Hayden Panettiere Shares First Update Since Entering Postpartum Treatment

Hayden
Panettiere is getting a fresh start.

The
“Nashville” star has shared her first social media update since
entering treatment for postpartum depression, Tweeting a selfie on Friday to
show off her new haircut and new outlook. 

Chopping hair off is like getting rid of metaphorical and literal dead ends. Off with the old and growing the new 💪 pic.twitter.com/xELYiOGmu2

— Hayden Panettiere (@haydenpanettier) December 4, 2015

“Chopping hair off is like getting
rid of metaphorical and literal dead ends,” she captioned the pic, adding
a flexing-arm emoji to symbolize strength. “Off with the old and growing
the new.”

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Hayden gives fans a sweet smile in the
shot, in which she tops her cropped, beachy waves with a two-toned fedora. 

As previously reported on
AccessHollywood.com, the 26-year-old and her fiance, boxer Wladimir Klitschko, welcomed
daughter Kaya in December 2014. 

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On Oct. 13, Hayden’s rep
confirmed to Access that she was “voluntarily seeking
professional help” for postpartum depression.

Just weeks earlier, Hayden appeared on “Live! With Kelly
and Michael” and opened up about her personal struggles since giving
birth.

“I can very much relate. It’s something a lot of women
experience,” she said, discussing how her her small-screen alter ego, “Nashville”
character Juliette Barnes, suffered from the disorder in the series’ third season. 

Hayden’s not alone in her journey. Other Hollywood moms have
spoken out about their battles with PPD, including Courteney Cox,
Gwyneth Paltrow, Amanda Peet, Brooke Shields and Kendra Wilkinson. 

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Gwyneth spoke to Access shortly after Hayden’s news broke and
shared her sympathy.

“I always suffer when I hear another woman is suffering
from that,” the Oscar winner said, recalling her own experience with the
condition.

“I just felt very disconnected from my heart, if that
makes sense. I felt like I was outside of my body and I was outside of my life.
… It can be very tricky. I feel terrible for her,” she added.

— Erin Biglow