Hayden Panettiere’s future plans make her sudden death even more heartbreaking

Sudden Hayden Panettiere death comes as a shock because just three months before her demise, she revealed bright plans to pursue.

She shared these ideas in her memoirThis Is Me: A Reckoning.

Calling them a laundry list when asked if she had already achieved a lot, Panettiere said there are still several goals she needs to work on.

"I have a laundry list. I would love to direct. I really want to direct and be that person that creates a safe environment for actors," she said at the time at her book-signing event.

"Be like, ‘This is the experience you’re supposed to have.’ I would love to produce and try my hand at writing," Panettiere continued.

"I would love to — anything creative. Something that brings money in, so I don’t have to wait for roles."

Similarly, on Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast, she spoke optimistically about her future.

"I finally feel like I have shaken off all of this darkness and this negativity," the Nashville star said at the time.

"And that means I've closed one door and another door is opened, and I can feel it opened, and I can feel all the possibilities, all the exciting possibilities."

"I feel like I have a lot more life to live," she noted.

The less she knew, Panettiere wasn't able to realise those dreams she shared to achieve, as an investigation into her death is ongoing.