Hayden Panettiere’s final interviews have become particularly emotional following the actress’s sudden death at just 36.

While promoting her memoir This Is Me: A Reckoning earlier this year, Panettiere spoke candidly about the years she spent battling addiction, trauma and the pressures of growing up in Hollywood.

But rather than describing herself as defeated, she repeatedly expressed hope for the future.

In her May appearance on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose, Panettiere discussed how she had reached a point where she felt she had closed an extremely dark chapter of her life.

She spoke about wanting to use her experiences to help other people who were struggling with addiction or mental-health issues.

Her openness was striking because Panettiere had spent much of her adult life in the public eye, first becoming famous as a child actress before rising to international fame through Heroes and later Nashville.

She had previously spoken publicly about alcohol and opioid addiction, as well as postpartum depression following the birth of her daughter, Kaya, in 2014. Her memoir explored many of those experiences in detail.

In another emotional part of her final interviews, Panettiere recalled the traumatic birth of her daughter and how she feared she might die during the emergency C-section.

She also spoke about the complicated relationship between her own struggles and her desire to be a good mother.

Despite everything she had endured, Panettiere appeared determined to move forward.

Her sudden death therefore came as a shock to people who had followed her recent journey.

She was found unresponsive in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 16. First responders were called after a friend discovered her and reported an unresponsive woman.

Emergency personnel attempted advanced life support, but she was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m.

A preliminary investigation has not established an official cause of death. Although the 911 dispatch referred to a possible overdose and cardiac arrest, the coroner has said the cause and manner remain undetermined pending further investigation. Police have also reported no evidence of foul play.

The contrast between Panettiere’s final public message and the circumstances of her death has left fans revisiting her last interviews — especially her repeated insistence that she still had more life ahead of her.