Zac Efron Subtly Reaches Out To Vanessa Hudgens Over 10 Years After Split

August 2010: Zac Efron reveals he's questioned if he should be single

In a candid interview with Details, Efron opened up about being in a long-term relationship while in the spotlight. When asked if he had ever considered living the single life, Efron admitted that many of his friends had encouraged him to lớn play the field.

"Yeah, everyone tells me that. I think a lot of guys would enjoy that. But I'm not really lượt thích that … I rack my brain thinking, 'Why am I not out there playing the field?' One of my buddies was like, 'You have no idea what's going on right now.' … But it's not in my heart," he shared.

Efron was also asked about the validity of his relationship with Hudgens or if it was purely for PR, lớn which he said the concept of a kém chất lượng relationship was "f–king insane." He also noted that if the couple had been faking things, they would have called "it off a long time ago."

In August, Efron and Hudgens stepped out for their final public event before calling it quits. The couple were spotted attending a performance of Memphis on Broadway, where they posed for a photo with the cast backstage.

December 13, 2010: Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens officially break up

Several months after their final public appearance, it was confirmed that Efron & Hudgens had called it quits after over four years of dating. At the time, the reason for their breakup wasn"t revealed, although a source told PEOPLE "they are 100 percent still good friends."

Shortly after the split, Hudgens chatted with Details about the separation, admitting that the future was still open-ended for the couple. While the article wasn't shared until March, the conversation took place just weeks after Hudgens và Efron's split.

"We're still friends. Who knows what the future will bring. We're figuring things out," Hudgens said.

Several months after the couple went their separate ways, Hudgens opened up about their relationship, explaining its positive impact on her life. She shared that the relationship had "kept grounded" and encouraged her to lớn be her true self. Unfortunately, Hudgens said long distance proved khổng lồ be too difficult for the couple, who were both shooting separate projects when they split.

"Long-distance relationships are hard no matter what. When you don't have face-to-face time, it's just different. Having an i
Phone helped, but it just wasn't the same," she said.

April 30, 2014: Zac Efron says he's no longer in cảm ứng with Vanessa Hudgens

Over three years after their split, Efron revealed that he was no longer in close cảm biến with Hudgens, although he had nothing but nice things khổng lồ say about his former flame.

March 31, 2015: Vanessa Hudgens opens up about feeling jealousy in her relationship with Zac Efron

Looking back on her relationship with Efron, Hudgens admitted that being in the spotlight could sometimes be difficult. She admitted that she sometimes struggled with jealousy when Efron attracted a lot of attention from female fans.

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"I went through a phase when I was really mean because I was so fed up. Girls were running after him, và I was giving them death stares. Then I realized that"s not what that"s about," Hudgens told the New York Times.

March 2017: Vanessa Hudgens says she's lost liên hệ with Zac Efron

In 2017, Hudgens confirmed that she & Efron were still not in contact. When jokingly asked if the former couple still karaoke together lượt thích their characters in High School Musical, she said that it definitely doesn't happen anymore.

"Oh, yeah, no … That"s not a thing that happens. I completely lost contact with him," Hudgens shared.

Despite the fact that Hudgens was no longer in cảm ứng with Efron, she admitted she was grateful for the relationship, especially because it occurred during such a crazy time in her life.

"I could not have been more grateful lớn have that relationship at the time … It was this massive phenomenon and eyes were on me. And it's just a really weird foreign thing lớn go through, & by being in a relationship, it kind of kept me stabilized & grounded, và I had someone lớn lean on who was going through it as well," Hudgens told The Hollywood Reporter's "Awards Chatter" podcast.

January 3, 2020: Vanessa Hudgens says she hasn't "seen him or spoken to" Zac Efron in years

In early 2020, Hudgens admitted she hadn't "seen or spoken lớn in years." While they were no longer in contact, Hudgens said she still had the T necklace his character Troy gave Gabriella in the first movie.

