Hayden Panettiere 'Tortured' By Jealous Schoolmates

3 months ago 11th Jul 18:00

Actress Hayden Panettiere struggled with early acting success in high school because jealous classmates hated her and made her life a misery.

The Heroes star insists she was "tortured" by kids in middle school - because they wouldn't let her join in their fun.

She tells the upcoming issue of Details magazine, "I was tortured, emotionally tortured by these girls. Every time I came back from filming, it would be me trying to find my way back into the clique. And they weren’t having it."

I was tortured, emotionally tortured by these girls. Every time I came back from filming, it would be me trying to find my way back into the clique. And they weren't having it.Hayden Panettiere

But she started realising she was a little "different" years before the problems started: "I remember hearing in first grade, ‘Oh, why does she get to skip school?’

It wasn’t like I suddenly started feeling different. I always knew that I was."

Panettiere was just six when she landed her first U.S. TV role.