Hayden Panettiere’s friends had their concerns when it came to her on-and-off relationship with Brian Hickerson.

“Hayden’s friends felt like Brian had isolated her from them over the years,” a source exclusively told Page Six. “They were really worried about her and felt like she had become more and more cut off from the people who cared about her.

“They always hoped she would eventually leave him for good and reconnect with the people who loved and supported her. It was really hard for them to watch.”

Representatives for Panettiere and Hickerson did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

As previously reported, the…

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