Hayden Panettiere

I’m a little (ok a lot) late posting about this, but Hayden and her Heroes co-star Milo Ventimiglia are officially an item. The two have been saying for ages that they’re “just friends,” but over the holiday season, they visited family and friends together, and a few people let it slip that they are very much a couple.

“Hayden’s mom adores Milo. She thinks he’s so cute,” a family friend told People magazine. “She tells her friends that he’s her boyfriend. She’s very proud.”

On a December trip to New York City, Ventimiglia — who is 12 years older than 18-year-old Hayden — hung out with the entire Panettiere family. “He’s even met her grandparents. He fits in perfectly with the family. Milo jokes around with her little brother,” says the source. “They’re buddies.”

A rep for Hayden told People: “We do not respond to inquiries from the media regarding Ms. Panettiere’s personal life.”

The above picture says it all though.