Panettiere blasts US drinking laws

Hayden Panettiere has branded US drinking laws "ridiculous".

The Heroes star insisted that the legal drinking age of 21 in the US needs to be brought in line with the UK's minimum age of 18.

She told the Mail On Sunday: "I can buy porn or kill someone in war but I can't have a glass of wine. If I could change one thing about America, it would be its ridiculous age limits on things.

"That's why I love visiting Britain. I can walk into a bar and order a drink without having to show my passport. That's so cool."

The 18-year-old actress recently admitted that doing her own stunts on Heroes helped her stay in shape.