‘My baby girl is getting so big!’ Hayden Panettiere posts sweet tribute to daughter Kaya on her sixth birthday
Her daughter has been living with her father Wladimir Klitschko since their breakup in 2018.
And on Wednesday, Hayden Panettiere wished her little girl Kaya a very happy sixth birthday via her Instagram.
Posting a photo of a How To Train Your Dragon-themed birthday cake, the actress, 31, wrote: ‘6 years ago today, I met the most amazing (not so little anymore) creature. Can’t believe my baby girl is getting so big!’
Heartfelt message: Hayden Panettiere, 31, wished her daughter Kaya a very happy sixth birthday via her Instagram on Wednesday, sharing a photo of the little girl’s birthday cake
Panettiere is best known for her roles on the NBC series Heroes, which ran from 2006 to 2010, and the ABC/CMT musical drama series Nashville, which ran from 2012 to 2018.
In 2009, she started dating Ukranian boxing champ Klitschko and after a brief breakup, they became engaged in 2013.
They welcomed their daughter on December 9, 2014.
Mom: For the past two years, Heroes and Nashville star Panettiere has been living separately from Kaya who lives primarily with her father, Ukraine boxing champ Wladimir Klitschko
Parents: The Heroes and Nashville star started dating Klitschko in 2009 and they became engaged in 2013 (pictured in New York in May 2013)
However, the actress suffered from postpartum depression so severe that she voluntarily checked herself into a facility for in-patient treatment.
She sought further treatment in 2016.
Panettiere and Klitschko split in 2018 shortly after the end of her TV show Nashville.
Exes: Panettiere suffered severe postpartum depression following Kaya’s birth in 2014 and sought treatment. She and Klitschko split in 2018 shortly after the end of her TV show Nashville (pictured in Germany in December 2015)
Last year, a source told People that Panettiere has been living apart from her daughter for the past two years.
The insider explained to the outlet: ‘Hayden has gone through changes since she had Kaya, and while some were not perfect, others have helped her grow.
‘She is trying to feel good about herself, her life, and how she wants to go forward.’
At the time, a lawyer for Panettiere confirmed to People that the actress and her daughter still see each other regularly.
Strong: Last year, a source told People: ‘Hayden has gone through changes since she had Kaya, and while some were not perfect, others have helped her grow. She is trying to feel good about herself, her life, and how she wants to go forward’ (pictured in January 2019)