We Heart Hayden

Yup, Nicole K as in “the” Nicole Kidman! And Hayden Panettiere defeated her in their match-up on HDTV ‘Hottie Hysteria’ — TVPredictions.com’s elimination tournament to determine who’s the hottest female in High-Definition TV! Cool poll huh?? =) In round one of the Rear Projection division of HDTV Hottie Hysteria, TVPredictions.com pitted Nicole (first seed in the rear projection division) against Hayden (eighth seed). And our favorite “Heroes” actress won by a large margin!

Final poll results showed Hayden Panettiere with 66% of the votes while Nicole Kidman only garnered 34%. 950 readers voted in the poll. The 18-year old soon to-be recording star will move on to the next round, facing the winner of the Evangeline Lily-Gisele Bundchen contest. Check out HDTV Hottie Hysteria HERE =)

What’s it all about? Wyler Award is given to a celebrity who has made news on behalf of animals, and was named after Genesis Awards founder Gretchen Wyler, the former Broadway headliner and animal activist, who died last year. And this year, they’re going to give it to whale advocate Hayden Panettiere who drew worldwide attention to the cruelty of Japan’s whale and dolphin slaughter. Woohoo! Beverly Kaskey, Senior Director of The Hollywood Office of The Humane Society of the United States, says

“We feel Hayden is a very worthy successor to Sir Paul McCartney, last year’s Wyler Award recipient. She’s an inspiring example to her generation, using her compassion, courage and celebrity to help animals in a very effective way.”

Wow! Succeeding Paul McCartney?? What an honor! Way to go Hayden Panettiere! =) Presented by The Humane Society of the United States, The 22nd Genesis Awards (which takes place this March 29, 2008 at The Beverly Hilton), honors the news and entertainment media for showcasing animal protection issues.

Before Milo Ventimiglia, our favorite “Heroes” actress dated a another guy with Italian-sounding name. And for the first time, Hayden Panettiere spoke about their split. The guy in question? Stephen Colletti, a “Laguna Beach” actor whom she had a one-year relationship. Hayden Panettiere broke up with him last September as she needed space. She says that they had parted on amicable terms. She soon dated “Heroes” co-star Milo Ventimiglia after. Hayden Panettiere tells Seventeen magazine,

“I just knew I wanted to breathe. I wanted to be single at the time. It just hit me like a ton of bricks — this is the time I need to be with myself.”

Hayden Panettiere also admits in the interview she was not an easy girlfriend. She shares,

“It takes such a secure person to be with someone like me; it takes so much confidence, it takes so much trust.”

Hayden Panettiere was recently interviewed about Heroes‘ disappointing second season. Read on below and see what she has to say –

Entertainment Weekly reported that Tim Kring (the creator) had apologised to Heroes fans because Season Two didn’t quite hit a high note. What’s your opinion on the second season?

Hayden Panettiere: I’ve always said it about this show: it’s such a difficult thing to write. There was a lot of pressure on the writers in the second season. I think what happened was they strayed a little, trying something a bit different, and that didn’t really fly with people. They didn’t exactly stick to what they knew and what worked for the first season. But I think they’ve definitely come up with a great solution. I saw Tim the other night and I’ve never seen anyone sound so excited about the idea of where the show is going in the third season. So I think in the third season we’ll go back into the action and the adventure itself.

Are you disappointed at the ratings of the second season?

Hayden Panettiere: That’s a tough question. I really enjoy what I do, and the people that I work with. I’m more excited about the third season than I am about the second. I think there were definitely mistakes made and characters put in the wrong storylines and wrong directions. But I am very confident that our writers and creators can figure out the ways to right that. I think they have figured it out and it’s been settled.

Hoodwinked is the super funny TWISTED animated movie of fairytale stories starring the lil Red Riding Hood. In the movie, she is simply called Red and was voiced by Anne Hathaway in the first movie. Her partner, the Woodsman, was voiced by Jim Belushi. In the sequel, Red will now be voiced by Hayden Panettiere. Woohoo! According to Hoodwinked’s director Cory Edwards,

This time around, Red will not be voiced by Anne Hathaway, but by Hayden Panettiere, the “super cheerleader” from Heroes. This seems very fitting, since Red becomes a bit more of a “caped crusader” in this [second] film. The Woodsman is now being voiced by comedy legend Martin Short.

Can’t wait for this one to come out! Hayden Panettiere’s voice will surely fit Red’s to a T =) The working title for the sequel is Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil. LOL!

If you’re a true-blue fan of Heroes, you might have known that its season two did poorly in the United States. And you would have known that only 11 out of the planned 24 episodes (due to the writers’ strike) made it on screen. Lastly, you’d know that this week’s episode will feature Hayden Panettiere extensively Yeah!! =) In the past episodes of Heroes, Claire Bennet (Hayden’s character) has been lying to her father (who calls her Claire bear, hehe) and fooling around with boyfriend West Rosen (Nicholas D’Agosto). And this week, Claire finds herself in a tight spot when she doesn’t make the cheerleading squad! Boohoo! How will she cope with this? Watch this week’s episode called “The Line” and wince as Claire struggles to be understood by her friends and her father. As usual, expect to see Claire determined to have things her way =)

Who would have thought that puppies will figure in Hayden Panettiere’s photoshoot with Candie’s? And the pups were so adorable!! Even Hayden squealed when she saw them, hehe! You can watch our fave Heroes actress giving the pups some luvin’ HERE and you can view more pictures of Hayden Panettiere and the pups below =)

Go watch guys! It’s so much nicer to see Hayden Panettiere in action (moving and talking) than just looking at her static photos =) Wish I could find more videos like this!

The internet is rife with the news that our favorite Heroes actress is set to release her first music album. The big question: what will Hayden Panettiere sing?? Pop songs? Rap or perhaps R&B? What about love songs? She’s in love these days to sing romantic interludes will be perfect for her =) Anyway, Hayden Panettiere told PEOPLE recently that her musical influences are

“Like pop, rock – maybe more of an R&B thing.”

The 18-year-old actress-activist (and now singer) adds,

“I have such eclectic tastes in music. I love rock, hip-hop, I like pop. I love Natasha Bedingfield and [singer-songwriter] Anna Nalick.”

Hayden Panettiere’s debut CD will hit stores this spring via Hollywood Records. And if you haven’t heard her sing yet, check out her MySpace page – it features a sampling of Hayden’s already-released pop-rock tunes, including “Try”, “Your New Girlfriend” and “I Still Believe” =)

Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere kick-started her Candie’s spring 2008 multimedia advertising and marketing campaign for Kohl’s Department Stores last February 21. Hayden attended the launch party at the Hyde Lounge along with her mother and kid brother. Check her out! =)

MORE PICTURES of Hayden Panettiere HERE!