Hayden Panettierre is adamant on the number four when it comes to kids. The Heroes star, however doesn’t want her children to follow suit, insisting that she wants to keep them away from showbiz. Speaking to Style magazine the 19-year old claimed that she would eagerly want to settle down and have a large family. She said:

“I always said I want four kids - I love kids, I would love to be a mum and to have a family,” she explains, “for Italians, it’s the most important thing you can have.”

However Hayden may have to wait before she starts her family. Last month she broke up with her 31-year-old Heroes co-star Milo Ventimiglia, with sources citing the 12-year age gap as a factor. She is also determined on not letting her children follow in her footsteps. She explained:

“I think you have to be a pretty strong person to enter the industry that young and not be affected by it. I was lucky, but I’d never want my kids to be subject to that much criticism at such a young age.”

“There’s a lot of criticism. It blows my mind that people want to find flaws and things to pick at. Growing up with the pressure to be thin and the fact that TV adds at least 5lbs… it was tough.”