Hayden Panettiere’s friends feel she was isolated during the final months of her life.
After the sudden death of the 36-year-old actress, her close pals reveals on-and-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, alienated her from social life.
“Hayden’s friends felt like Brian had isolated her from them over the years,” a source exclusively told Page Six. “They were really worried about her and felt like she had become more and more cut off from the people who cared about her.
“They always hoped she would eventually leave him for good and reconnect with the people who loved and supported her. It was really hard for them to watch.”
It is revealed that the deceased seemingly kept her friends in dark over rekindling romance with Hickerson.
“If Brian was back in her life, then it was something she was hiding because she wasn’t speaking about it with many of her friends,” a separate source exclusively told Page Six at the time.
“If you’ve gone through some dark times with people, and spoken about it, then there can be shame if you get back together with that same person,” the insider said. “So maybe that was why she hadn’t mentioned it to us.”
