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‘Heroes’ at 20: How Hayden Panettiere shined as an unbreakable teen

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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It’s been 20 years since Hayden Panettiere uttered one of the most memorable lines in the first-ever episode of “Heroes,” in which she played indestructible cheerleader Claire. When asked how her day was, she deadpans: “I walked through fire, and I didn’t get burned.

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    By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It’s been 20 years since Hayden Panettiere uttered one of the most memorable lines in the first-ever episode of “Heroes,” in which she played indestructible cheerleader Claire. When asked how her day was, she deadpans: “I walked through fire, and I didn’t get burned.

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