Panettiere to tie the knot?

March 28, 2013

Hayden Panettiere has secretly gotten engaged.

The Nashville actress is reportedly planning to tie the knot with World Heavyweight Champion boxer Wladimir Klitschko, who she reconciled with in January after splitting in 2011. 

A source told Us Weekly: "Very few people know, and she isn’t wearing her ring publicly yet."

The 23-year-old beauty is said to be quietly planning the wedding, with the source adding: "Looks like a summer wedding!"

Panettiere first began dating Klitschko (37) in 2009 but the couple ended their romance just two years later in 2011.

While Panettiere has yet to publicly confirm their reunion, the couple were spotted getting cosy just earlier this week sitting court-side at a Miami Heat basketball game.

The diminutive actress – who at 1.57m tall is dwarfed by the towering 1.98m brawler – previously dated her Heroes co-star Milo Ventimiglia, despite being 12 years his junior, but the controversial relationship ended in 2009.

The actress has previously admitted she preferred dating athletes because they aren’t "exactly in your industry" but understand the hectic lifestyle that comes with fame.

She said: "They’re in similar circles, where they understand the schedule, the work ethic, the social aspect, but they’re not exactly in your industry, so it works out well."

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