She’s been bullied in high school, did not fit in with her same age friends, and through it all, the Heroes actress remained strong. Hayden Panettiere shared that her life was like an episode of Dawson’s Creek (and those other teen shows). She says,

“They [other girls in her school] all went through the ‘you stole my boyfriend,’ and ‘you shouldn’t like this guy’.”

Whoa! That really sounds like your typical teen show indeed. Hehe! Hayden further ranted,

“Their worlds are tiny. They don’t see the big picture and I’m thankful I just sat back and watched. But I did go through a very hard three years which wasn’t fun. It was always the popular group. I did sit with them at lunch and I hung out with them sometimes but I never really got along with them. I just didn’t fit in. Eighth grade was the worst. I preferred to float around, having friends here and there.”

But despite all these teenage angst, Hayden Panettiere is not bitter. In fact she’s glad that it happened because it helped her be the person that she is today — strong and mature =)