Hayden Panettiere Wanted to Return to Acting Before Her Death

The Bring It On: All or Nothing actress—who shared 11-year-old daughter Kaya with ex Wladimir Klitscho—also opened up about how she was evolving her approach to setting boundaries and doing what she truly wanted to be doing.

“[I’m] always checking in with myself, being self-aware, being surrounded by healthy people who bring out the best in me,” she shared, “just trying to keep in touch with my myself and what’s going on, and then setting personal boundaries, not being a ‘yes’ person all the time.”

“I had no idea you could say ‘no’ for a very, very long time,” Panettiere continued, “and I’m an empath, so if I make somebody feel uncomfortable or disappointed or upset, I feel it myself, so I don’t want to let anybody down.”