Hayden Panettiere loudly proclaimed that she wanted to be a pop star, and my goodness she stuck to her guns. Despite a mounting heap of evidence that she shouldn’t have. I really like Hayden. I don’t watch her show, but I appreciate that she doesn’t go out clubbing and DUIing every night like a lot of other actresses her age. And she is super passionate about dolphins. Not normally something that makes me change my opinion about someone, but I like that she actually has something to say.

So Hayden vowed to become a music star, and unfortunately it appears that she’s too hot for any producers to have said no. Which they should have. If there’s any young starlet that I would wish to have a successful crossover musical career, I guess it’d be Hayden. But I don’t think that’s going to happen, even with a lot of the successful but generic pop music out there these days.

Hayden’s first single, “Wake Up Call,” is pretty bad in my opinion. Her voice is obviously digitally altered a la Paris Hilton. In fact she sounds nearly the same. There’s a reggae-esq backbeat that doesn’t really work with the lyrics or tone of the song. The video is pretty much different angles of Hayden over and over again. Hayden bares her thong. Hayden lounges around. Hayden pulls up her pants. Hayden wears dark makeup in a club. Honestly, considering the resources I assume she has access to, I’m surprised the whole thing came out so bland and generic.

It’s not the worst thing I’ve ever seen, but I doubt it’ll go anywhere. It’s not Heidi Montag-level embarrassing, but I’m guessing in 20 years Hayden’s going to deny that she had anything to do with this.

Hayden Panettiere is shown at an ESPYs party on 7/15/08. Credit: Starbux / WENN

In Touch magazine claims that Heroes actor Milo Ventimiglia, 31, is going to ask girlfriend and co-star Hayden Panettiere, 18, to marry him. The couple haven’t been publicly dating all that long, since Hayden only became legal last August. But it was widely rumored that they were together for a while before that. If she wasn’t so young, I’d probably say they seem cute and happy together, best of luck, etc.

Don’t tell Hayden Panettiere, but her boyfriend, Milo Ventimiglia, is planning to propose! The actor, 31, recently confided to a friend that even though Hayden is only 18 years old, he wants to get engaged, preferably this year. “Milo was looking at rings in late June,” the pal says. “He really likes Cartier and intends to spend around $200,000.” Hayden and Milo, who met on the set of Heroes, reportedly began dating in January.

[From In Touch]

I think January is when they actually kinda sorta acknowledged that they were seeing each other. I will admit that Hayden seems a lot more mature than most of the other girls her age in Hollywood. You don’t see her out tramping around like Paris/Britney/Lindsay. She goes out to dinner and shops and does all that other photographer-friendly stuff, but she’s never photographed falling out of clubs drunk, and I’m pretty sure she has yet to rack up any DUIs.

All that said, she’s still 18. Being more mature than Paris Hilton doesn’t make a person ready for marriage. If so, my cats could have gotten hitched years ago. 18 is still 18, and that’s damn young to commit your life to someone, no matter how great they are. I doubt Hayden’s had all that many boyfriends besides Milo. It makes sense that he’s probably ready to get married at his age, but even if she thinks she is, it’d probably be best if they gave it some time. Maybe he’s just getting her a promise ring or something else more age-appropriate.

Here’s Milo and Hayden leaving the Geffen theatre after watching a play with fellow castmembers in November. Header from the Heroes photocall in London from last August. Photographer: Vince Maher; Images thanks to WENN.

You’re no one in Hollywood unless you have a second career as a “designer” or are “working on an album.” I won’t even call most of the celebrities who have second careers in music musicians. Even with quotation marks, it’s still too offensive. The holy grail is getting all three. The list of celebs who have supposedly designed clothing lines is ridiculously long. By and large they didn’t design a thing, everyone has just replaced the word “endorsed” with “design.” Singing is a little harder to fudge – though computers sure can help.

Hayden Panettiere has jumped on the bandwagon and decided to join the ranks of other actors who struggle for musical credibility.

Hayden Panettiere is ready to work her vocal cords. She signed a deal with Hollywood Records before her Heroes TV show became a big hit and now she is ready to devote her time to working on a pop career.

