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Megan Pickford has shared a heartbreaking insight into her postpartum depression battle as she mourned fellow sufferer, late actress Hayden Panettiere.
The WAG, 30, who is married to England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 32, revealed her shock that she had shared a video shedding light on her battle just one day before Hayden's death was announced, after she passed away on Sunday.
Her video featured a montage of snaps and videos showing Megan with her three children, Arlo, seven, Ostara, two, and Misty, 16 months, alongside a caption reading: 'Important reminder: A lot can change in a year'.
She went on to post the video on her story and write: 'I can't believe I for some reason decided to share my experience after being such a private person for so long and the next day woke up to this news...'
She then shared a series of images of Hayden, whose postpartum depression battle had been well-documented and saw her give up custody of her daughter in 2018.
Megan Pickford has shared a heartbreaking insight into her postpartum depression battle as she mourned fellow sufferer, late actress Hayden Panettiere
The WAG, 30, who is married to England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 32, revealed her shock that she had shared a video shedding light on her battle just one day before Hayden's death was announced, after she passed away on Sunday
Hayden discussed her postpartum battle at length which led to her giving full custody of her daughter to ex
Others however showed tender moments with her children and her husband with the Them & I's 2025 hit I'm Not Them playing over the top
Megan's series of images were both heartwarming and heartbreaking, as she candidly shared shots in which she was crying or looking sad.
Others however showed tender moments with her children and her husband with the Them & I's 2025 hit I'm Not Them playing over the top.
She was seen kissing Jordan on holiday. The couple met when they were teenagers and became engaged in 2018. They were leaglly married in 2020, with Arlo in attendance before their wedding specuacular in the Maldives in 2022.
After sharing her own video on her Instagram stories, Megan then shared a post from Cupcake Magazine about Hayden and her own depression.
The caption on the post read: '[Hayden] talked openly about postpartum depression. Addiction. Alcoholism. Opioids. Trauma. Rehab. Motherhood... Losing custody of her daughter during one of the darkest periods of her life...
'She didn’t package any of it neatly. She talked about the ugly parts, too. And I think there was tremendous value in that.'
Best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, beloved star Hayden passed away on Sunday. A post-mortem examination showed there were 'no signs of trauma' - although her official cause of death is yet to be confirmed.
Megan's series of images were both heartwarming and heartbreaking, as she candidly shared shots in which she was crying or looking sad
She shared a number of stunning snaps of her family
She looked radiant as she discussed 'getting her spark back'
She shared an image of her hugging her daughter Misty
Her postpartum depression battles were well-documented after it was revealed in 2018 that she had given full custody of her then-three-year-old daughter Kaya to her ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko, who moved her to his native Ukraine.
The widely-discussed decision came after Hayden fell into a deep depression – which she said made her 'feel nothing' – and led to her 'turning to wine' and ultimately being sent to rehab for both depression and substance abuse.
In her final interview in May, she spoke to Dear Momé about her choice, saying: 'It wasn't a decision I made lightly, nor was it a decision I even wanted to make. I was going through a really challenging time in my life'.
She told Jay Shetty on his On Purpose podcast in May: 'I have been the one who sought it out, who was saying, ‘I desperately need help. I know this is going to look terrible, but I am. I cannot live like this anymore..
It was announced on Monday that the Heroes actess had passed away aged 36, in the wake of a number of public battles including her substance abuse issues and her rehabilitation for postpartum depression
She shared a tender kiss with her football ace husband, who has just returned from the World Cup
Megan cuddled her daughter during a summer holiday
She added a caption over the top of the video reading: 'Trust me, I know ball'
'The idea that anybody would think that I would just give away my child and be OK with it is heartbreaking. It couldn’t be further from the truth...
'It became this horrible cycle for years of battling depression and anxiety and alcoholism and substance abuse, and just me trying to find my way back.'
In her chat with Dear Momé about her daughter, saying: 'I love my daughter, and I'm so proud of the young woman she is becoming. I talk to her all the time, and I feel so connected to her. She's like a mini-me.'
Discussing the prospect of bringing her daughter back, Hayden insisted that she would not want to take her away from her 'incredible' life in Ukraine.
She looked stunning in a number of shots as she showed she 'has her spark back'
She said: 'By the time I finally got healthy, I felt like it would have been unfair of me to, and selfish of me to try to pull her out of this life that she had been creating.
Detectives confirmed to the Daily Mail that they responded on Sunday afternoon to a 911 call from an 'acquaintance' of Panettiere, describing her as 'unresponsive'.
Officers and paramedics headed to the apartment block in Greenville, South Carolina, where they tried to save Panettiere's life, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police and the local coroner's office are probing the death, but said the 'preliminary investigation has not indicated any signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances'.
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