Hayden Panettiere’s ex-partner Wladimir Klitschko shares ‘profound shock’ in tribute

Wladimir Klitschko, the former partner of actor Hayden Panettiere said their family is “going through a time of profound shock and grief,” following her death.

The former partner of actor Hayden Panettiere said Tuesday their family is “going through a time of profound shock and grief,” following her death.

Wladimir Klitschko, the Ukrainian boxer and brother of the mayor of Kyiv, paid tribute to his ex-fiancé in a post on Instagram.

“The announcement of Hayden’s tragic death saddens me deeply. She left this world far too soon,” he wrote. “Hayden was, although no longer my partner, an important part of my life and the mother of our daughter, Kaya.”

Klitschko shared an image of their daughter happily sitting on her mother’s shoulders as he paid tribute to Panettiere’s “incredible career through immense talent, while also facing the darker sides of a very demanding industry.”

“Nothing will erase the times we shared or the place she had in our lives. To our daughter Kaya, I will always speak of her mother with respect and make sure she remembers the person she was,” Klitschko wrote in his tribute post.