Hayden Panettiere was not asked to appear in the upcoming reboot of  the superhero show "Heroes." Hayden said she was shocked to learn that she won't be appearing in the new NBC series. The star of "Heroes" wasn't even asked. Panettiere played Claire on the original "Heroes."

The 24-year-old "Nashville" star, Hayden Panettiere, told Cosmopolitan that she didn't realize the show would be coming back. She learned it from a family member. Panettiere said that "it was a shock to me" saying "I believe I became privy to that through my cousin. She sent me a text message and told me about it".

Hayden told Cosmo, "It was a shock to me. In fact, I believe I became privy to that through my cousin. She sent me a text message and told me about it."

Panettiere says she doesn't want another actress to replace her, saying ""I hope that they don't have somebody else playing our characters, that would be a little dagger in the heart. But, you never know. I wish them success in it, for sure."

Hayden Panettiere played a teenage cheerleader who could regrow her skin cells. The former baby sitter on "Malcolm in the Middle" was a standout castmember on the show. She played on "Heroes" from September 2006 to February 2010.

Talking about the reboot, Panettiere said "I mean, we had nothing, nothing to do with it," she says of the reboot. "It will definitely be interesting to see how they reinvent that."

NBC originally planned to bring back "Heroes Reborn" with some of the original "Heroes" cast members.

Hayden told Cosmo "I think it's a whole new set of characters. Who knows? It's a little bit of an interesting feeling because you go, 'That was our show, our home, our family,' something that we had a major part in creating as well."