Her new reggae-flavored song - Wake Up Call - has been written by Andreas ‘Quiz’ Romdhane and Josef Larossi, who have previously churned out hits for Halliwell, Diana Ross and Westlife.

She has also been working with U.S. fashion brand Candie’s, who will feature the track in a new summer ad campaign. The company will also pay for the star to shoot a video to accompany the tune.

The ad campaign will begin at the end of July, while the song will be released digitally Aug. 5. “Wake Up Call” will appear on Panettiere’s still-untitled debut album, which is slated for 2009.

[From Daily Stab]

I used to dislike Hayden, but then she got all “save the dolphins” and actually walked the walk – something you can’t say for most celebs. So I guess if there’s any celeb I’d grant my magical good wishes to, it’d be her. But I can’t help but wonder about the wisdom of releasing a reggae song. We’ll see.

Here’s Hayden Panettiere at the Glamour Women Of The Year Awards 2008 held at Berkeley Square Gardens in London on Tuesday. Images thanks to WENN

18 year-old Heroes star Hayden Panettiere will appear in the upcoming film “Fireflies in The Garden” with Julia Roberts. She has what could be a new interview with the Sunday Mirror, but they don’t say they actually talked to her and it could be one of those pieced together stories where they just take bits and pieces of things she’s said to other outlets, rephrase them slightly, and slap up a story and hope no one will notice.

Hayden supposedly said that she doesn’t go out, that she hides from the paparazzi, and that she finds living in LA and dealing with the “business… very intrusive.”

‘I don’t ever go out,’ she says, of her life in Hollywood, where she drives everywhere to avoid being recognised on the street. ‘I stay at home. I go from garage to garage, and keep myself out of sight.’ The 18-year-old, who has been catapulted into the A-list since taking on the role of cheerleader Claire Bennet in the top-rated US drama, admits she finds being famous ‘a pain in the ass’.

‘I love where I live and that I have wonderful friends there and I love what I do, but it really has a major impact on your life. This business is very intrusive. People want to know what you’re doing every day, and it becomes less about your craft and your art, and your love for acting, than it is about when you put food in your mouth, or when you’re walking your dog…

‘The interesting thing to me is, if you think about it, the glamour of Hollywood has been dimmed down by people that don’t necessarily love what they do or their craft,’ she says. ‘I think people who are mainly in the public eye and deal with this [attention], a lot of them like it and enjoy it. I don’t really enjoy going out, it’s a nightmare in my opinion.’

[From Sundaymirror.co.uk]

I don’t want to knock Hayden, because I have a high opinion of her after she did drop out of the spotlight and started pursuing her own interests like animal protection and activism. But a year ago she really bugged the shit out of me, because it was like she was everywhere. In fact she was out at practically every event, she went to Koi and Mr. Chow regularly, and she was even rumored to have been calling the paps herself to alert them to her whereabouts.

She may not be a hypocrite by saying that it all bugs her now, and it really does seem like she matured and realized that being an attention whore was not productive or rewarding for her. You have to give the girl credit for evolving and growing as a person, unlike some other obvious drunken attention-seeking examples. But maybe Hayden should have a little more perspective on the way that fame and those same events and photographers helped her before she trash talks the way they invade her life now.

Hayden Panettiere is shown at the Humane Society Genesis Awards, where she was presented with an award for her activism, on 4/2/08, thanks to Splash News.

If you have children, you were probably subjected to Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kid’s Choice Awards ceremony on Saturday night. You have my sincerest condolences. I, too, had to watch, and it was often eyeroll-inducing: lame banter between celebrity presenters; boring and unfunny “behind the scenes” skits; stupid slime stunts that dragged out the show even longer and wayyyy too much Disney product, in the form of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers. Miley Cyrus won favorite female television star and favorite female musical artist, much to my daughter’s delight.

There were a few bright spots in the broadcast, including host Jack Black’s over-the-top opening musical number, in which he wore a bright green superhero costume and rocked out with a giant octopus playing guitar to the Kiss song “I Was Made for Loving You,” with the lyrics changed to “I Was Made for Sliming You.” (In my opinion, Black was the only funny, high-energy part of the show and should have been allowed to riff and get crazy even more.) The theme of each Kids’ Choice Awards, you see, is that celebs and kids in the audience get buckets of green slime poured on their heads at random moments. Slimed celebs included Harrison Ford, who recreated a famous scene from “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” which concluded with him being covered in green slime. Other mildly amusing segments included a celebrity belching contest that featured Jodie Foster attempting to burp along to the song “YMCA.”

