You won’t see Hayden Panettiere nude in the pages of the latest GQ… but you will see a cool interview and some amazingly hot photos of the Heroes actress.
Below, Hayden discusses the fall of Britney Spears, her relationship with Heroes co-star Milo Ventimiglia, girl-on-girl action rumors, and much, much more …
GQ: When will you become the latest screwed-up girl in Hollywood?
Hayden Panettiere: Never, never. Cross our fingers.
GQ: We can’t schedule it for your 21st birthday or anything?
Hayden Panettiere: You can’t schedule rehab for me. And I don’t think you can schedule any DUIs. I think I’m going to be one of those boring girls.
GQ: Will you at least go into a gas-station bathroom without shoes on?
Hayden Panettiere: No, that’s disgusting. I’ve walked around other places maybe without my shoes on, but not bathrooms.
GQ: Tell us about your couple of years, since Heroes began.
Hayden Panettiere: This business turns life upside down. For some strange reason, I’ve become one of the targets of the paparazzi. Things get crazy.
GQ: It seems that we’re pushing these young women toward meltdowns.
Hayden Panettiere: Absolutely. Britney Spears, for example. That girl was the epitome of beauty when I was younger. And we built her up and just ripped her down, put every aspect of her life under a microscope. Probably made 90 percent of the stuff up along the way. I can’t even imagine if I had it like she does.
GQ: Well, things are much better for you. You’re on a hit TV show. When are you going to ask NBC for the really big bucks?
Hayden Panettiere: Riiiight? I don’t know! I wanna ask. We’ll see.
GQ: Look, you’re the biggest star on NBC. You need a million an episode.
Hayden Panettiere: I would feel bad if I got a million an episode.
GQ: It worked for the Friends, you know.
Hayden Panettiere: Dude, they got Porsches. We got a poker set!
GQ: What’s the craziest rumor you’ve read about yourself?
Hayden Panettiere: Well, now that I’m single, it’s like I’m dating every male I’m standing next to — and possibly every female.
GQ: You had to figure the lesbian rumor was coming.
Hayden Panettiere: Actually, that is pretty funny.
GQ: If someone were to put you together with a leading man, who would it be?
Hayden Panettiere: It could be anyone – Leo DiCaprio to Justin Timberlake – or any girl. You want to make me a lesbian? That’s totally fine with me.
GQ: Okay. Well, who would be good?
Hayden Panettiere: Umm, let’s see. We could do a love affair with Angelina Jolie. We could do… Oh gosh, there are so many beautiful girls out there. Charlize Theron. Oh, my God. Kate Beckinsale is gorgeous. Jessica Alba!
GQ: And you’re not dating your Heroes costar Milo Ventimiglia, which is the celebrity gossip that’s flying around most frequently about you?
Hayden Panettiere: No, I’m not. I love my castmates, and I adore Milo Ventimiglia. He’s awesome, but we’re easy targets. We’re both young, and he’s one of the only people on the show not married with children.
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