Oh readers, we can’t tell how long we’ve waited for this day – the day that Hayden Panettiere became a genuine stroppy mare.

We knew she had it in her, sure. But now it’s here and, lord, it is beautiful. How much of a stroppy mare is Hayden Panettiere? Only stroppy enough to try and get Milo Ventimiglia sacked from Heroes because he split up with her last month, that’s how much.

Or maybe Hayden Panettiere has got Milo Ventimiglia sacked from Heroes. Or maybe Hayden Panettiere was sacked from Heroes instead. Nobody watches Heroes any more, so nobody really knows.

You have no idea how grateful we are to Hayden Panettiere at the moment. The young gossip starlets of yesteryear are all fading away – Lindsay’s become a drab lesbian, Paris has finally realised that the joke has always been on her and making fun of Britney feels a little bit like poking an orhaned donkey in the eye – and we needed someone young, pretty, self-important and woefully lacking in self-awareness to fill the void. Hayden Panettiere, you’ve done us proud.

We always knew that Hayden Panettiere had been building up to this moment – like in 2007 when she pissed off a legion of Japanese fishermen, and in 2008 when she released a solo single even worse than Paris Hilton’s – but now she’s blossomed into womanhood in the most spectacular way.

We suppose we’ve got Milo Ventimiglia, Hayden’s ex-boyfriend and Heroes co-star – to thank for this. If Milo hadn’t been old enough to be her father when they got together romantically, then he’d have never grown tired of Hayden Panettiere’s hard-partying ways, and then he’d have never split up with her.

And if Milo Ventimiglia had never split up with Hayden Panettiere, then she wouldn’t currently be acting like such a raging bitchzilla towards him on the set of Heroes. OK! reports:

Heroes’ Hayden Panettiere has decided to take her bitter breakup with co-star Milo Ventimiglia to the small screen. Hayden, 19, is trying to get Milo, 31, kicked off of the show, according to a mutual friend. “She refuses to be on the set at the same time as him,” the pal tells OK!. “She is making it difficult for everyone involved.” As for Milo, “He’s not going to play any games or stoop to her level.”

Silly Hayden Panettiere. This is incredibly shortsighted of her. She’s sending a message to producers across America that she’s impossible to deal with if somebody no longer wants to sleep with her. And since the only way she’ll ever get any work is precisely because producers want to sleep with her, she’s shot herself in the foot somewhat.

But how will Hayden Panettiere’s on-set tantrum affect Heroes? We’re not sure. To be honest we just realised that Heroes wasn’t cancelled 18 months ago and we’re a bit confused.

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