High School Musical on the Disney Channel introduced Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens to a large audience. The two had great chemistry together, and it also carried over into their personal lives. Beginning in 2006, they had been formally dating for roughly five years. Efron and Hudgens are now not dating, and there are rumors that he has a new model lover. So what transpired to the young 2000s’ perfect couple? This is what we do know.
Efron and Hudgens met thanks to the charm of the uplifting Disney classic High School Musical. Efron and Hudgens remarked on their immediate chemistry, and Efron told the public that he and Hudgens “did click” right away. On the set of High School Musical in 2005, Hudgens and Efron met. This would later serve as the beginning of all their professional lives and, of course, their romance. It turns out that the two didn’t actually fall in love on their own.
Zac and Vanessa in High School Musical
Disney could have given them a little boost. At their audition, producers teamed the pair to play the roles of Troy and Gabriella; due to their incredible connection, they stayed together throughout the entire thing. Efron later admitted that he was shocked that he had never partnered with someone else.
Things went relatively smoothly for the first year or two of the couple’s relationship. While there were breakup rumors in 2007, Efron and Hudgens disproved them. A few years later, there were engagement rumors, but Hudgens was adamant that she wasn’t rushing to tie the knot.
Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron
Although the two young lovers’ meeting may have just been the result of fate, Disney filmmakers may have played Cupid. Given that they broke up only two years after the final HSM film was released, it’s highly likely that their compatibility was still more of a matter of practicality than anything else.
The Jealousy
Once you learn there’s one small problem—millions of other females want your man, too—dating one of the world’s sexiest superstars is fun and games. Hudgens had to learn the lesson the difficult way. She revealed to The New York Times in March 2015 how she felt like romancing the former adolescent star and gave some insight on why they broke up.
So you’re telling me Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens are single at the same time….? pic.twitter.com/LkPo2CSlV0
— Sarah (@sarahleslie_) January 14, 2020
In their romance, the actress supposedly reached a stage when she was fed up coping with Efron’s devoted admirers and didn’t like the person she had become.
A Separate Way
It was time for Efron and Hudgens to go their separate ways and concentrate on life beyond HSM after having the more significant portion of 3 years performing and dancing the time away, sharing the same set. Sometimes distance will not make love better. Hudgens admitted to Shape that the couple’s demanding work commitments occasionally brought them to opposing sides of the globe, hurt their romance.
Wedding Was Not An Option
After High School Musical ended, Efron was concerned about continuing his acting career. Still, it appears he wasn’t quite as keen on continuing his love, at least not immediately afterward. According to Efron’s 2009 interview with GQ, the wedding was not in his near future.
Moving Forward….
Former Disney Channel stars are seen with some stigma. While a few famous Disney alumni leave the company and move on to more significant and better endeavors, others remain trapped in the Disney system. Some people in Disney limbo go to extraordinary lengths to prove to people that they are no longer involved in a Mickey Mouse club. Others find that reinventing their public image is as easy as splitting their former partner.
Aftermath
It appears that the High School Musical star is spending his days having a successful career. Although Zac Efron has properties in Byron Bay and occasionally travels to Los Angeles to see friends and work, he now leads a very nomadic existence. Although he is recently working on his new project, “The Iron Clad.”
Zac Efron Trend after Vanessa Hudgens’ break up
Highschool Musical Fans: pic.twitter.com/x2gpKKE81C— 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 (@chawsdawwwin) January 15, 2020
Vanessa’s current partner is Cole Tucker, and the two appear to be enjoying life more than ever before. Cole is a pro baseball intermediate and outfielder playing for Pittsburgh Pirates. On Valentine’s Day 2021, Vanessa shared a picture of the two loving and captioned it, “It’s you, it’s me, it’s us.”
