2008

Hayden Panettiere

January 06

'Halo': A Heroic Pairing

Although she plays his niece onscreen, Panettiere, 18, is spotted holding hands with costar Milo Ventimiglia, 30, at a local mall in L.A. The PDA confirmation of their relationship comes after months of sightings and denials from both stars. "Hayden's mom adores Milo. She thinks he's so cute," a family friend told PEOPLE in December. "She tells her friends that he's her boyfriend. She's very proud."

Hayden Panettiere

April

Hayden Covers Cosmo

"I think that people look at me as just another one of those girls who's going to screw up, like 'She's going to get into drugs, and she's going to get into the parties,'" Panettiere tells Cosmopolitan. "I have the occasional glass of champagne when I'm celebrating something, but generally, I don't drink. I'm a pizza-and-a-movie girl." Although she keeps mum on her relationship with Ventimiglia, she does discuss what she needs in a man: "I need somebody who is very secure."

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