Hayden Panettiere said that she had been 'groomed' into being a child star as she entered the entertainment industry at an early age.
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Hayden Panettiere Reveals Childhood Stardom Trauma
Hayden Panettiere said that she had been 'groomed' into being a child star as she entered the entertainment industry at an early age. The 36-year-old actress, w...
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The 36-year-old actress, who recently, got candid about the topic during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
It comes as the star is preparing for the release of her memoir This Is Me: A Reckoning which is set to be released on May 19.
Panettiere reflected on her acting career which started at 11-months-old when she starred in a commercial in 1990 and the pressure that she still feels.
'I think it's the way I was raised. I was groomed,' she expressed. 'I was like a little soldier and I always have been. No was never an option.
'It was just, here are your scenes, here's your dialogue, memorize it, hit the marks, do what your director tells you to do. I took my marching orders.'
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Hayden Panettiere, 36, said that she had been 'groomed' into being a child star as she entered the entertainment industry at an early age; seen in 2022 in West Hollywood
'I think it's the way I was raised. I was groomed,' she expressed. 'I was like a little soldier and I always have been. No was never an option'; seen in 2005 in Hollywood
After appearing in commercials when she was baby, Panettiere was cast as Sarah Roberts in the soap opera One Life To Live.
She portrayed the character from 1994 through 1997.
Earlier this month, the actress came out as bisexual; seen in 2023 in NYC
She explained that it had taken her years to come out after feeling 'forced to be perfect' in order to avoid public scrutiny.
The star told Us Weekly, 'It's sad that I had to wait till I was 36 years old to share that part of me, but better late than never, right?
'I've chosen to share it with the world, I'm comfortable saying I'm bisexual. I'm comfortable to confidently say that, yes, I am bisexual. I said it!'
Panettiere said that she dated women in the past despite the minimal privacy she had due to 'paparazzi always outside waiting for me.'
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'[I was] much more into women. But, yeah, I have explored it, but I don't think I ever had the courage, because I hadn't shared this with anybody.'
The actress admitted that she 'didn't really have the courage to throw myself fully, emotionally into it, because then if I did fall in love, that wasn't something that I wanted to ever have to hide.
'[I was] much more into women. But, yeah, I have explored it, but I don't think I ever had the courage, because I hadn't shared this with anybody,' the star said; seen in 2024 in NYC
It comes as the star is preparing for the release of her memoir This Is Me: A Reckoning which is set to be released on May 19
'I didn't feel confident enough, and I was too afraid to really let that part of me explore that part of me.'
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Panettiere also shared that she was worried it would look like she was 'jumping on the bandwagon.'
She added that it was hard to find the 'right time' to come out and added it is a 'difficult topic to articulate properly.'
'I wanted to make sure that I really sat down and chose my words carefully and was able to tell my story in an honest way, that people understood.'
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