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Hayden Panettiere Opens Up About Being Bisexual
6 May
Summary
- Hayden Panettiere reveals she is bisexual, a long-held secret.
- She felt fear and that being bisexual was perceived as a fad.
- Panettiere dated women privately despite paparazzi challenges.
Hayden Panettiere has revealed that she is bisexual, stating she was previously afraid to share this aspect of her identity. The actress, aged 36, discussed her sexuality for the first time in anticipation of her memoir's release.
Panettiere explained that past timings were not right, with periods of forced perfection and concerns that public declarations of bisexuality were a passing trend. She feared being perceived as jumping on a bandwagon.
She admitted to dating women privately, finding it challenging due to constant paparazzi attention and lack of privacy. Panettiere noted a childhood preference for women over men, but her unrevealed bisexuality prevented deep emotional commitment.
"I have explored it, but because I hadn't shared this with anybody, I didn't really have the courage to throw myself fully emotionally into it," she stated. Now comfortable sharing, she confidently states, "yes, I am bisexual."
The memoir also touches on her past engagement to Wladimir Klitschko and their eventual separation, detailing her reaction to his calling off their wedding.
