* Heroes star Hayden Panettiere is set to become the latest actress to chase her pop chart dreams - the pretty blonde, 17, is recording tracks for her debut album, which will be released in August.

* Eddie Van Halen's ex-wife, actress Valerie Bertinelli, is to join Kirstie Alley in new TV ads for diet company Jenny Craig.

* Former American Idol hunk Constantine Maroulis is heading back to the small screen after signing on to join the cast of daytime soap opera The Bold & The Beautiful.

* Battlestar Galactica star Tricia Helfer is in talks to play Supergirl in the latest comic book heroine movie. The script for the film is currently being written by The Da Vinci Code's Akiva Goldsman.

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