Nashville co-star Jonathan Jackson pays Instagram tribute to Hayden Panettiere after death at 36

Hayden Panettiere died on 16 August 2026 in Greenville, South Carolina, at age 36. Jonathan Jackson, her co-star for six seasons on ABC's Nashville, posted an Instagram tribute calling her "a sensitive soul" with "a bright light within her." He wrote of their shared "silent knowing of how intense the struggles can be." Fellow Nashville co-star Clare Bowen also posted a tribute.