Lesbian plot for Hayden Panettiere

Heroes beauty Hayden Panettiere's character will turn lesbian in the next series of the hit US show, it has been rumoured.

The 19-year-old, who plays invincible Claire, will be getting up close with her college roommate in series four of the action-packed sci-fi drama.

"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."