Before star Hayden Panettiere took the stage of Toronto’s Sony Center to thank Canadian ad buyers [in advance] for supporting NASHVILLE during CTV’s sizzling summer Bell Media Upfront, she took to the press room to face the nation [of television critics]. So just what did she have to say about her scandalous new role as up-and-coming songstress Juliette Barnes, working opposite the incomparable Connie Britton and whether or not she modelled her seductive new character on any particular pop culture icon? See for yourself, after the jump.
NASHVILLE airs Wednesday at 10PM on ABC (CTV Two in Canada).