Hayden Panettiere Shared Hopes of Returning to Acting Before Her Death

She also shared that she'd been expanding her repertoire as an artist.

As Panettiere explained at the time, "I’m currently trying my hand at writing a show."

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."

The This Is Me: A Reckoning author pointed to being a child star as having informed that habit.

"I was groomed from such a young age to just be a soldier," she explained. "I was militant in everything that I did. It was hit the mark, get your lines right. If they want you to cry or do a crazy stunt, you do it. They don't ask questions, and you do it as many times as they want from as many angles as they want."

Panettiere's father Skip Panettiere first shared the news of her heartbreaking passing.

"It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden," he said in a statement to ABC News Aug. 16. "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."

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