"I feel lượt thích I need lớn sell it for charity because it"s literally sitting in a little bag rusting!" Hudgens told Cosmopolitan.

April 2020: Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens reunite for a singalong special

The former couple virtually reunited for The Disney Family Singalong special amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While Efron did not perform with his High School Musical costars, he introduced a group that included Hudgens, Tisdale, Bleu, Monique Coleman & Lucas Grabeel. The Disney alums then performed the musical"s hit song, "We"re All in This Together," from their respective homes.

Hudgens sent High School Musical fans into a frenzy in 2021 when she shared a meme featuring Efron. In the photos from the film, Troy could be seen putting his initial necklace around Gabriella's neck. In the caption, Gabriella asked Troy if the necklace stood for "T as in Troy?" His response was changed from the movie's script khổng lồ instead say, "No Gabriella, T as in Trump's Twitter is suspended," referencing the social truyền thông platform's ban of the former president.

Summer 2022: Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron return to the place where their romance began

Over 15 years after the former couple first met, Hudgens returned lớn the place where she và Efron fell in love. In a cute video clip filmed in front of the real-life Salt Lake đô thị school where the movies were filmed, Hudgens posed for the camera while "Breaking Free" played in the background.

The following month, Efron followed suit and also shared a photo of himself standing in front of the school. "Don"t you… Forget about me," he captioned the post, which sent fans into a frenzy theorizing about a potential High School Musical reunion.

September 12, 2022: Vanessa Hudgens talks about her "life-changing" relationships

Hudgens opened up about her past relationships in an interview with NYLON & seemingly reflected on her romance with Efron, though she didn"t mention him by name.

"The public only sees so much. I've also been through two very long life-changing relationships, và no one really knows what happened except for me," the actress shared. "When I write my memoir, it'll be amazing."

“For all of the partner things, me and Vanessa always got paired up,” Efron revealed during a July 2007 interview with Disney, recalling his audition opposite Hudgens. “I was like, ‘They’re not trying us with other people.’ For some reason, we kept sticking around . I don’t know what it was with Vanessa, but we kind of clicked from the very beginning.”

That chemistry ultimately landed Efron và Hudgens as the lead roles in the Disney Channel film — Troy Bolton & Gabriella Montez, respectively — who meet at a holiday karaoke buổi tiệc nhỏ and later fall in love while portraying leads in their school’s musical. The movie, which premiered in January 2006, went on to lớn spawn two sequels, a tour and a next-generation TV series, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which debuted on Disney+ in November 2019.

During an April 2019 appearance on the “Always Chatter” podcast, Hudgens echoed the Baywatch star’s sentiment about their easy rapport. “We created a bond right from the start,” she recalled. “We were like, ‘We’re doing this, it’s us or nothing.’”

The duo’s onscreen dynamic carried into their real-life relationship and they quickly fell in love on set. By the time the movie premiered in 2006, the twosome had become teen royalty, with fans referring lớn them as “Zanessa.”

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In June 2008, the Rent: Live star opened up to Cosmo
Girl about her secret to a great relationship.

“If you really love someone, you shouldn’t have khổng lồ work at it. You finish each others’ sentences and have the same sense of humor,” she shared. During the sit-down, Hudgens and Efron were “oblivious to lớn the dozen of us in the room, according to the article, and they shared a smooch & the Princess Switch star “rubbed stomach.”

Later that year, Hudgens revealed during an appearance on The Ellen De
Generes Show that the Greatest Showman actor was a “good kisser.”

The pair continued their romance through all three film in the HSM franchise. In July 2010, Hudgens reflected on her immediate connection with the 17 Again star & shared how the two had changed together over the years.

“He was adorable. I mean, he wasn’t the guy that he is today. Like, he had a gap in his teeth,” she recalled lớn Glamour in 2010 about her initial audition with Efron. “ just grown-up. He doesn’t have his gap anymore. I look at him, và I see a man. I think that we inspire each other. having someone to grow with.”

While they called it quits just a few months later, both actors have looked back on their relationship fondly since their split.

