‘High School Musical’ Cast’s Dating History Through the Years: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and More
07.08.2022 - 19:13
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Just like kindergarten! High School Musical’s love story between Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez sparked an offscreen romance for the actors who played them.
Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, who portrayed Troy and Gabriella in the 2008 DCOM, notably started dating shortly after filming the first movie. They called it quits two years later.
“We got lucky because we started off together, so I think people like us because they fell in love with the characters,” the Spring Breakers actress told Glamour during a June 2010 interview of her then-boyfriend. “Right off the bat, we had a connection. I think everybody could see it. When we had our audition, they paired us together. And he was adorable. I mean, he wasn’t the guy that he is today. Like, he had a gap in his teeth.”
She added: “I think that we inspire each other. [I love] having someone to grow with. … Every relationship’s all about trust.”
The That Awkward Moment star and Hudgens eventually went their separate ways in December 2010. The Beastly actress went on to date Austin Butler and Cole Tucker, while Efron has been linked to Lily Collins, Sami Miró, Sarah Bro, Halston Sage and Vanessa Valladares.
Ashley Tisdale, for her part, found love with Christopher French, whom she wed in 2018. As the former Masked Dancer judge and the composer settled into married life, they avoided reliving her turn as Sharpay Evans in HSM, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year.
“I don’t watch that stuff myself and my husband really hasn’t seen that stuff either. If [our daughter is] watching with her friends one day, I might come across it. But I don’t think I would expose her to that stuff. I don’t know,” Tisdale exclusively told Us Weekly in March 2021, referring to the