Overview
- Panettiere disclosed the news in a Us Weekly interview published Wednesday, calling it the first time she has said it out loud.
- She says she has dated women but held back from deeper relationships because paparazzi trailed her and she had little privacy.
- Panettiere explains she delayed coming out due to pressure to appear perfect and a fear people would call it a passing fad.
- Her memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, is due in May, with many outlets listing May 19 and others reporting May 12.
- Reports add context from her past, including co‑parenting with former fiancé Wladimir Klitschko and a relationship with Brian Hickerson that led to a 45‑day jail sentence, topics she addresses in the book.