter-kaya-11-before-untimely-death\/\"> and her daughter in Europe <\/a>to celebrate her upcoming 37th birthday before her tragic death.<\/p>\n<p>Panettiere\u2019s former \u201cNashville\u201d co-star Sylvia Jefferies exclusively told Page Six they had planned to attend castmate Charles Esten\u2019s August 14 show in Greenville, South Carolina at The Foundry after reconnecting in June over her memoir \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1538773422\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FThis-Me-Reckoning-Hayden-Panettiere%2Fdp%2F1538773422%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F08%2F21%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fhow-hayden-panettiere-planned-to-celebrate-her-37th-birthday-with-family-and-friends-before-untimely-death%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">This Is Me: A Reckoning<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were going to try to surprise him\u00a0because it was my birthday and then her birthday, of course, is on Friday. \u2026 But that didn\u2019t happen,\u201d Jefferies, who played Panettiere\u2019s character Juliette Barnes\u2019 mom Jolene Barnes on the ABC drama, said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hayden Paneittere (seen here in May) was going to spend her birthday with friends and family before her untimely death earlier this week.  <span class=\"credit\">Elder Ordonez\/INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cNashville\u201d alum Sylvia Jefferies told us that she and Panettiere (seen here in the show) were going to meet up.  <span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>She continued of her co-stars, who endearingly called her \u201cmama,\u201d \u201cI told her that [Esten] was gonna be there. She\u2019s like, \u2018Oh, mama, that sounds like so much fun. Let me see what I can do.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd just for [Esten] and I to know that she was right here. It just kind of tears you up. \u2026 It just was devastating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jefferies said she was \u201cso happy\u201d to be able to \u201creconnect\u201d with Panettiere, as she was \u201cin such a different space\u201d while promoting her memoir.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jefferies and Panettiere were planning on watching their co-star Charles Esten (seen here with Panettiere in 2017) play with his band in South Carolina.  <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cWe were going to try to surprise him\u00a0because it was my birthday and then her birthday, of course, is on Friday,\u201d Jefferies (seen here with Panettiere in a photo) said. <span class=\"credit\">fouroscars\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Panettiere <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/16\/celebrity-news\/hayden-panettiere-nashville-and-heroes-actress-dead-at-36\/\">died of a suspected overdose on Sunday, August 17<\/a> in an Airbnb at the Judson Mill Lofts apartment complex \u2014 just a minute from Esten\u2019s set. She was 36.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBring It On: All Or Nothing\u201d star\u2019s on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach, were at the apartment at the time of her death.<\/p>\n<p>Jefferies told Page Six of Panettiere\u2019s relationship with Hickerson, \u201cKnowing that she was tentatively going to be here when in my perspective, it\u2019s probably not the best choice for her to be here and where she was and who she was with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew this human, this person, this horrible human being lives in South Carolina and I thought oh why are you \u2026 okay whatever it wasn\u2019t my business.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jefferies (seen here in \u201cNashville\u201d with the late actress) said her death was \u201cdevastating.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Esten (seen here with Panettiere) was set to perform at a venue just minutes from where she died of a suspected overdose.  <span class=\"credit\">Charles Esten\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As Page Six exclusively reported, Panettiere also planned to travel to Europe to see her daughter Kaya, 11, who she shares with her ex-fiance, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/hayden-panettiere-wladimir-klitschko-relationship-history\/\">Wladimir Klitschko<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was planning on spending the week of her birthday visiting her daughter in Germany,\u201d a source close to Panettiere told Page Six. \u201cShe was so excited to see her and was telling everyone how much she was looking forward to spending time with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Page Six previously reported <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/17\/celebrity-news\/hayden-panettiere-planned-to-see-daughter-kaya-11-in-ukraine-before-stars-death\/\">Panettiere made plans to see her daughter<\/a> \u2014 and can now reveal the trip was for the actress\u2019 birthday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Panettiere was also supposed to spend her birthday with her daughter, Kaya (seen here).  <span class=\"credit\">Hayden Panettiere\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She shares Kaya with her ex-fianc\u00e9, Wladimir Klitschko (seen together here).  <span class=\"credit\">Hayden Panettiere\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Panettiere would have turned 37 today. <\/p>\n<p>Klitschko, 50, took to social media on Friday to share <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/21\/celebrity-news\/hayden-panettieres-ex-wladimir-klitschko-honors-late-actress-with-sweet-birthday-tribute\/\">a touching birthday message<\/a> dedicated to the late actress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is Hayden\u2019s birthday. Instead of celebrating the way we had planned, today we celebrate her life, her spirit, and the love she brought into this world,\u201d Klitschko wrote on Instagram. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Panettiere (seen here with Brian Hickerson in 2018) was with her on-again, off-again boyfriend when she died in the Greenville Airbnb. <span class=\"credit\">MiamiPIXX \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hickerson (above) and Panettiere were also joined by his brother Zach.  <span class=\"credit\">\/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank all of Hayden\u2019s fans, friends, and everyone who has reached out for the incredible outpouring of love and support,\u201d he continued. \u201cAt a time filled with so much sadness, your kindness has reminded me that there is still so much good in humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He ended his post by enouraging his fans to reconnect with friends and show kindness. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove is a superpower. Use it,\u201d he wrote. \u201cHappy Birthday, Hayden. \u2764\ufe0f You are loved, you are missed, and you will never be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/17\/celebrity-news\/hayden-panettiere-found-dead-by-friend-in-south-carolina-home-report\/\">authorities responded to a South Carolina Airbnb <\/a>for a suspected \u201coverdose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The coroner is awaiting toxicology results to determine cause and manner of death.<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/21\/celebrity-news\/hayden-panettieres-ex-wladimir-klitschko-honors-late-actress-with-sweet-birthday-tribute\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/21\/celebrity-news\/how-hayden-panettiere-planned-to-celebrate-her-37th-birthday-with-family-and-friends-before-untimely-death\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hayden Panettiere planned to see her \u201cNashville\u201d co-stars in South Carolina and her daughter in Europe to celebrate her upcoming 37th birthday before her tragic death. Panettiere\u2019s former \u201cNashville\u201d co-star Sylvia Jefferies exclusively told Page Six they had planned to attend castmate Charles Esten\u2019s August 14 show in Greenville, South Carolina at The Foundry after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/newspress-collage-wu6x23kk9-1787343405472.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1787329057&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[14617,3154,587,3683,3146,2753,645,2054,396,1764,2201,14287,14286,8839,14288,3797,14618],"class_list":["post-11722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity","tag-37th","tag-birthday","tag-celebrate","tag-celebrity-birthdays","tag-celebrity-children","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-celebrity-news","tag-death","tag-exclusive","tag-family","tag-friends","tag-hayden","tag-hayden-panettiere","tag-nashville","tag-panettiere","tag-planned","tag-untimely"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}