Hayden Panettiereis stepping back into the spotlight.
On Saturday, Panettiere, 33, appeared atThe Hollywood Reporter’s Emmy party in Los Angeles, looking chic in a black cropped top and tailored trousers, accessorized with a red clutch, metallic cap-toe pumps and a slicked back hairstyle.
Though Panettiere has not appeared in television or film sinceNashvillewrapped in 2018, she will return to the big screen when she co-stars in the upcoming sixth installment in theScreamfranchise.
“I’m so happy that this is going to be my first project back because I have such fond memories of doingScream 4,” she told PEOPLE in July.
In July, Panettiere opened up to PEOPLE aboutsurviving an abusive relationship, herrelationship with her 7-year-old daughter Kayaand a secret addiction to opioids and alcohol that she said nearly cost her career and life.
MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I was on top of the world and I ruined it,” Panettiere told PEOPLE. She spent years battling her addiction, as well asa devastating bout with postpartum depression. “I’d think I hit rock bottom, but then there’s that trap door that opens.”
“I put a lot of work into myself and I had to be willing to be incredibly honest,” she added.
Panettiere underwent both trauma therapy and inpatient treatment within the last year. She told PEOPLE that while she did not drink during pregnancy, her postpartum depression after Kaya’s birth made her increasingly dependent on alcohol to get through the day.
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images
“This hasn’t been easy and there were a lot of ups and downs,” Panettiere said of her journey to sobriety and happiness. “But I don’t regret even the ugliest things that have happened to me. I feel incredibly accomplished. And I feel like I have a second chance.”
In 2018, amidst Panettiere’s battle with addiction, the actress made the heartbreaking decision for Kaya to go live in Ukraine with boxing champWladimir Klitschko, Kaya’s father, from whom Panettiere split that year.
Now sober, Panettiere is grateful for a happy bond with her daughter, who remains abroad, though not in Ukraine due to upheaval fromthe country’s ongoing war with Russia.
“She has a beautiful life,” Panettiere told PEOPLE in July. “I was just with her. She’s just an amazing child. She’s smart and she’s funny and for whatever reason, she still loves me.”
source: people.com
