In a revealing Us Weekly interview on May 6, the Nashville and Heroes star said: I am bisexual. I said it! This is the first time I got to say it out loud. She is 36 years old.

Panettiere revealed she was much more into women even as a child than men, but never fell in love with a woman because constant paparazzi made private relationships impossible.

The actress said she was pressured to be perfect as a young performer and later feared being seen as jumping on the bandwagon when bisexual visibility increased in Hollywood.

This Is Me: A Reckoning covers her sexuality, postpartum depression, addiction, domestic abuse, and relationships with Milo Ventimiglia and Wladimir Klitschko.