Hayden Panettiere Reveals Her Hair Was ‘Damaged’ Due to Bleaching and Frequent Color Changes

Hayden Panettiere is giving her hairstyle a makeover!

“My hair was significantly damaged from all the bleaching and color changes — plus all the heat from styling,” Panettiere, 35, shared on Instagram on Saturday, March 29. “Spending hours in the hair and makeup chair on set had also taken a toll.”

The actress turned to Connecticut-based stylist Becker Chicaiza — who recently hosted pop-ups in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami — to rejuvenate her blonde locks.

“Thank you @BeckerChicaiza for coming to my rescue,” Panettiere expressed in her caption. “I’m absolutely in love with the results!”

In a video shared from the styling session, Panettiere mentioned that her hair was “a disaster” before Chicaiza worked his charm.

“I’ve never had roots this long because of a film,” she explained. “For the project, I kept my roots [high on my scalp], but I bleached my hair to a Barbie-blonde. It completely wrecked my hair.”

Chicaiza successfully restored Panettiere’s blonde hair and also added subtle lowlights.

“This is the shade I should have sported for ages,” Panettiere joked upon seeing the final look. “This makes me feel like strutting down Broadway. Oh my gosh, this is incredible!”

Chicaiza completed the appointment by adding extensions, allowing Panettiere’s hair to cascade just beyond her shoulders. He styled it in gentle, tousled waves.

“I feel beautiful. I thought I had lost my hair forever,” Panettiere concluded. “I feel like a stunning ‘Becker Babe!’”

In an Instagram comment on Saturday, Chicaiza reflected that Panettiere was “such a pleasure to work with” as a client.

“Thank you for trusting Becker to revive your hair,” he responded. “This transformation focused on restoring strength, shine, and movement.”

Panettiere has previously disclosed that she also faced hair loss due to her struggles with postpartum depression. (She shares her daughter Kaya, now 9, with ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko.)

“My body was like, ‘enough,’” she shared with Women’s Health in 2023. “I turned 30, my face was swollen, I had jaundice, my eyes were yellow. I saw a liver specialist. I was retaining weight that was unusual for me. My hair was thinning and falling out in clumps.”