The good people at GQ sat down with Heroes hottie Hayden Panettiere and...what do you know? It turns out that the young actress does have brains to match her looks. I admit, I half expected her to be a bit boring and with no sense of humor - just one of those biased first impressions that are mostly never true. So yes, I was pleasantly surprised when I read the full interview she did with GQ and ended up seeing her in a less glamorous, more down to earth light.

Hayden, it would seem, has no intention of ending up as the latest screwed-up girl in Hollywood, drinking till she drops or pulling a Britney on us any time soon. "You can't schedule rehab for me" she says. "And I don't think you can schedule any DUIs. I think I'm going to be one of those boring girls". Smart - she does however admit that joining the Heroes cast has completely changed her life. "This business tends to turn your life upside down. For some strange reason, I've become one of the targets of the paparazzi. Things get crazy. You try and hold on to that little part of normal that you can".

And what better example than the most infamous fallen pop diva of all times - Britney. "That girl was the epitome of beauty when I was younger. And we built her up and just ripped her down, put every aspect of her life under a microscope" Hayden says. "Probably made 90 percent of the stuff up along the way. I can't even imagine if I had it like she does. She's someone that I'm rooting for, and I hope she can make that comeback". Well, don't we all...but get it out of your system, girl. This is Britney - it's not going to happen.

Hayden, it seems, is no hypocrite: she admits to liking wine, having a Porsche and dealing with crazy rumors about herself. "The Porsche sticks out like a sore thumb" Hayden complains, adding that hers is the same color as Merlot wine. "Well, it's called something complicated, but it literally is like the color of Merlot. I'm Italian, all right? We were raised the Italian way. I have tasted alcohol. I know what it looks like. Don't be naive here" she warns.

Well, I'm sure we're all trying not to be - and the "no nonsense" attitude is apparently what helps Hayden deal with the rumors that fly around. When asked about the craziest rumor you've read about herself, she replies: "Well, now that I'm single, it's like I'm dating every male I'm standing next to-and possibly every female". But that's not true. So attention, all you guys out there - she is single, straight and loads of fun. Anyone interested?