Panettiere: 'Heroes' cast is full of heartthrobs

Hayden Panettiere has said the Heroes cast is "full of heartthrobs".

The 18-year-old, who plays Claire Bennet, said fans fancy her co-stars Milo Ventimiglia (Peter), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder), Greg Grunberg (Matt), Adrian Pasdar (Nathan) and Masi Oka (Hiro).

She told the Official Heroes Magazine: "Everyone has a crush on either Milo or Sendhil, but then I look at Greg and Adrian and Masi, and I see that everyone has crushes on them too. We have a cast full of heartthrobs, what can I say?"

Panettiere also praised the acting talents of her co-stars on the NBC series, saying: "It's not only a large cast, but it's a large cast of really good actors. When you're around such good actors, you want to bring yourself up to their level and strive to do your best."

She explained that the stars do not always have the opportunity to work together because of the various different storylines in the show.

"So it's almost like showing off every time you get to work with anyone. You're so excited, because it's like, 'Ooh, I've got to be really good, because I'm working with so-and-so today'."

The actress is rumoured to be moving in with castmate Milo Ventimiglia.