Hayden Panettiere tribute messages continued Tuesday as former fiancé Wladimir Klitschko said the actress had “left this world far too soon” after dying at 36.
Klitschko, a former heavyweight boxing champion, said Panettiere remained an important part of his life and the mother of their daughter, Kaya.
He shared the statement on social media. He said he would speak of Panettiere with respect to their daughter and asked for privacy while the family grieves.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office said Panettiere had been found in cardiac arrest before her death in Greenville, South Carolina. An autopsy found no trauma that contributed to her death.
The coroner said the official cause and manner of death remain pending further investigation and additional studies.
Read: Hayden Panettiere Dies at 36, Cause Under Investigation
Panettiere began acting as a child and became widely known for playing Claire Bennet in “Heroes” and Juliette Barnes in “Nashville.”
She also released the memoir “This Is Me: A Reckoning” in May, discussing her experiences with fame, addiction, recovery, trauma and loss.
