Hayden Panettiere turned to liver specialist after addiction caused jaundice
ok.co.ukHayden Panettiere has said she consulted a liver specialist after her face became “swollen” and she developed jaundice amid her alcohol and opioid abuse.The 33-year-old Heroes and Nashville star, 33, previously revealed that she had struggled with addiction throughout her 20s following her rapid rise to fame.The American actress also had severe postpartum depression and sent her daughter, Kaya Klitschko, to live with her former partner, Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko, when she hit her lowest point.
Speaking to Women’s Health UK for its May issue, she recalled leaving the acting industry to work on herself before returning to drinking.
She said: “I struggled with sleep deprivation. Sleep is massive. It affects your motor skills, your ability to think and your overall health… my body was like ‘Enough’. “I hit 30.
My face was swollen. I had jaundice. My eyes were yellow. I had to go to a liver specialist. Reflecting on how she started drinking to cope with stress at the age of 22, and continued to say that she felt like she was being told by others how to live her life.
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