How Hayden Panettiere’s Motherhood Journey Mirrored Her ‘Nashville’ Character Juliette Barnes

Just three months before her death, Hayden Panettiere spoke to Jay Shetty on his “On Purpose” podcast about the pain of letting daughter Kaya, now 11, live with Hayden’s ex-fiancé. Hayden claimed to be sober and healthy then but maintained that it would have been selfish to pull Kaya away from the full life she’d been living in Europe with family and friends. In 2024, Hayden was beaming while talking about Kaya in studio with Access Daily. Hayden’s complicated motherhood journey included being diagnosed with postpartum depression after giving birth in 2014. While she was suffering behind the scenes, Hayden’s “Nashville” character Juliette Barnes was dealing with the condition on-screen.