Three months after the sudden death of her Raising Helen costar Hayden Panettiere, Kate Hudson opened up about working with the late actress during an episode of her and brother Oliver Hudson’s Sibling Revelry podcast on Tuesday, November 10.
- Kate Hudson remembered her late costar on the Tuesday, November 10 episode of the Sibling Revelry podcast.
- Oliver Hudson recalled Hayden Panettiere’s remarkable ability to memorize massive chunks of dialogue on the set of Nashville.
- Panettiere died on August 16 at the age of 36 from the toxic effects of multiple substances, as confirmed by authorities in Greenville, South Carolina.
Kate Hudson, 47, remembered her former castmate nearly three months after the tragedy. “She was incredible,” Kate said on the podcast, describing Panettiere as “fierce” and “strong-willed.” usmagazine.com reported on the comments, noting the emotional tribute came during a conversation on the sibling-hosted show.
“She was incredible,” Kate said.
Released in 2004, the romantic comedy and family drama Raising Helen starred Kate Hudson as a New York City fashion careerist forced to raise her late sister’s three children. Panettiere played Audrey, the eldest of the three children, alongside a cast that included Joan Cusack, John Corbin, Abigail Breslin, Spencer Breslin, Helen Mirren, Felicity Huffman, Kevin Kilner, and Sean O’Bryan.
Oliver Hudson, 50, also shared memories of working alongside Panettiere on the ABC and CMT drama Nashville, which ran from 2012 to 2016. Panettiere starred as Juliette Barnes across all six seasons, while Oliver joined the cast in season 3 as Jeff Fordham, according to usmagazine.com.
“She was amazing. So much fun. We had the best time. Specifically, her and I and Will Chase on that show. We had so much fun,” Oliver said on Tuesday.
Oliver also highlighted Panettiere’s exceptional professionalism and talent for memorization. “No one remembered lines like her,” Oliver told popculture.com, explaining how she would breeze through large amounts of dialogue in the makeup trailer before stepping onto the set.
“She would come in the trailer and — I’m not good at memorization, it takes me a while. I gotta get it in. She wouldn’t even know her lines, come into the makeup trailer, have huge chunks of dialogue, pick up her sides, read it once or twice, throw it down. Boom, she’s in,” Oliver recalled.
Panettiere’s father, Skip Panettiere, confirmed her death in a statement to usmagazine.com on August 16, stating she passed away in South Carolina at the age of 36. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,” he said.
Authorities in Greenville, South Carolina, responded to a call regarding an unresponsive female at a residence. In September, the Greenville County Coroner’s Office released an autopsy report conducted by a board-certified forensic pathologist, determining that Panettiere died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, Alprazolam, Methocarbamol, and Quetiapine. The manner of her death was ruled an accident, and the autopsy revealed no signs of trauma.
Kate Hudson is remembering Raising Helen costar Hayden Panettiere three months after the actress' shocking death. https://t.co/vVb4ADxmjJ
