Taylor Swift and Hayden Panettiere’s surprising connection left the singer “deeply saddened” by the actress’ sudden death at 36.

“Taylor and Hayden were always friendly with each other and had a really nice rapport,” a source exclusively told Page Six. “They lived in the same apartment complex in Nashville for a while and would cross paths from time to time.

“Taylor was obviously really shocked when she heard about Hayden’s passing. She was deeply saddened to hear what happened.”

The pair both lived at The Adelicia in Nashville during a period when Panettiere was in Tennessee filming the ABC series “Nashville.”

Swift, 36, purchased a penthouse…

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