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‘Even Stevens’ Star Christy Carlson Romano Says ‘Early Fame Is Like CTE’ After Hayden Panettiere’s Death: ‘Another Performer I Grew Up With, Gone Too Soon’

Christy Carlson Romano, a Disney Channel teen icon after playing Ren Stevens on “Even Stevens” and voicing the title character on “Kim Possible,” published an emotional essay on Elle’s website in the wake of Hayden Panettiere’s death.

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Christy Carlson Romano, known for “Even Stevens” and “Kim Possible,” posted an emotional essay on Elle’s website following the death of fellow former Disney star Hayden Panettiere. In the piece, Romano likened the pressures of early fame to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, noting that both she and Panettiere rose to prominence in 2000 and grew up in Hollywood together.

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