Hayden Panettiere has in which she appeared to slur her words, causing fans to worry about her health. The who has openly struggled with , left fans concerned and as she struggled to articulate her words and keep her eyes open while discussing the tragic death of her brother Jansen and her experience as a mother. Addressing these concerns, Hayden's representatives told : "Speaking about her brother for the first time was very emotional for her - and it had been a long and exhausting day for her.
" They confirmed: "She was not under the influence." An insider also informed the publication that the star "fully cooperated" during the interview and video with People and her team "was on set for the duration of the shoot." In the original interview, Hayden discussed the death of her brother Jansen at the age of 28 in 2023 from "an enlarged heart" and her motherhood journey with her nine year old daughter Kaya, reports .
Hayden referred to her only child as her "mini-me" and said that Kaya - whose father is the star's ex-fiance Wladimir Klitschko, 48 - is "beautiful and she came out just like me." "Talk about nature versus nurture. I mean this little girl literally came out not just her face resembling mine but she is my personality she just is.
.. Maybe she'll be a director.
" However, fans couldn't help but notice that her speech seemed slurred. People's now-removed video of the interview sparked outrage among fans, who criticized the outlet for letting it go on. Viewers expressed their dismay, commenting: "Slurred speech eyes can barely stay open, trying to make it through long words clearly not sober.
Very sad." Even Dancing with the Stars' Peta Murgatroyd chimed in, saying: "This interview should be removed ASAP! ". One viewer remarked: "This is complete exploitation.
This is an addict who is clearly very unsober." Another added: "You really didn't need to post this and do further harm this is just sad." Yet another was shocked, stating: "I'm shocked this is posted.
..it's uncomfortable and sad to watch" while someone else vented: "Feels like someone is capitalizing on addiction, this should not have been posted.
" Some comments included: "This is so uncomfortable to watch," "Umm drunk," "please get help honey," "This is terrible to watch" and "I see I'm not the only one that ran to the comments to figure out what is going on...
kind of concerning." During the interview, Hayden Panettiere became tearful discussing her weight gain following her brother Jansen's unexpected death. She confessed to living in sweatpants and "unflattering" T-shirts because she "hated" her appearance and feared going outside.
Jansen passed away in February 2023, and the 'Heroes' actress felt as though she "lost half of her soul." She also disclosed that the "stress" from his death caused her body to "balloon out," putting her in a "really bad" and "destructive" state. She explained: "When my little brother passed away my body did something I've never really seen it do before.
.. Within days, I basically ballooned out.
I know stress and cortisol running through your body can do that.".
