SAD NEWS: BBC Breakfast halted for heartbreaking d3ath announcement minutes into show
BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay shared some tragic news with viewers (Image: BBC)
BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay was tasked with sharing the sad news of the death of Heroes and Nashville star Hayden Panettiere. Shortly after 6am, he broke the news to viewers saying: “The American actress Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, has died at the age of 36. In a statement reported by ABC News, her representative said she was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her.”
Her father, Skip Panettiere, released a statement via the American news network and requested privacy as the Panettiere family grapples with their loss. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her – and to the millions who watched her onscreen,” he shared. The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear and no cuase of death has been confirmed.
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On social media, the mum-of-one’s last-ever Instagram post – a photograph of herself with director and podcaster Randall Slavin, shared online in July – has become a memorial where friends and co-stars have been paying tribute.
Fellow American actress Selma Blair wrote underneath the post: “I love you. Don’t be gone. Don’t be gone. Please. Please.”
A second user wrote: “My stomach hurts. I’m trying to understand this. Like dude no.” A third added: “This is the most shocking news. I remember seeing one of your first roles in Remember the Titans. Loved your work in Heroes as well. Rest easy and may god be with you, Hayden.”
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Meanwhile a fourth shared : “You deserved an easier, more peaceful, and much, much longer life. Rest Easy.”
Actrss Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36 (Image: Getty)
Her death comes mere months after memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, hit bookstores on May 19.
In her book, the mum-of-one shed light on some of her experiences navigating Hollywood as a teenage star.
The Scream actress recounted an incident in which an Oscar-winning actor allegedly exposed himself to her at a party, as well as a disturbing episode aboard a yacht where a trusted, unnamed friend placed her in bed next to a ‘very famous’ naked man.
Besides Heroes and Nashville, Panettiere’s acting portfolio includes films such as I Love You, Beth Cooper, Scream 4 and Scream VI, as well as the TV film Amanda Knox.
