Hayden Panettiere Comes Out As Bisexual Ahead Of Tell-All Memoir Release

Hayden Panettiere publicly revealed she is bisexual while promoting her upcoming memoir This Is Me: A Reckoning, set for release May 19th. The 36-year-old former Nashville star said she waited until now because it “was never the right time” and feared being seen as following a “fad.” Panettiere explained she’s dated women and was “much more into women even as a child” but lacked courage to fully commit emotionally while keeping her sexuality private. The memoir details her difficult childhood acting years, relationships with Milo Ventimiglia and Wladimir Klitschko, and three rehab trips. She describes developing prescription pill dependency during Nashville filming, where storylines mirrored her real struggles with postpartum depression and custody battles.