Ruby Rose gets emotional as she remembers 'best friend' Hayden Panettiere

Ruby Rose grew tearful as she remembered her "best friend" Hayden Panettiere.

The Orange is the New Black actress was left distraught when the Heroes star passed away last month at the age of 36 because they were so used to talking to one another every day.

Ruby grew tearful as she told Entertainment Tonight: “That was my best friend. We spoke every day for five years.

“I didn’t even think we were going to be friends. I didn’t know if I wanted to have any celebrity friends, because I didn’t have a great experience with the industry.”

The 40-year-old actress - who was among the stars at her pal's memorial service in Malibu over the weekend - recalled how she initially turned away to avoid speaking to Hayden when they met for the first time, but the blonde beauty wouldn't take no for an answer.

She recalled: “I saw her, she saw me, and I just remember thinking, ‘Oh, no.'

“And then she ran up anyway and was like, ‘Hey, I’m Hayden. Can we go talk somewhere? We’ve got a lot in common.’ I just laughed.

“She says I said, ‘I don’t think so,’ but I think I just laughed. And then we went and talked, and we had everything in common.

"[We shared] five years of friendship, of texting every day and checking in on each other.” She added, “Hayden, all that she ever wanted was to have her story told her way, on her terms.”