“I could not have been more grateful khổng lồ have that relationship at the time … It was this massive phenomenon và eyes were on me,” Hudgens said during her April 2019 appearance on the “Always Chatter” podcast. “And it’s just a really weird foreign thing to go through, và by being in a relationship, it kind of kept me stabilized và grounded, & I had someone khổng lồ lean on who was going through it as well.”

Efron, for his part, has rarely shared details about his time with Hudgens, but told The Hollywood Reporter in October 2014 that the Grease actress was “a really interesting, sweet person” during their five-year romance.

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Soaring, flying! Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens met while auditioning for their roles in High School Musical — and sparks flew between the actors from the very start.

"For all of the partner things, me and Vanessa always got paired up," Efron revealed during a July 2007 interview with Disney, recalling his audition opposite Hudgens. "I was like, "They"re not trying us with other people." For some reason, we kept sticking around . I don"t know what it was with Vanessa, but we kind of clicked from the very beginning."

That chemistry ultimately landed Efron và Hudgens as the lead roles in the Disney Channel film — Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez, respectively — who meet at a holiday karaoke tiệc nhỏ and later fall in love while portraying leads in their school’s musical. The movie, which premiered in January 2006, went on khổng lồ spawn two sequels, a tour & a next-generation TV series, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which debuted on Disney+ in November 2019.

During an April 2019 appearance on the “Always Chatter” podcast, Hudgens echoed the Baywatch star’s sentiment about their easy rapport. “We created a bond right from the start,” she recalled. “We were like, ‘We’re doing this, it’s us or nothing."”

The duo"s onscreen dynamic carried into their real-life relationship & they quickly fell in love on set. By the time the movie premiered in 2006, the twosome had become teen royalty, with fans referring lớn them as “Zanessa.”

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In June 2008, the Rent: Live star opened up to lớn Cosmo
Girl about her secret to lớn a great relationship.

"If you really love someone, you shouldn"t have to lớn work at it. You finish each others" sentences và have the same sense of humor," she shared. During the sit-down, Hudgens và Efron were “oblivious lớn the dozen of us in the room, according to lớn the article, and they shared a smooch & the Princess Switch star “rubbed stomach.”

Later that year, Hudgens revealed during an appearance on The Ellen De
Generes Show that the Greatest Showman actor was a “good kisser."

The pair continued their romance through all three film in the HSM franchise. In July 2010, Hudgens reflected on her immediate connection with the 17 Again star và shared how the two had changed together over the years.

"He was adorable. I mean, he wasn"t the guy that he is today. Like, he had a gap in his teeth," she recalled khổng lồ Glamour in 2010 about her initial audition with Efron. " just grown-up. He doesn"t have his gap anymore. I look at him, & I see a man. I think that we inspire each other. having someone khổng lồ grow with."

While they called it quits just a few months later, both actors have looked back on their relationship fondly since their split.

"I could not have been more grateful to have that relationship at the time … It was this massive phenomenon and eyes were on me,” Hudgens said during her April 2019 appearance on the “Always Chatter” podcast. “And it"s just a really weird foreign thing to lớn go through, and by being in a relationship, it kind of kept me stabilized and grounded, & I had someone to lớn lean on who was going through it as well.”

Efron, for his part, has rarely shared details about his time with Hudgens, but told The Hollywood Reporter in October năm trước that the Grease actress was “a really interesting, sweet person” during their five-year romance.

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The pair met while auditioning for High School Musical. Efron told reporters at a Disney sự kiện in July 2007 that he và Hudgens “always got paired up” for “all the partner” scenes.

“I was like, ‘They’re not trying us with other people,’” he explained. “For some reason, we kept sticking around . I don’t know what it was with Vanessa, but we kind of clicked from the very beginning.”

While the twosome never confirmed if their romance began during filming, Hudgens said that they “created a bond from the start” during an appearance on The Hollywood Reporter’s “Always Chatter” podcast in April 2019.