[There are some women out there that we just can’t get out of our minds. No, we aren’t switching teams - yet - but we do have some serious crushes on some pretty fierce females. These ladies are all special in their own right and we aren’t ashamed to tell the world we love them.]
Despite the fact that I have issues pronouncing her last name, I have a huge girl crush on Hayden Panettiere.
Hayden has been around for awhile – starring in commercials at 11 months old, stealing the show at 11-years-old in Remember the Titans, and making appearances on The Guiding Light and One Life to Live – but my crush developed while watching her as Clare on Heroes, one of the kick-ass female leads. While Hayden may not have the ability to heal herself or run through fire in real life, she has shown herself to be a pretty kick-ass lady.
Hayden is an active animal-rights advocate. She’s been arrested in Japan for interfering with a dolphin hunt, proving she’s not all talk. On top of her work for animals, Hayden was also vocal during the 2008 election. She was a strong supporter of Obama, though she encouraged young people to get out and vote before all else.
Like many celebs these days, Hayden has dealt with a lot of gossip and criticism. Who doesn’t remember when, shortly after her 18th birthday, Hayden and co-star Milo Ventimiglia (who’s last name I also cannot pronounce), came out as an item? Normally this would have been in the tabloids based on the fact they are co-workers, but Hayden took an even bigger blow seeing as Milo is also 12 years her senior.
But she didn’t care. She just kept on going.
And look at her now. She’s super successful, not to mention gorgeous. This woman looks good in just about anything. And I should know, seeing as the paparazzi follow her and photograph her everywhere she is (including the gym…). Hayden’s also got a huge and varied fan-base, from tween girls to old people to Comic-con nerds, something that most celebrities can’t boast and something that means she might be around for awhile.
I love Hayden…a lot….for many reasons, but I think the coolest thing about her is that despite spending her entire life in front of a camera, she isn’t afraid to laugh at herself. She filmed two “PSAs” for funnyordie – that made me LOL till stuff shot out of my nose. And isn’t that what crushes are made of?
Though there are no new Heroes episodes for the summer, I am looking forward to getting my Hayden fix in the new teen comedy, I Love You Beth Cooper. Hopefully that will get me through until my favorite show (with my favorite actress) starts up again.



Sam says:
Thu, 16th Jul 20094:40 pm
I always get told I look like her, but never knew who she was..I guess I live under a rock? haha. So thanks for doing this, now I know who she is.
Stacy Chandler says:
Thu, 16th Jul 200910:58 pm
Yawn…another Hollywood poser…she’s about as obnoxious as the whiney nosed brat she played in ‘Titans’…
Megan says:
Fri, 17th Jul 200910:10 pm
I adore her as Claire…Heroes has to be the best show ever. I became a Hayden fan when she was working with Disney, however. She did a movie called Tiger Cruise which was about 9/11 that was absolutely awesome, especially for her young age
Nicholas says:
Mon, 10th Aug 20097:43 pm
Haha, who doesnt love hayden
stevie says:
Fri, 6th Nov 20094:03 pm
OMG! Finally someone who gets me!!! i Have “loved” Hayden for ages and i am pretty much obsessed with her!!! All my friends say that i must fancy her or that im a lesbian, but im not! There is just something about her that i love and i dunno, it seems kinda sad, but all i want is too be her friend as she is such a positive person to be around, she seems soo nice and has the perfect figure, simply because she is not perfect, which is what makes her perfect to me. I am defiantly 100% proud to call her my role model and i just love her so much and am just soo glad someone else feels the same way! LOL
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