Hayden Panettiere gushed over her bond with late “Ice Princess” co-star Michelle Trachtenberg nearly a year before Panettiere’s tragic death at age 36.

The “Heroes” alum told Entertainment Weekly last September that she knew Trachtenberg — who died in Feb. 2025 at age 39 — before they starred in their 2005 Disney film.

“Actually, her grandmother lived across the street from my grandparents in Brooklyn. So I knew Michelle way before that,” Panettiere said.

“Yeah, like ‘Harriet the Spy’ days,” she added, referring to Trachtenberg’s 1996 breakout film.

Panettiere explained that the two actress “not only grew up in the same industry,” but also “grew…

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