Hayden Panettiere on 'Nashville' filming: 'It was very traumatizing'

Hayden Panettiere revealed that her experience filming Nashville was very distressing because she felt like she was reliving her own life.

During a recent interview with The Messenger, Panettiere shared that the writers of Nashville used her personal experiences for her character  Juliette Barnes' story-lines.

Panettiere, who recently unveiled her struggles with addiction, alcoholism, and postpartum depression said, "It was very traumatizing, because I felt like I was acting out my own life."

The Scream VI actress continued, "Straight from the beginning, it was like, I’m dating a football player, and then Juliette dates a football player, and then they turned her into an alcoholic then they turned to her leaving her daughter."

 "And going to this crazy [place] in Europe, and it was very obvious," Panettiere added.

She continued, "They weren’t doing their homework. They weren’t creating new storylines. They were just looking at my life and going, oh, let’s just take what she’s going through and put our little spin on it, and then, ta-da, it’s done and done."

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The 34-year-old star also explained that the long work hours, ranging from 12 to 20 hours a day, started affecting her mental health and overall well-being.

She explained, "I didn’t have time to take care of myself and to think about and go through the pain I was experiencing physically and emotionally, I just wanted to drum it out and watch mindless television and great shows."

"Anything to keep my mind off of that because I knew that next day I was going to be back at it again. I was like, tear central. I don’t even think on a soap opera that I cried as much [as I did] on Nashville," Panettiere added.

About Hayden Panettiere's character in 'Nashville':

Hayden Panettiere portrayed the character of Juliette Barnes-Barkley in the ABC/CMT series Nashville, since the show's start in 2012.

 Juliette, once a teenage country sensation, evolves to create more mature music and competes with rival Rayna Jaymes for the title of Queen of Country music.

For her portrayal of Juliette, Panettiere received praise and earned nominations for awards like the Golden Globe and Critics' Choice Television Awards.