# Wladimir Klitschko says family is in ‘profound shock and grief’ after Hayden Panettiere’s death

https://mins.news/en/item/24883

- BBC News, 2026-08-18 08:29 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ywe951z80o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Wladimir Klitschko has paid tribute to his former partner Hayden Panettiere, describing the actress and singer as a talented person who left the world too soon. He said their family was in “profound shock and grief”. Panettiere died in Greenville, South Carolina, aged 36; an autopsy found no trauma, while her cause of death remains unconfirmed.

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