{"id":355497,"date":"2026-05-13T04:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/hayden-panettieres-ex-brian-hickerson-still-holding-out-hope-to-marry-her"},"modified":"2026-05-13T04:07:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:07:53","slug":"hayden-panettieres-ex-brian-hickerson-still-holding-out-hope-to-marry-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/hayden-panettieres-ex-brian-hickerson-still-holding-out-hope-to-marry-her","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Panettiere&#8217;s Ex Brian Hickerson Nonetheless Holding Out Hope to Marry Her"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Hayden Panettiere&#8217;s Ex<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Hoping for a Hollywood Rewrite<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; Still Wishes to Marry Her<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-13T01:00:39-07:00\"><br \/>\n               May 13, 2026<br \/>\n              1:00 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-85e1c8de2ee87772bddd6958ca178581\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-ef738d77-1ac9-4753-a73b-1b85fd373d38-730788824-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-ef738d77-1ac9-4753-a73b-1b85fd373d38-730788824-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"actress\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/df\/16by9\/2026\/05\/12\/df36c37675bc47719c8420d9fa4ed2d5_md.png\" alt=\"051226_neff_at_noon_brian_hickerson_v2_web_marriage_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-85e1c8de2ee87772bddd6958ca178581--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f9dd023117f705cf4eab503ac182c155\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/hayden-panettiere\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Hayden<\/strong> <strong>Panettiere<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s<strong> <\/strong>ex <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/brian-hickerson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Brian Hickerson<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>says he still dreams about a future with the actress &#8230; admitting he would even marry her, despite their rocky past.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f9dd023117f705cf4eab503ac182c155--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-556d42627c9d7385f1b1295562b4a79f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Hickerson sat down with TMZ&#8217;s <strong>Charlie Neff <\/strong>ahead of Hayden&#8217;s upcoming memoir, &#8220;This Is Me: A Reckoning&#8221; &#8230; and got surprisingly emotional when the conversation turned to the former couple&#8217;s relationship.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-556d42627c9d7385f1b1295562b4a79f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9334cbeb6683e9f8d1c8524137a8e5e5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260512_94a5d54cf9ca4be59d93f2fb8db7db56\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d2cb5050-18ba-485f-83f8-abf07597fb7a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/94\/4by3\/2026\/05\/12\/94a5d54cf9ca4be59d93f2fb8db7db56_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-hayden-panettiere-splash-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9334cbeb6683e9f8d1c8524137a8e5e5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a3254122fa9a26f7ba066ad12d8f0f92\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>When Charlie asked if he ever thinks about marrying the former &#8220;Nashville&#8221; actress one day, Brian didn\u2019t hold back &#8230; &#8220;Yeah, of course.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a3254122fa9a26f7ba066ad12d8f0f92--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cf2181918ad1cae24344130c0f7ce3a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It sounds like he&#8217;s still holding onto hope there could someday be another chapter for them &#8230; because when asked if he still thinks that could happen, he said &#8230; &#8220;I hope so &#8212; she probably doesn&#8217;t think the same way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cf2181918ad1cae24344130c0f7ce3a2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d8effcddd2d89073ffe7b224e0c65460\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260506_eb4deb03700640bcb5af280f6e0b3037\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d2cb5050-18ba-485f-83f8-abf07597fb7a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/eb\/4by3\/2026\/05\/06\/eb4deb03700640bcb5af280f6e0b3037_md.jpg\" alt=\"Hayden Panettiere this is me book 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d8effcddd2d89073ffe7b224e0c65460--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e313058798c609d82735512ea89e9a4e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The interview took a more reflective turn when Brian explained why he believes the two may ultimately be better apart.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e313058798c609d82735512ea89e9a4e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0e317c86f89deed9924352f07e7f9782\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;I think that Hayden is one of the most talented people I\u2019ve ever met in my life, and I would be an idiot not to walk away from her and let her flourish in her career,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So, we probably wouldn\u2019t be good together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0e317c86f89deed9924352f07e7f9782--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-915bee3f328c85fbe4bcc1ec1b5a1791\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250807_7e4b7d13696b4fce8b0309687def456a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d2cb5050-18ba-485f-83f8-abf07597fb7a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7e\/4by3\/2025\/08\/07\/7e4b7d13696b4fce8b0309687def456a_md.jpg\" alt=\"brian-hickerson-Hayden-Panettiere-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-915bee3f328c85fbe4bcc1ec1b5a1791--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c279beb5eddf5d3894c7d98ec62b1a85\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The former couple was photographed together at an airport <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/03\/hayden-panettiere-with-crutches-brian-hickerson-at-lax\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>back in March<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; sparking speculation they may have rekindled things &#8212; though Brian described their relationship now as more of a friendship built on mutual respect. But it\u2019s obvious the feelings haven\u2019t gone away &#8217;cause Brian said bluntly, &#8220;I miss Hayden every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c279beb5eddf5d3894c7d98ec62b1a85--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-87a87e7f5ad16fd126077f91270157a5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Still, Brian also admitted he has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/12\/brian-hickerson-supports-hayden-panettieres-new-book\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>major regrets<\/strong><\/a> about how their relationship unfolded &#8230; saying he went into &#8220;such a dark place&#8221; involving drugs and alcohol during their time together. The exes dated on and off from 2018 to 2022 &#8230; before their relationship spiraled into legal drama &#8212; with Brian pleading no contest to felony domestic violence charges and receiving jail time, probation and a five-year restraining order.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-87a87e7f5ad16fd126077f91270157a5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0f16151d82869a0c54c21dda8e90d508\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0f16151d82869a0c54c21dda8e90d508--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a66ea285b513bfd552efb752a3d26798\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Be sure to check out Charlie\u2019s full interview with Brian &#8230; where he opens up about everything from his feelings about being in her memoir to his thoughts on her ex-fianc\u00e9 and daughter&#8217;s father, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/wladmir-klitschko\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Wladimir Klitschko<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a66ea285b513bfd552efb752a3d26798--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/13\/hayden-panettiere-ex-brian-hickerson-wants-her-back\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hayden Panettiere&#8217;s Ex Hoping for a Hollywood Rewrite &#8230; Still Wishes to Marry Her Published May 13, 2026 1:00 AM PDT Play video content Hayden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":355500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1153,31466,28222,31465,167,31467,31469,37,17584,31468],"class_list":["post-355497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-actress","tag-brian-hickerson","tag-charlie-neff","tag-forward-of-hayden","tag-hayden","tag-her-hayden-panettiere","tag-hickerson","tag-human-interest","tag-nashville","tag-wladimir-klitschko"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355497"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":355499,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355497\/revisions\/355499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}