All in all, the show had the same problems as most other awards shows: it went on too long, there was too much unfunny dialog, and the host didn’t get enough chances to do what he does best. But if you are at all interested in the winners, here they are.

Favorite TV Show: Drake and Josh
Favorite Reality Show: American Idol
Favorite TV Actor: Drake Bell (from Drake and Josh)
Favorite TV Actress: Miley Cyrus
Favorite Cartoon: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Favorite Movie: Alvin and the Chipmunks
Favorite Movie Actor: Johnny Depp
Favorite Movie Actress: Jessica Alba
Favorite Animated Movie: Ratatouille
Favorite Animated Voice: Eddie Murphy (Shrek The Third)
Favorite Music Group: The Jonas Brothers
Favorite Song: “Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne
Favorite Female Singer: Miley Cyrus
Favorite Male Singer: Chris Brown
Favorite Male Athlete: Tony Hawk
Favorite Female Athlete: Danica Patrick
Favorite Book: Harry Potter Series
Favorite Video Game: Madden NFL 2008
Wannabe Award: Cameron Diaz

If anything, the Kids’ Choice Awards gives parents a glimpse into the music, movies, and other pop culture their kids like– which should scare the crap out of you. I know I had a hard time sleeping knowing that the youth of America wants to be just like Cameron Diaz.

GQ has a new spread and brief interview with Milo Ventimiglia. The photo section features the hot “Heroes” star in city and office settings wearing thousand dollar designer suits by Versace, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein. He looks like a conniver in this photoshoot, like the type of guy you would want to sleep with for a week or two but who would be too slick to make a decent boyfriend.

In the accompanying interview, Milo, 30, doesn’t acknowledge that he’s in a relationship with his 18 year-old co-star, Hayden Panettiere, but he does say that the nickname for their relationship, “Halo,” makes him smile, and that he tries not to talk about his personal life. This is a departure from an interview he recently gave Cosmopolitan Magazine, in which he called himself single for the last year and a half and talked about the perils of dating:

Halo. That’s what the blogs are calling you and Hayden. Does that bug you?
You know what, man - it makes me smile.

If you two are dating, why not just say so? I read you bought the girl a ring from Tiffany’s!
When you’re in the public eye, you try to keep whatever you can private. People can speculate and talk. But what can you do - stop living your life?

Hayden was GQ’s Obsession of the Year. Did you like those photos?
Yes, I did. They were very nice.

[From GQ Magazine, print edition, April, 2008]

In the most recent issue of Cosmopolitan, Milo’s maybe-girlfriend Hayden says she has to date guys who aren’t threatened by her job. She said “I need somebody who is very secure. In this business, I’m constantly standing next to gorgeous people. My job is to make out with [attractive] men. Like, hello, who wouldn’t be completely threatened by that? But at the end of the day, you have to realize that it’s just a job.”

Hayden also said that she doesn’t drink and is a “pizza-and-a-movie girl,” and that she’s secure with her body the way it is. She said she doesn’t have a model’s body but that “I’m not one of those crazy girls who thinks that they’re fat. I’m okay with what I have. I can rock this body, you know?” [via Just Jared]

There are all sorts of rumors that these two are set to move in together after Hayden was spotting looking at condos with her mom. Maybe she’s just ready to move out of her parent’s place and isn’t about to move in with her boyfriend yet.

Hayden and Milo will pose together while they’re doing press for “Heroes,” but both have stayed wisely mum on their relationship.

Thanks to Stacie for these scans.

In the March issue of Cosmopolitan, hunky “Heroes” star Milo Ventimiglia, 30, is interviewed for the mag’s “Informer” section, but don’t count on any information about the actor’s love life, especially the status of his relationship with co-star Hayden Panettiere, 18. In fact, a “factoid” text box that overlays the actor’s yummy photo shoot identifies him as “single,” and in the interview, he tells the reporter, “I’ve been single for a year and a half.”

Do you get nervous on dates?

Yes. I’ve been single for a year and a half. It’s tough being witty for two hours.

