I’m a huge fan of Nashville & think it’s appropriate that the show’s petite star, Hayden Panettiere, is Glamour‘s May 2013 cover girl. The newly engaged star talks to the magazine about shedding her cheerleader image from her years on Heroes, as well as playing the bad-girl-with-a-heart Juliette Barnes on Nashville.

In a photo shoot with Peggy Sirota, we see a beach-ready Hayden in summer looks, including pin-up-inspired separates & an edgy cut-out swimsuit. She’s candid about growing up in the spotlight, her parents’ divorce, as well as her relationship with fiance, Wladimir Klitschko.

Check out the video below for a behind-the-scenes look at Hayden’s cover shoot, along with clips from the interview, including how her last name how been mispronounced, her guilty pleasures, & worst fashion faux pas caught by paparazzi. For more magazine posts, check out Kate Hudson for ELLE UK, behind-the-scenes with Zöe Saldana for InStyle’s annual hair issue, & Vogue‘s homage to Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window with Tobey Maguire & Carolyn Murphy. Happy Styling!