Inside Hayden Panettiere’s troubling final months after a life in the spotlight | CNN

The untimely death of Hayden Panettiere, a onetime child star who soared to fame while navigating addiction and postpartum depression in her adult life, came just months after the beloved actor described feeling ready to start over. Though she became a household name on television and film, Panettiere faced the sometimes-unforgiving glare of Hollywood’s spotlight, describing her experiences with domestic violence, motherhood and loss under intense scrutiny. Now, as her family, friends and fans mourn, questions remain about what happened in the actress’ final hours before her death at age 36, far from her California home at an apartment in South Carolina. Here’s a look back at Panettiere’s life and career: At just 11 months old, Panettiere appears as an infant in a Playskool toy train commercial — the first of many times she is placed under the spotlight. Panettiere, then 7, joins the cast of the soap opera “Guiding Light,” playing the popular role of Lizzie Spaulding. The show, which Panettiere worked on until 2000, was the longest-running television drama, focused on several families in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield. Panettiere later says the extreme p