Ruby Rose got emotional when asked about her friend, Hayden Panettiere, who died Aug. 16 at 36.
\n\nRose told Entertainment Tonight that Panettiere was her “best friend” and that they “spoke every day for five years.”
\n\n“I didn’t even think we were going to be friends,” Rose said, tearing up. “I didn’t know if I wanted to have any celebrity friends, because I didn’t have a great experience with the industry.”
\n\nShe shared how the two of them first met, saying, “I saw her, she saw me, and I just remember thinking, ‘Oh, no.’ And then she ran up anyway and was like, ‘Hey, I’m Hayden. Can we go talk somewhere? We’ve got a lot in common.’ I just laughed.”
\n\nThe two quickly became close after realizing they “had everything in common,” Rose said. Throughout their five-year friendship, they texted each other every day to check in.
\n\n“Hayden, all that she ever wanted was to have her story told her way, on her terms,” Rose said.
\n\nPanettiere, who was known for her roles on “Heroes,” “Nashville,” “Scream 4” and “Scream VI,” openly spoke about her struggles with drug and alcohol addiction in her 2026 memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning.”
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/