Hayden Panettiere was on The Late Show with David Letterman last night and she came out wearing a tiny lace dress. It didn’t look as revealing on camera as it did in pictures, although she seemed a little self conscious when she sat down and was kind of perched on the corner of her chair.

I watched the whole interview hoping that Hayden would say something quotable, interesting or funny so that I could report on it, but she really didn’t. Maybe it was just her demeanor, which was friendly enough but just kind of uninteresting and bland. Hayden was promoting the teen comedy I Love You Beth Cooper, which opens this Friday. They showed a clip from the film and it looks like crap.

This years’ Wimbeldon winner Serena Williams came on after Hayden and she was much more personable and warm. I really enjoyed her interview and found her very likable, down-to-earth and inspiring.

Hayden talked about how she went swimming in the Bahamas with the wild dolphins and she also discussed her misspelled back tattoo, which says “live without regrets” in Italian, but with one extra “i”. She said she learned about the fact that her tattoo was spelled wrong when she was in Italy and someone pointed it out, but that she doesn’t really mind. The thing is, she already told this to the press so it’s really not news, and neither is the fact that she likes dolphins. At least she risked her life to save dolphins a couple of years ago, and we can always focus on that tiny dress. She seems to be wearing some kind of stick-on support pasties and very small white underwear, although it’s hard to tell. This barely counts as a distraction, but I’ll take it today.

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