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Here’s Why Ashley Tisdale Says She Never Found Zac Efron “Hot”
Ashley Tisdale and Zac Efron starred in all three <i>High School Musical</i> movies together.

Here’s Why Ashley Tisdale Says She Never Found Zac Efron “Hot”

Zac Efron may have been on the cover of every teen magazine around in 2007 — but his heartthrob status was NBD to Ashley Tisdale.

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“It’s because I was friends with him before the movie. He was way younger than me,” she explained. “He was like a brother, too.”

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Ashley admits there was only one moment she thought Zac looked “hot” — and it’s pretty understandable.

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“I think the one time where I was like, ‘Oh, OK. Shit. Yeah, he looks hot,’ was the Rolling Stone cover,” Ashley shared, referring to Zac’s spread from 2007.

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She continued, “I think I just knew him too well and had been best friends with him for so long that it’s like your brother that you’re hanging out with.”

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This isn’t the first time Ashley has admitted that she only saw Zac as a brother, though. She previously shared that because of their longtime friendship, he was her worst on-screen kiss ever.

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“I had to kiss Zac Efron on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and it’s the worst because I am so close to him and he’s like my brother,” she said during Elle magazine’s “Thirst Trap” series.


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And while their tight-knit relationship has been strictly friendly, it’s nice to know they’re still close to this day!

You can hear all that Ashley had to say on the podcast here.