Hayden Panettiere says giving up custody of her child "heartbreaking"

You know Hayden Panettiere from things like Heroes, Nashville and the Scream franchise.

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Hayden shares one child, Kaya, with ex-partner and boxer Wladimir Klitschko.

Earlier this year, Hayden opened up about her history with alcohol and opiate addiction, which included handing custody of Kaya to Wladimir in 2018.

In a new episode of Red Table Talk (via People), Hayden opens up about the “heartbreaking” process of relinquishing custody of Kaya.

During the interview, Hayden explains that the decision to give Wladimir custody of Kaya was not a “discussion” and was essentially none of her business.

“If [Wladimir] came up to me and said, ‘I think because of your current situation and the struggles you’re having, it would be good for her to be here with me for a while,'” she explains, “which if I’m probably fed up with Had conversations, I would have said, ‘Okay, that makes sense, I understand, I’m coming to visit’ and stuff like that.”

“Because of the way it was done, it was very upsetting,” she said, before clarifying that she had signed papers to give Wladimir full custody of Kaya.

“I mean, signing those papers was the worst, the most heartbreaking thing I’ve ever had to do in my life.”

“I wanted to work on myself,” she added. “I wanted to get better, and when I got better, things would change and she could come to me and I could spend my time with her — but that didn’t happen.”

Earlier this year, Hayden also shared how it felt to give up custody of Kaya in an interview with People.

“It was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do,” she said. “But I wanted to be a good mother to her — and sometimes that means letting her go.”

You can read the interview here.

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, you can call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) and find additional resources here.