Hayden Panettiere has officially confirmed her engagement to the world. People have been speculating for a while about the star’s love life, and a ring that was spotted on her finger. She finally revealed that she is engaged, during an interview on Live With Kelly And Michael. She told Kelly Ripa on Wednesday morning during the interview that she is engaged to Wladimir Klitschko, an Olympic boxer from Ukraine.

Panettiere is a young actress and at age 24, she has already appeared in numerous films and television shows. She has recently been seen in ABC’s hit show Nashville, after receiving her first starring television role as Claire Bennet in Heroes, which aired from 2006-2010. In addition to her acting career, she has also been very involved with environmental activism and was arrested in Japan for her interference in the dolphin hunt. The confrontation that she and other surfers had, and the issue of the slaughter of whales and dolphins in Japan was shown in the 2009 documentary, The Cove.

There is quite an age difference between the couple and her husband to be, Klitschko, is 37. They met in 2009 at a book party, according to CBS News. The couple do not have a date as of right now of when they plan to tie the knot. The couple actually dated for two years before ending their relationship, and got back together this spring.

Thanks for bein a good sport @michaelstrahan ; )) pic.twitter.com/DWlENW1T49

— hayden panettiere (@haydenpanettier) October 9, 2013

During the segment on the show, Panettiere held a snaked and Ripa immediately questioned her on what she noticed on her hand when saying “I’m sort of distracted, not just by the snake, but there’s a very large diamond ring on your ring finger. … I’m not sure if you want to announce anything. … Does that signify anything, is that a promise of something?” She simply said that it speaks for itself, and then admitted that yes, she is engaged. She also walked onto the set with the boa constrictor around her neck, but that was clearly not the biggest news during the interview.

.@haydenpanettier don't tell anyone this but you're my favorite character to watch on the show #ourlittlesecret #AskNashvile

— Judith Hoag (@Heyjude629) October 3, 2013

Fans of Panettiere are able to catch her on the current season of Nashville. The show is a musical drama that takes place in the legendary city of Nashville, home of country music. Her character Juliette Barnes will compete not only with country’s reigning queen, Rayna James, played by Connie Britton, but also with a new, younger performer, who seems to be stealing Juliette’s thunder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJBz4b0hjz4

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