Panettiere for lesbian 'Heroes' plotline?

Hayden Panettiere will be involved in a lesbian storyline on the upcoming season of Heroes, it has been reported.

The actress's character Claire Bennet will be getting very close to her college roommate for the fourth season of the superhero series, The PA reports.

"It’s just girly fun at first," a source told the Daily Star. "But it might progress into something more serious, it depends how viewers respond."

The Heroes star recently revealed that she will appear nude in upcoming teen comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper.