Better known for her role in the TV drama series Heroes, Hayden Lesley is an American actress who has been acting professionally since 1994. Her other notable role was in the drama series Nashville when she played Juliette Barnes’s role. Though her rise to stardom came in the late 2000s, she started her career in the early 1990s, where she made her first appearance in 1994 when she played Sarah Roberts role in the soap opera One Life to Live. Her second role was in the show Guiding Light playing Lizzie Spaulding’s role. Since then, she has made numerous appearances in TV shows and films.
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Biography and Early Life
Hayden Lesley was born on 21st August 1989 in Palisades, New York where she was partly raised before her family moving to Indiana where they still live to date. Her father Alan Lee is in a fire service career where he occupies the rank of a fire captain. Her mother Lesley R. Vogel on the other hand is a retired soap opera actress.
Lesley was born in a family of two and she only has one sibling who is her younger brother Jansen Panettiere. Both Lesley and Jansen took a career path similar to that of their mother as even Jansen is an actor by profession. The two grew up together and share a very strong bond.
Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
So, how old is Hayden Panettiere in 2021 and what is her height and weight? Well, Hayden Panettiere’s age is 31 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 21 August 1989. Though, she is 5′ 00″ in feet and inches and 153 cm in Centimetres tall, she weighs about 173 lbs in Pound and 53 kg in Kilograms. Her eye color is Grey and hair color is Blonde.
Education
She joined South Orangetown Middle School which is in New York for her elementary studies where she was joined by her younger brother. Lesley’s acting career always interrupted her school time timetable which saw her miss some classes. This led to parents deciding to home school her I so that she can continue with her career in acting as well as continue with her education without interruption. She started her home school program when she was at grade nine and continued with it all the way to high school.
Personal Life: Dating, Boyfriends, Husband, Kids
Lesley tries her very best to keep her personal life private but like any other celebrity, this has been a very tuff task. After joining the Heroes cast, she met Milo Ventimiglia whom she started dating in 2007. Their relationship was short-lived and they went their different ways in 2009. After her split with Milo, she met the renowned WBA, WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko in 2009 at Diana Jenkin’s book launch and began dating.
Three years to their relationship, Lesley broke the news of their split blaming the long-distance as the cause. The two remained close friends and remained in contact. In 2013, Lesley announced Klitschko and herself are back together as a couple, and in October the same year, she announced they are engaged.
The news of their engagement was followed one year later with the news of them expecting their firstborn daughter who was born on December 2014. The two continued with their relationship until 2018 when news of their breakup was confirmed to the media, this time by Lesley’s mother. Sometimes in 2018, Lesley started dating Brian Hickerson but broke up in 2020 after his arrest on domestic violence-related case.
Is Hayden Panettiere Lesbian?
Lesley is straight and has never been in a gay relationship. In all her relationships, she has been with people of the opposite sex. Though straight, Lesley has no issue with gay people.
Professional Career
Lesley was destined for an acting career since a toddler as her first appearance came in a commercial advert when she was barely a year old. In 1994, she got a role to play the Sarah Roberts character in “One Life to Live” soap opera. She later clinched another role in “Guiding Light” soap Opera this time playing Lizzie Spaulding’s character. Her star shone brightest in 2006-2010 when she played the Claire Bennet character in the TV show Heroes. Since then, she has made appearances in numerous shows winning some awards and nominations on the way.
Besides acting, Lesley is a musician recording her first single (My Hero Is You) in 2004 for a film in the Disney Channel. Her first single which is not associated with acting, “Wake Up Call” was released in 2008. Lesley’s other profession is modeling and has been modeling since 2006
Awards
Since 1998, Lesley has been nominated for more than 25 times for different awards in different categories in which she has won a couple. Among the associations that have nominated her awards include, Saturn Awards, Emmy Awards, Teens Choice Awards, Young Artists Awards, Golden Globe Awards, People’s Choice Awards, and Satellite Awards among others. In total, she has won eight awards so far.
Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Hayden Panettiere in ’2021’
With her acting career gaining momentum in the late 2000s, Lesley has appeared in several television shows since then earning her accolades and fortune in the same measure. As of 2021, she has a net worth estimated to around $18 million.
Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know
- Lesley has played voice over roles in around ten video games
- Besides her career, Lesley is an activist
- After the birth of her daughter, she suffered postpartum depression which negatively affected her acting career at some point.
After going through domestic abuse courtesy of her boyfriend Hickerson, Lesley has been in the forefront in encouraging victims of domestic abuse to stop suffering alone but instead speak up against the abuse. According to her, no one has a right to abuse any other human being in any way. This campaign has helped many women to speak up and get help.
Facts of Hayden Lesley Panettiere
- Gender Female
- full nameHayden Lesley Panettiere
- birthplacePalisades, New York, USA
- Date of Birth August 21, 1989
- Age 35 years 4 months
- Horoscope Leo
- Lucky Number 11
- Lucky Stone Ruby
- Lucky Color Gold
- Best Match for Marriage Sagittarius, Gemini, Aries
- nationalityAmerican
- religionChristian
- net worth$18 million
- professionActress, Model, singer, voice actor
- weightIn Kilograms –53 Kg, In Pounds – 173 lbs
- heightIn Centimetres – 153 cm, In Feet and Inches – 5′ 0″
- hair colorBlonde
- eye colorGrey
- high schoolSouth Orangetown Middle School