Hayley Hasselhoff Speaks Out for the First Time on Mom Pamela Bach's Death: 'My Heart Is Shattered'

Mar. 15, 2025

Hayley Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach attend the Marina Rinaldi By Fausto Puglisi Capsule Collection Launch.Photo:Tommaso Boddi/Getty

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Hayley Hasselhoffhas broken her silence over a week afterher mom Pamela Bach’s death.

Hayley, the 32-year-old daughter ofDavid Hasselhoffand his ex-wife Pamela, shared a lengthy statement on her Instagram Stories on Thursday, March 13 as she reflected on the death of her mother, whowas found dead of a suicide in her L.A. home on March 5. She was 62.

“Mom, last night was one of the hardest. I don’t know if it’s because it’s been a week since your passing or the synchronization of the rain tonight, just like the night of. I pray that one day I can find comfort in the sound of rain again, as it’ll symbolize your spirit going to heaven, but for now, all I hear is my heart aching for you,” Hayley wrote in the post.

“My heart is shattered, yet somehow feels whole knowing you will always be my best friend, my heart and my whole world,” she said.

Hayley said her mom, who was married to David, 72, from 1989 to 2006, was her “biggest support” and was “always there” for her, “no matter where I was in the world.”

Hayley Hasselhoff via Instagram Stories.Hayley Hasselhoff/Instagram

Hayley Hasselhoff/Instagram

“This yearning is unlike anything I’ve ever known, but I need you to know that I will love you in every form. I’m choosing to be strong for you to make you proud,” she continued.

“Taylor and I are staying strong, carrying the pride you instilled in us and protecting one another, knowing that the bond you taught us to cherish will always guide us. This unbreakable bond will stay with us forever. We will make you proud, I promise.”

“‘I love you’ will never be enough because my whole heart is yours, and it always will be. I love you my beautiful, beautiful mama until the end of time,” Hayley concluded the statement.

Her older sister Taylor, 34, also shared a statement on Pamela’s death, writing on her Instagram Stories on March 12, “I’d do anything in the world to hug you again, my forever angel. I promise to make you proud & celebrate you everyday.”

She wrote thather daughter, London, whom she welcomed in Augustwithhusband Madison Fiore, will “know all about how incredible you are” and she promised to “protect Hayley forever.”

“Mama I love you so much, the pain is unbearable but I will be strong for you & hold onto your memory until we meet again.”

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“We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time but we kindly request privacy as we grieve and navigate through this challenging time.”

source: people.com