Hayden Panettiere covers Self December 2012. In the accompanying interview, the 23-year-old 'Nashville' star dishes on her happiness secrets, her diet and her best moves for flat abs and sexy legs.
Hayden Panettiere covers Self December 2012. In the accompanying
interview, the 'Nashville' star dishes on her happiness secrets,
her fears, friends, but also her diet, and how she manages to stay
in shape.
The young actress admits she doesn't feel the same need to be
stick-skinny. "I've grown into myself and my body. In Nashville,
you see women, even successful singers, who have voluptuous bodies
and everyone is supportive. You don't get the kind of criticism you
might get in Hollywood. To me, the confident curvy girl is so much
sexier than the insecure skinny girl," Hayden told the
magazine.
On her diet, she says, "I tried vegetarianism, but my body didn't
respond well. I was low-energy. Now I make egg-white scrambles with
veggies for breakfast. For lunch, I have chicken or fish and
greens, which are good for keeping your system working. I'm a fan
of sushi for dinner, as long as the fish aren't endangered. When I
indulge, I try to do it in the morning so I can burn it off. It's
my responsibility to be healthy and, no, I'm not going to starve.
I'm sorry — I can't be full on salad."
When it comes to working out, the 23-year-old actress says that
she now runs less and relaxes more. "I used to run an hour every
day. It was too much for me, and my body shut down. So now I don't
push it over the top. I'm active, on my feet during 16-hour
workdays and then I come home, pour some wine, light some candles
and read a book. Fifty Shades was fun — our society can be prudish
about sexuality, so it's cool to see a book like that be
successful," she told Self.
Best moves for flat abs? "I'd love to be in a bikini and not worry
about sucking in! Pilates is good for the core. My favorite ab move
is the bicycle crunch," Hayden reveals. As for sexy legs she says
that, "Having a trainer made me feel as if it was a job, as opposed
to going for a jog, which I look forward to. I hike Radnor Lake
here, too."
Hayden also confesses she is working on her fears. "I have stage
fright! It's because I'm a perfectionist, but I have to get over
it. Getting to know the music scene here, I see that people are
rooting for you, and if you mess up, it's OK. And I've learned from
karaoke, if all else fails, a shot of tequila takes the edge off
and lets you have fun," she says.
Speaking about her behavior, Panettiere explains that, "I've been
acting since I was little, and kids are often not treated well on
sets. Whenever I'd work with an actor who was good to me, my mom
would say, 'Look, that's how you want to be.' I don't believe
anyone is born bad or mean; they become that way from anger and
insecurity. But even when it's my character being aggressive, not
me, I find myself apologizing!"
The beautiful actress is totally aware of the important role
good friends play in one's life. "There's nothing like having your
closest people over, listening to good music and talking for hours.
As you get older, you weed out people who are there only for a
celeb lifestyle. Here, I've got my best friend from home, Allie,
who moved here with me, and new friends I've made, like Ashley
Monroe from Pistol Annies. And our cast is close; it's a circle of
trust," Hayden says.
The young star admits that she now follows her dreams. "I sang and
started an album when I was younger, but I wasn't proud of how it
was going, so I quit. I always said that if I did music in the
future, I'd do country. I love it. But because I'm from New York, I
was afraid people would think I was trying to fit where I didn't
belong and go, 'She's trying to be Taylor Swift.' I'm not trying to
be anybody but myself," she told the magazine.
Photos courtesy of Self magazine.
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