Hayden Panettiere Details Milo Ventimiglia Relationship, Her Mother’s Controlling Nature, Depression and Domestic Abuse in ‘This Is Me’ Memoir

May 19, 2026 8:00am PT Hayden Panettiere Details Milo Ventimiglia Relationship, Her Mother’s Controlling Nature, Depression and Domestic Abuse in ‘This Is Me’ Memoir

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Hayden Panettiere has been acting since before she could walk — or talk.

Now 36, Panettiere is opening about her decades-long career in her memoir, “This Is Me,” out May 19.

The book contains details of Panettiere’s life, some of it public knowledge due to her time in the spotlight. The “Heroes” actress comes out as bisexual and reveals her mother’s influence on her career, also sharing invasive incidents she experienced in the Hollywood industry and details of her romances with fellow actor Milo Ventimiglia and former professional boxer Wladimir Klitschko.

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