Guiding Light co-star recalls Hayden Panettiere's unbreakable talent amid turmoil

Beth Chamberlin, Panettiere’s Guiding Light co-star, says she believed the actress would overcome troubled times and rise to even greater heights, noting her extraordinary talent as a child and on‑set performer. Panettiere died at 36 in Greenville, South Carolina; preliminary autopsy found no trauma, and the death is under investigation with the DEA assisting. Chamberlin also recalls the special bond they shared, while Panettiere’s mother publicly questioned the influence of a toxic relationship in her daughter’s life.