Have friends tried to set you up?

Yeah, someone thinks you’d look “cute” together, but you share no interests and become combative [on a date]. You just wish you were home, scrubbing your toilet.

[From Cosmopolitan, March 2008 print issue]

Somebody needs to let Hayden Panettierre in on that little nugget, because she is clearly under the impression that Milo is her boyfriend. The couple have been seen everywhere holding hands, hugging and definitely behaving in a way that is not consistent with that whole “We’re just good friends” line of crap Milo has been feeding the press for months. At a recent party hosted by Candies shoes, for which Hayden is a spokesmodel, Milo went as Hayden’s date to show his support. And I’m no psychic, but he sure didn’t look like he would rather be home scrubbing his toilet.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Milo and Hayden are shown in the header image at a Lifetime Achievement Award presentation to Stan Lee Featuring the cast of “Heroes” on 12/15/07, thanks to PRPhotos.

I have to admit that when I first heard about Hayden Panettiere and her whole saving whales from Japanese fisherman thing, I wasn’t really all that impressed. Hayden and a group called Save the Whales used a surfboard to paddle into a cove in southwestern Japan near Taiji where dolphins were being corralled to be slaughtered and eaten. The group was blocked by a fishing boat and had to turn back. Unusual publicity stunt, right? Especially after those pictures of her crying were plastered all over the news. But hearing Panettiere talk about it over time, it because pretty clear to me that she not only cared about saving whales, but was incredibly passionate about it. As a result of her activities, a warrant was issued for her arrest in Japan. Hayden hasn’t backed down, and this past weekend joined a protest in Washington DC to stop whale hunting.

The 18-year-old Heroes star, speaking without notes, told the crowd, “Not only are these animals being cruelly slaughtered, the meat is contaminated by huge levels of mercury,” reports The Washington Post’s Reliable Source column, which likened the Heroes star to a latter-day Jane Fonda – though less politically controversial. Continued Panettiere at the rally: “And we’re not taking a stand because Japan is one of our biggest allies in the war on terror, but Australia is an ally and they’ve told Japan what they think, and good on them!”

As for her confronting Japanese fisherman last fall, to protest the killing of dolphins – the incident let to a warrant for her arrest – Panettiere told the crowd at the rally: “I was wearing a wetsuit and shoes. I was like if I’m going to jail I ain’t going to jail in a bikini.” Panettiere, spokesperson for the Save the Whales Again! Campaign, added: “At one point this baby [dolphin] popped its head up and looked at me. To know what was going to happen and to know that I couldn’t stop it is just such a helpless feeling.

[From People]

Today Hayden Panettiere and Save the Whales will take their campaign to the Norwegian, Japanese, and Icelandic embassies. Hayden also created a charity, Panettiere’s Closet, where she sells her clothing and accessories Heroes. The money is donated to the Whaleman Foundation. I’ve been waiting for Hayden Panettiere to turn into Lindsay Lohan. It just seemed like an inevitability, and she has a stage mom who’s supposedly worse than Dina Lohan. As soon as Panettiere turned 18 she was out and about with much older Heroes costar Milo Ventimiglia. I figured it was a matter of weeks before she was in rehab. But instead she and Milo seem to have a pretty stable, sane relationships, and she’s risked her life to help save helpless animals. It seems like she’s proving you can be an actress, have fun and be popular with the tabloids, but still be a decent person who cares about things bigger than photo ops. Good for her.

Picture note by Jaybird: Hayden Panettiere arrives at the ‘Save the Whales Again’ rally in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., and signs autographs on her way to make a speech on Sunday. Images thanks to Splash Photos.

Hayden Panettiere is selling her clothes. She’s offering up some dresses, a pair of shoes, a few hoodies, a watch or two and even some iPod covers. Why? To help save the whales.

Hayden last year was involved in trying to help save a pod of dolphins, when she went to Japan with a group of Australian surfers and tried to prevent the animals from being blocked into a cove and killed. Unfortunately the attempt failed and Hayden left in tears. The dolphins are also caught and sold off for placement in captivity and television shows, as well as being a food delicacy in Japan.

Now we need to save the whales, just like in the eighties, as they are still being killed for ‘scientific purposes’. Which is code for ‘dinner’.

