Hayden Panettiere shows off new neck tattoo on Instagram

Hayden Panettiere has an eye looking out for her. The “Nashville” star debuted her “newish” neck tattoo on her brand-new public Instagram account over the weekend. “Newish ink #TheEyeOfRa 🌞,” Panettiere, 30, captioned the black-and-white photo. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hayden Panettiere (@haydenpanettiere) on Jun 7, 2020 at 5:55pm PDT …

Hayden Panettiere has an eye looking out for her.

The “Nashville” star debuted her “newish” neck tattoo on her brand-new public Instagram account over the weekend.

“Newish ink #TheEyeOfRa 🌞,” Panettiere, 30, captioned the black-and-white photo.

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Associated with the Egyptian sun god, the Eye of Ra is an ancient symbol of protection and royal authority.

Egyptian pharaohs painted the motif on amulets for protection and as a means of expelling all negative energy and restoring harmony.

Panettiere received her symbolic ink after a troubled year with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson. He was arrested for domestic violence again in February 2020 after he allegedly assaulted the actress.