Hayden Panettiere slams claims she 'abandoned' her daughter Hayden Panettiere has fired back at the idea she "abandoned" her daughter Kaya, 11, by giving up custody when she was two years old. 12 May 2026 Hayden Panettiere has blasted the idea she "abandoned" her 11-year-old daughter Kaya by giving up custody. Hayden Panettiere has shrugged off claims she 'abandoned' her daughter The Heroes star, now 36, has opened up about her decision to sign over custody to her ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko in 2018 while she was struggling with postpartum depression and addiction.