PEOPLE & RELATIONSHIPS

This Is Me: A Reckoning People & Relationships

The real people in This Is Me: A Reckoning: her daughter, Wladimir Klitschko, Brian Hickerson, Milo Ventimiglia, Jansen Panettiere, and Diana Jenkins.

Who Is in the Book?

This Is Me: A Reckoning is a story about relationships: her daughter and the custody fight, her engagement to Wladimir Klitschko, the abusive relationship with Brian Hickerson, her Heroes co-star Milo Ventimiglia, her late brother Jansen Panettiere, and figures like Diana Jenkins. This section profiles each person and their role in the memoir.

Why Read the People Guides?

1

Keep the Cast Straight

The memoir spans decades and many names. Person-by-person profiles help you track who everyone is and when they enter the story.

2

The Relationships Explained

From co-parenting to abusive dynamics, each relationship guide explains what happened and how Panettiere writes about it.

3

Beyond the Headlines

These guides rely on what the memoir itself says, giving you the full account behind the tabloid versions.

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