Hayden Panettiere was seen smiling and happy in her last public interview months before her death at the age of 36.The star best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville passed away over the weekend – with police finding ‘no signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances’.Detectives confirmed to the Daily Mail that they responded on Sunday to a 911 call about an ‘unresponsive female’ at an apartment block in Greenville, South Carolina.Hayden gave her last public interview back on May 20 amid promo for her tell-all memoir This Is Me: A Reckoning.Arriving at LaGuardia Airport in New York to fly to LA, Hayden wore a bright orange tracksuit and shades as a journalist filmed her and asked her some questions.He asked her about one explosive part of her memoir where Hayden alleges an incident at age 18 where a trusted female friend simply named as ‘Stella’ lured her into a cabin on a luxury yacht in the South of France and placed her in bed next to a shirtless, ‘very famous thirtysomething British singer-songwriter’. Hayden Panettiere was seen smiling and happy in her last public interview months before her death at the age of 36 on Monday Hayden gave her last public interview back on May 20 amid promo for her tell-all memoir This Is Me: A Reckoning During her final interview the journalist asks her as she walks into the airport: ‘Can I ask you some questions real quick, for the yacht incident you said your friend’s name is Stella. Is that her real name? She doesn’t have IMDB or anything!’Hayden declines to answer the question and just smiles instead. He then asks her: ‘And on the set of Scream 4 – who did you do shrooms with?’This makes Hayden laugh as she then walks off further into the terminal with a friend.In her memoir she also revealed that she tried psychedelic mushrooms for the first time during a cast glamping getaway hosted by Neve Campbell while filming 2011’s Scream 4. Her last public outing was then on May 26 as she headed to a book signing in Los Angeles in a black leather look.Back in July it was revealed that Hayden withdrew from a scheduled gig at a fan convention at the last minute, over what the Daily Mail exclusively learned was a family emergency.She was slated to appear at horror convention Creep I.E. Aftermath, which was being held in the Southern California town of Ontario.However, the organizers revealed that the former child star had been forced to cancel, and that they had consequently secured a replacement. ‘Hayden Panettiere has an emergency and will not be able to attend this weekend,’ they said: ‘we are looking forward to her appearing at an upcoming show.’ Her last public outing was then on May 26 as she headed to a book signing in Los Angeles in a black leather look Arriving at LaGuardia Airport in New York to fly to LA, Hayden wore a bright orange tracksuit and shades as a journalist filmed her and asked her some questions During her final interview the journalist asks her as she walks into the airport: ‘Can I ask you some questions real quick…’ The star best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville passed away over the weekend – with police finding ‘no signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances’Panettiere’s representative told the Daily Mail at the time: ‘Hayden cancelled her appearance due to a private family matter concerning the health of an elderly relative.’Hayden began acting as a child, appearing in soap operas then gaining wider recognition for her role in the 2000 sports drama Remember The Titans with Denzel Washington, and as the voice of Dot in Pixar’s 1998 film A Bug’s Life.Panettiere later found fame playing cheerleader Claire Bennet in the superhero drama Heroes before going on to star as up-and-coming country singer Juliette Barnes for six seasons on the hit TV series Nashville.Her performances in Nashville earned her two Golden Globe nominations for best supporting actress, while her singing on the show produced 11 entries on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.Panettiere’s film credits include 2006’s Bring It On: All Or Nothing, comedy-drama film Raising Helen, and appearances in Scream 4 and Scream VI as Kirby Reed.On Monday, a spokesman for City of Greenville Police told the Daily Mail: ‘On August 16, 2026, at approximately 1.51pm, officers from the Greenville Police Department, accompanied by EMS personnel, responded to a report of an unresponsive female at Judson Mill Lofts, located at 701 Easley Bridge Road.’Upon arrival, medical assistance was administered; however, the individual, later identified as Hayden Panettiere, was pronounced deceased at the scene.’The case is under investigation by the Greenville Police Department in conjunction with the Greenville County Coroner’s Office.’The preliminary investigation has not indicated any signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances. An acquaintance of Ms. Panettiere placed the 911 call. At this time, no further details are available for release.’Earlier, a representative for the actress confirmed the death, saying her family would remember her as an ‘incredible light’ who brought ‘immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her’.A statement from her father Skip read: ‘It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden.’She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her – and to the millions who watched her onscreen.’Her father also asked that her family be given privacy as they ‘take time to process this unimaginable loss’.No cause of death has been announced.Following her rapid rise to fame, the pressure of the industry began to weigh on Panettiere – with the actress previously revealing that she had struggled with addiction throughout her 20s.In a memoir published earlier this year, Panettiere opened up about her struggles with mental health, the loss of her younger brother, Jansen, and her decision to give full custody of her daughter Kaya to her former partner, Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko, in 2018.’The idea that anyone would think that I would just give away my child and be okay with it is heartbreaking and couldn’t be further from the truth,’ she told podcaster Jay Shetty after the release of her memoir in May.Panettiere said her daughter had lived with her father full-time from a young age amid the actress’s struggles with addiction and mental health.She said: ‘I was struggling with mental health and anxiety and the postpartum and having to act my way through it and just feeling like I completely lost myself.’