Hayden Panettiere's final Instagram post captured a playful moment with a friend just three weeks before the Heroes and Nashville actress died at age 36.
Panettiere shared the black-and-white photo on July 27, posing alongside director and photographer Randall Slavin. "Good times and good friends randallslavin ✨," she wrote, according to PEOPLE.
The image showed Panettiere with her hands on Slavin's shoulder, one eye closed and her tongue out as he wrapped an arm around her. After news of her death emerged, Slavin reshared the photograph to his Instagram Stories with the short message, "Peace be with you, H."
Panettiere's family confirmed her death on Aug. 16. She had spent much of 2026 back in the public eye, releasing her memoir, promoting new screen work and speaking candidly in interviews about her life after decades of growing up in entertainment.
The July 27 photo was the final post visible on Panettiere's Instagram feed before her death. There was only the brief reference to good times and friendship and a tag for Slavin.
#july
Panettiere shared the black-and-white photo on July 27, posing alongside director and photographer Randall Slavin. "Good times and good friends randallslavin ✨," she wrote, according to PEOPLE.
The image showed Panettiere with her hands on Slavin's shoulder, one eye closed and her tongue out as he wrapped an arm around her. After news of her death emerged, Slavin reshared the photograph to his Instagram Stories with the short message, "Peace be with you, H."
Panettiere's family confirmed her death on Aug. 16. She had spent much of 2026 back in the public eye, releasing her memoir, promoting new screen work and speaking candidly in interviews about her life after decades of growing up in entertainment.
The July 27 photo was the final post visible on Panettiere's Instagram feed before her death. There was only the brief reference to good times and friendship and a tag for Slavin.
#july
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