Instagram/Hayden Panettiere Celebrity Hayden Panettiere opens up about fame, body shaming, and her pushy stage mom in her new memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, out May 19. May 15, 2026 AceShowbiz - Hayden Panettiere first became aware of the harsh spotlight of fame at the age of 16 when a paparazzo captured a photo of her bending over in shorts, which was then published alongside disparaging remarks about her body. This early encounter with invasive media coverage prompted her to start filtering the press she engaged with, though she admits that sometimes stories still slipped through.