Eighteen year old Hayden Panettiere, most recently romantically linked to Heroes co-star Milo Ventimiglia, is now sparking whispers of a courtship with twenty-seven year old Ryan Gosling; making the actor Hollywood’s latest possible Uncle Chester.

The pair were seen hugging and talking over lunch at Chateau Marmont in L.A. over the weekend. One witness told the New York Daily News’ Rush & Molloy: “They were hugging a lot, and they ended up exchanging numbers.”