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'I'm OK with my scars': Hayden Panettiere on the struggles that shape her life

NPR | By Sacha Pfeiffer,
Mia Venkat, Sarah Handel, Natalie Winston
Published May 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM EDT

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with actress Hayden Panettiere about her new memoir, This is Me, and some of the challenges she's faced, from bullying as a child to losing custody of her own child.

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Sacha Pfeiffer
Sacha Pfeiffer is a correspondent for NPR's Investigations team and an occasional guest host for some of NPR's national shows.
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Mia Venkat
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Sarah Handel
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Natalie Winston
Natalie Winston is the Executive Producer of All Things Considered on the weekends. She has led the show through coverage of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and many other breaking news events. She also led a remote team for a weekend of coverage from Puerto Rico at the start of the 2018 hurricane season.
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