The Heroes starlet’s website explains her fundraising plan, which allows fans to shop online and purchase her clothes.

It states: “Can you look good and help a worthwhile cause at the same time? Yes, you can!”

“Many have hailed Hayden Panettiere for her impeccable taste in fashion. Now you can wear what the celebrities wear at a fraction of the cost–WHILE supporting a worthy cause! Looking good never felt so good!”

Daily Telegraph

She has some really cute looking hoodies, and some cute shoes. She actually includes size charts and other information, because the clothes are meant to be worn again, they aren’t just fan merchandise. How awesome is that? Of course, not many of us have a figure like Hayden…

The clothes are mostly in a ladies size small, but apparently more styles and sizes are going to become available. You can also donate money.

According to reports, Hayden is considering another cheerleader role, in which she shows a class nerd the night of his life after he declares his love for her during his valedictorian speech. Has this ever happened in real life?

Note by Celebitchy: You can buy Hayden’s clothes at PanettiereCloset.com. Many of the items are sold so hurry if you’re interested. Thanks to PanettiereCloset for the photos below. Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia are shown on 12/15/07 at The Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival. A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Stan Lee and the cast of “Heroes” was there. Thanks to PRPhotos.

18 year-old Heroes hottie and would-be dolphin saver Hayden Panetteire is probably no longer dating her older co-star, Milo Ventimiglia. Milo was said to have given Hayden a $1,950 gold ring for her birthday, and although the two claim to only be friends, who gives their opposite sex friends expensive jewelry like that?

Hayden has been spotted out on the town looking cosy with not one but two guys recently, Diana Ross’ son Evan and singer Ne-Yo. Maybe she’s just being flirty, or perhaps she’s trying to make Milo jealous, as neither seems to have moved into the realm of romance. Ne-Yo told People magazine he’s just friends with Hayden, and says they only met recently. He claims he was holding her hands to help her walk in her painful shoes, and he dismisses the romance rumors, saying they met doing charity work, that he barely knows her, and that she’s “silly”

“Hayden and I just met yesterday. We’ve only known each other for one day,” Ne-Yo told PEOPLE at the Ronald McDonald House Charity’s World Children’s Day event Tuesday, where Panettiere, 18, also made an appearance. “She was hanging out with some friends and invited me to come out.”

As for the hand holding, “I was helping her out of the car!” says the singer, 28. “She had these shoes – they were cute – but they were torture devices, so I had to help her.”

The duo only spent 48-hours together as they toured Ronald McDonald Houses in Dallas, Detroit, Philadelphia, and New York, but they definitely hit it off. “I’m a fan of Hayden’s show Heroes, so I was excited to know she was going to do this with me,” the singer continued. “Hayden is cool people. She’s a little silly. But silly is good.”

[From People.com]

R&B singer Ne-Yo said he would help Hayden on her first album, which is in progress, and that they’ve talked about a possible collaboration.

Meanwhile Hayden was quite friendly with Evan Ross at a recent party:

“Heroes” star Hayden, 18, spotted the hunky 20-year-old [Evan Ross] and headed straight for him at a party in Los Angeles on November 13, an eyewitness tells The Enquirer.

“The were sitting really close to each other and looked very flirty, whispering in each other’s ears and giggling,” said the eyewitness…

And while Hayden’s rep says she and Evan are just friends, the eyewitness adds: “You could tell they were really enjoying each other’s company…”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, December 3, 2007]

Good for her. Hayden’s not heading off to hotel rooms or drinking herself into oblivion, she’s engaged in some harmless flirting at parties and while doing charity work. I used to find Hayden annoying and didn’t cover her for a long time. She was rumored to be personally calling the paps to tip them off as to her whereabouts, and she seemed to be desperate for attention last year, showing up at all the hot spots. She seems to have matured quite a bit this year.

Hayden was named “obsession of the year” by GW Magazine, and denies a relationship with her co-star Milo Ventimiglia in the accompanying interview. She says that there are rumors that she’s dating every man she hangs out with, and says that it’s fine with her if she’s rumored to be dating Hollywood elite, including women. Here are the photos from the issue, thanks to PopSugar. Thanks to Splash News for the header photo of Hayden and Ne-Yo.