Just call Hayden Panettiere the next Angelina Jolie.
Well, at least in terms of the Heroes‘ star’s activist streak.
“Absolutely, I would take that,” Panettiere told People. “She was definitely one of my inspirations growing up and she was definitely somebody I looked up to.”
While Angelina Jolie is a strong advocate for humanitarian causes, the Heroes star is making headlines for her work on behalf of marine mammals.
A warrant was issued for Hayden Panettiere in Japan after she and other activists attempted to protect dolphins from being slaughtered by local fishermen.
Hayden Panettiere looks up to Angelina. And most others. She’s 5′1″!
“I grew up near the Hudson River in New York. I didn’t grow up in the water; I don’t surf,” she said. “People think I surf because of the footage. I was just in a panic and happened to paddle really fast. I was hauling butt out there!”
Hayden Panettiere credits the success of Heroes with helping give her both the inner strength and the star power to bring attention to these types of issues. But the show’s success can be viewed in yet another way by Hollywood’s teen queen:
“It has completely ruined my personal life. I mean, you walk out the door and you’ve got 10 cameras in your face. Obviously everything in my life is on display whether it be true or false … 99 percent of it false.”
For now, Hayden Panettiere says her job is about all the social life she can handle, and she prefers a quiet night at home over any sort of club scene.
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