3 months ago
Hayden Panettiere, known for her roles in shows such as Heroes and Nashville, has died, according to an ABC News report. She was 36.
"It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen," her rep told ABC News in a statement.
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"It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen," her rep told ABC News in a statement.
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4 months ago
Kathie Lee Gifford recalls being rejected for Charlie's Angels and told she wasn't "Jaclyn Smith gorgeous"
Gifford reflects on her career highlights, including co-hosting Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee and Today with Hoda Kotb
Now living in Tennessee, Gifford focuses on writing religious nonfiction and is releasing a documentary about her life
Before her morning show career, Kathie Lee Gifford nearly answered Charlie's call.
In this week's PEOPLE cover story, on newsstands Friday, Gifford, 72, recalls getting an opportunity to audition for the TV series Charlie's Angels, after Kate Jackson's departure from the show in 1979.
Gifford reflects on her career highlights, including co-hosting Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee and Today with Hoda Kotb
Now living in Tennessee, Gifford focuses on writing religious nonfiction and is releasing a documentary about her life
Before her morning show career, Kathie Lee Gifford nearly answered Charlie's call.
In this week's PEOPLE cover story, on newsstands Friday, Gifford, 72, recalls getting an opportunity to audition for the TV series Charlie's Angels, after Kate Jackson's departure from the show in 1979.
4 months ago
Kathie Lee Gifford has opened up about the "debilitating" chronic pain she has endured in recent years, brought on by the demanding "physical" nature of her career.
In the past two years, the former Today show host, 72, has undergone a series of procedures: a total hip replacement in 2024, followed by a second surgery after she overextended herself during the recovery period, and more recently, a cataract surgery.
The pain was so unbearable that Gifford "wanted to die a few times," she admitted in a new interview with People. "I wasn't going to hurt myself. I wasn't going to kill myself," she clarified. "I just didn't want to be here — as blessed as I am."
Looking back at her decades-long career in the entertainment industry, Gifford recalled: "A lot of it was physical. I remember doing Annie at Madison Square Garden for five weeks over Christmastime [in 2006], and I played Miss Hannigan. I wanted to make it big so that the little kids sitting could see it. I did pratfalls.
"When I look back on all of these years in this industry, I go, 'I can't believe I didn't fall apart years ago,'" she noted. "I've never abused [my body], I just used it."
In the past two years, the former Today show host, 72, has undergone a series of procedures: a total hip replacement in 2024, followed by a second surgery after she overextended herself during the recovery period, and more recently, a cataract surgery.
The pain was so unbearable that Gifford "wanted to die a few times," she admitted in a new interview with People. "I wasn't going to hurt myself. I wasn't going to kill myself," she clarified. "I just didn't want to be here — as blessed as I am."
Looking back at her decades-long career in the entertainment industry, Gifford recalled: "A lot of it was physical. I remember doing Annie at Madison Square Garden for five weeks over Christmastime [in 2006], and I played Miss Hannigan. I wanted to make it big so that the little kids sitting could see it. I did pratfalls.
"When I look back on all of these years in this industry, I go, 'I can't believe I didn't fall apart years ago,'" she noted. "I've never abused [my body], I just used it."
