Hayden Panettiere hit the red carpert looking more like a desperate Real Housewife of the OC than a 20-year-old starlet at the weekend.

Everything from the wiggy hair to the frumpy dress aged the TV cheerleader far beyond her years - and not in a good way.

To be fair to Hayden, her mind is on more worthwhile matters than whether she looks like a middle aged divorcee or, for that matter, whether she has an orange tongue.

The Heroes star was hosting The Whaleman Foundation Benefit at Beso Restaurant in Hollywood, which aimed to raise money to help prevent illegal whale hunting.

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