Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has some pretty lofty goals when it comes to flirting with men - she was spotted exchanging telephone numbers with Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Lamar Odom on Wednesday night.

The diminutive actress was leaving rapper Jay-Z's concert in Hollywood when the 6ft 10ins (2.08 meter) sports star met up with her outside the Palladium.

One bystander says, "She seemed thrilled to see Lamar and flirted up a storm with him. He spent much of their chat almost bent double, so he could hear what she was saying.

"I thought she was dating Milo Ventimiglia, but that didn't seem to stop her exchanging numbers with Lamar. He seemed very fond of her."