Hayden Panettiere was thrilled
to play a cheerleader in Heroes, because she missed out on the chance to
be one in real life.
The 18-year-old actress has been acting since she was tiny and was
forced to leave school at a young age to work on film sets.
She says, "I was so lucky to be popped into the cheerleader's
outfit. I was never a cheerleader because I left school at the age of 16,
then I made a film in Africa and after that I was schooled at home."