{"id":2560,"date":"2026-05-18T17:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hayden-panettiere-reveals-why-daughter-kaya-calls-her-by-a-different-name-amid-abandonment-rumors\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:13:49","slug":"hayden-panettiere-reveals-why-daughter-kaya-calls-her-by-a-different-name-amid-abandonment-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hayden-panettiere-reveals-why-daughter-kaya-calls-her-by-a-different-name-amid-abandonment-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Panettiere reveals why daughter Kaya calls her by a different name amid abandonment rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/hayden.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bring on the nicknames.<\/p>\n<p>Hayden Panettiere\u2019s 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, calls her mom \u201cBritney\u201d after one of the actress\u2019 iconic roles, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DYe9RfXyCuK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed Monday on \u201cCBS Mornings.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The first time the preteen did so, \u201cit took [Panettiere] a second\u201d to figure out Kaya was referencing her \u201cBring It On\u201d character, Britney Allen.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hayden Panettiere\u2019s daughter, Kaya, calls her \u201cBritney\u201d over the actress\u2019 \u201cBring It On\u201d role. <span class=\"credit\">CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Golden Globe nominee shared the anecdote on \u201cCBS Mornings\u201d Monday. <span class=\"credit\">CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI realized she was talking about \u2018Bring It On\u2019 because her friends are fans of \u2018Bring It On,&#8217;\u201d the \u201cNashville\u201d alum, 36, told Gayle King.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018Oh my gosh!&#8217;\u201d Panettiere recalled, before gushing that Kaya now wants her to \u201cZoom with her friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Globe nominee quipped, \u201cI\u2019m cool now!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Panettiere shared the anecdote while describing her \u201cgreat relationship\u201d with Kaya, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/07\/17\/hayden-panettieres-daughter-living-with-ex-wladimir-klitschko-in-ukraine\/\">lives in Ukraine<\/a> with her dad \u2014 and Panettiere\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2011\/05\/12\/hayden-panettiere-splits-from-boxing-champ-klitschko\/\">ex-fianc\u00e9 \u2014 Wladimir Klitschko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cNashville\u201d alum revealed she Zooms with her 11-year-old\u2019s friends and is considered \u201ccool now.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cHer friends are fans of \u2018Bring It On,&#8217;\u201d Panettiere (pictured above in September 2024) said. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI fly over there as much as I can,\u201d the \u201cHeroes\u201d alum clarified. \u201cI\u2019m on FaceTime with her all the time. She\u2019s now 11 years old, and she\u2019s calling Mommy more and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Panettiere <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/11\/parents\/hayden-panettiere-claps-back-at-claims-she-abandoned-11-year-old-daughter-kaya\/\">clapped back at rumors she \u201cabandoned\u201d the little one<\/a> during an emotional episode of Jay Shetty\u2019s \u201cOn Purpose\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Panettiere relinquished custody of Kaya in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The former soap star insisted the narrative that she \u201cwould just <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/09\/27\/hayden-panettiere-talks-decision-to-relinquish-custody\/\">give away [her] child<\/a> and be OK with it  is heartbreaking\u201d and  \u201ccouldn\u2019t be further from the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Additionally, the \u201cHeroes\u201d alum (pictured above in March 2023) discussed her \u201cgreat relationship\u201d with the preteen. <span class=\"credit\">ABC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Panettiere did so on last week\u2019s \u201cOn Purpose\u201d podcast as well, denying she was \u201cOK\u201d with relinquishing custody of Kaya in 2018. <span class=\"credit\">Jay Shetty Podcast<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Panettiere noted that Kaya <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/07\/17\/hayden-panettieres-daughter-living-with-ex-wladimir-klitschko-in-ukraine\/\">moving to Ukraine<\/a> was an \u201cincredibly difficult\u201d experience that she \u201cdid not have a good reaction to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She remembered, \u201cI went like mother lion. I would\u2019ve burnt the world down for my child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u201cIce Princess\u201d star <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/celebrity-news\/hayden-panettiere-claims-beauty-brand-canceled-her-contract-over-postpartum-depression-admission\/\">was in a \u201chorrible cycle\u201d of \u201cbattling depression<\/a> and anxiety and alcoholism and substance abuse\u201d at the time \u2014 and Kaya had a \u201cbeautiful life\u201d abroad by the time her mom \u201cfinally got healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Panettiere explained, \u201cI felt like it would have been unfair of me to and selfish of me to try and pull her out and away from this life that she had created. \u2026 I know in my heart that she feels supported. I have an incredible relationship with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Panettiere (pictured above in March 2023) described herself as a \u201cmother lion\u201d looking back at the \u201cvery difficult\u201d decision. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She discusses motherhood, addiction and more in her \u201cThis Is Me: A Reckoning\u201d memoir, out Tuesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, Panettiere discussed other vulnerable topics in her <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1538773422\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FThis-Me-Reckoning-Hayden-Panettiere%2Fdp%2F1538773422%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F18%2Fparents%2Fhayden-panettiere-reveals-why-daughter-kaya-calls-her-by-a-different-name-amid-abandonment-rumors%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cThis Is Me: A Reckoning\u201d memoir<\/a>, including being <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/11\/celebrity-news\/hayden-panettiere-details-being-put-in-bed-with-an-undressed-very-famous-man-at-18\/\">forced into bed with an \u201cundressed\u201d and \u201cvery famous\u201d man<\/a> at 18.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cScream\u201d star\u2019s book, out Tuesday, includes other <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/13\/parents\/hayden-panettieres-mom-had-savage-three-word-response-when-actress-ended-business-relationship\/\">headline-making revelations<\/a>, from her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/06\/celebrity-news\/hayden-panettiere-reveals-point-of-contention-in-milo-ventimiglia-romance\/\">\u201cuncomfortable\u201d age-gap romance<\/a> with Milo Ventimiglia to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/06\/celebrity-news\/hayden-panettiere-comes-out-as-bisexual-details-scary-experience-dating-women\/\">her bisexuality<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/18\/parents\/hayden-panettiere-reveals-why-daughter-kaya-calls-her-by-a-different-name-amid-abandonment-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bring on the nicknames. 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