Hayden Panettiere
Actress Hayden Panettiere arrives at the HBO after party after the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 13, 2013. CREDIT: REUTERS/GUS RUELAS

Hayden Panettiere is excited about having her baby girl soon, even though she groans about gaining a lot of pounds during her pregnancy. What she's not keen about however, is getting married to the father of her child with all these excess pounds.

In an interview with Hello! Magazine, Hayden Panettiere shared that she gained significant amount of lbs: 40 to be exact. For her 5'2" frame, this poses a challenge to her. Now at 145lbs, she shared that her size 5 feet are barely keeping her up.

"And the worst part is that my feet are still size five and they're going, 'What's going on with all this weight?' They're about to snap from underneath me with the strain," the Nashville star shared. Moreover, she shared that she has become even more muscular because of all this extra weight. She said that it's impossible not to when she's moving around carrying her heavier frame.

This does not mean she regrets being pregnant though. In fact, she's more than just excited to hold her daughter in her arms, which is set to come on December. She said that she is happy that her first kid is a girl. She feels like she can teach her a lot of things, especially things that can make her into a strong woman someday.

"I'm so ready to hold my baby girl-I'm going to be a very hands on mom," the Heroes star added. "I'm thrilled that I am having a girl first because I feel like I know a lot about raising a strong woman. I feel very empowered myself and I think my daughter will, too."

With all the excitement over her baby daughter, one thing that she pushed far from her mind is the prospect of marrying her partner, Wladimir Klitschkho soon. Although she loves him, she believes that tying the knot could wait. The first thing to do when the kid comes out and before marrying is to slim down. She told Hello magazine that she could not envision walking down the aisle with her bigger frame. She does not want to have a pregnant belly when she dons her wedding dress.

Wedding dress she cannot don, but a bathing suit she certainly can. On Halloween, the actress snapped herself looking hot on a two-piece leopard print bikini and posted this on her Twitter account, baby bump and all.