Sophia Michaels
So, five years after their relationship started, they’ve still got a love story to tell.
Five years of dating early on in their respective careers gave Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens a lifelong love for each other, even if it is platonic. “We grew up together,” Hudgens told Shape in 2011 (via People), reflecting on her gratitude for her ex. “It was nice to have someone to share all of those experiences with.” She added, “It was a good thing. The relationship kept me grounded, and because I was with someone who knew me so well, I didn’t need to try to be someone I’m not.” But as is natural when people break up and move on with other partners, Efron and Hudgens gradually fell out of touch. “I completely lost contact with [Zac],” the “Spring Breakers” star told Access Live in 2017. (At the time, she was dating Austin Butler.)
Efron and Hudgens might not be close, but there are no hard feelings. Actually, quite the opposite. “[Vanessa] was a really interesting, sweet person,” Efron said in a 2019 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, adding that his time filming “HSM” with her was “the most honest, carefree, passionate experience of my life.” That same year on “Awards Chatter,” Hudgens again reiterated how Efron kept her “stabilized and grounded” when she was still learning how to navigate fame in her youth.
