In the latest GQ, Hayden Panettiere gives an interview like never before, in which she talks about Heroes, fame, the fall of Britney Spears, Halo (her relationship with Heroes co-star Milo Ventimiglia), what girls she crushes and more …

GQ: When will you become the latest screwed-up girl in Hollywood?
Hayden Panettiere: Never, never. Cross our fingers.

GQ: We can’t schedule it for your 21st birthday or anything?
Hayden Panettiere: You can’t schedule rehab for me. And I don’t think you can schedule any DUIs. I think I’m going to be one of those boring girls.

GQ: Will you at least go into a gas-station bathroom without shoes on?
Hayden Panettiere: No, that’s disgusting. I’ve walked around other places maybe without my shoes on, but not bathrooms.

GQ: Tell us about your couple of years, since Heroes began.
Hayden Panettiere: This business turns life upside down. For some strange reason, I’ve become one of the targets of the paparazzi. Things get crazy.

Continue reading this interview with Hayden Panettiere …

Hayden Panettiere was spotted at her Los Angeles gym this week, where she did her early morning workout. Whether she’s preparing for stunts as Claire Bennet, or for her next dolphin protest, it’s good to see Hayden staying in shape.

Hayden Panettiere: A very cute gym rat!

We know that to Hayden Panettiere, dolphins and their safety are a major priority. But she’s also a fan of sharks… at least large stuffed versions of them.

Here, Hayden Panettiere hangs out with a fierce looking toy at the Los Angeles premiere of the award-winning documentary, Sharkwater, Thursday.

Another cute picture. Scroll down the page or follow this link for a full account of Hayden trying to save the dolphins in Japan along with other protesters.

She may not be indestructible like Claire, but Heroes cheerleader Hayden Panettiere is trying to save the world in her own way.

The 18-year-old actress was involved in a violent confrontation with Japanese fishermen as she tried to disrupt a dolphin slaughter.

Hayden was one of six surfers from Australia and the United States who were intercepted by a fishing boat before they could reach dolphins they hoped to save from being drive into a nearby cove and killed.

The angry fishermen used the boat’s propellers to block the protesters’ way, and at one point struck out at Hayden Panettiere and her cohorts with a boathook.

It was an ugly, potentially life-threatening confrontation that lasted more than 10 minutes before the surfers were forced to return to the beach.

Hayden Panettiere, a keen surfer, committed marine conservationist and supporter of the campaign to save Japan’s dolphins, said:

“It was really frightening. Some of us were hit by the boathook. But in the end all we really worried about was the dolphins. It was so incredibly sad. We were so close to them and they were sky hopping, jumping out of the water to see us.”

Breaking down, she added: “One little baby dolphin stuck his head outand kinda looked at me and the thought that it’s no longer with us is really hard to take.”

“I couldn’t believe how red the water was,” the Heroes star said in a statement issued through the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. “The whales were so scared. Hopefully their deaths won’t be in vain.”

Following the incident, the surfers drove straight to Osaka airport and left the country to avoid arrest by the Japanese national police.

More than 22,000 dolphins are slaughtered by fishermen in Japan every year. The hunt continues despite worldwide condemnation.