How did Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron start dating?

One of the great successes made in the Disney Channel’s ‘High School Musical’ film trilogy was the relationship between the protagonists Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez who, due to their passionate exchange, drew sighs from many fans of the franchise in different parts of the world. . However, the couple’s chemistry was not limited to the screens, as Vanessa Hudgens It is Zac Efronthe couple’s interpreters, also fell in love and lived a romance as admirable as those of their characters.

Even though the relationship between the two is already known to the entire fanbase of the franchise, many still don’t know how it all started — but don’t worry, Recreio gathered everything that is known about the relationship. Check out!

Love at first sight

The actors who give life to the shy and studious girl and the popular captain of the basketball team met while still in the tests for the first film, released in 2006, a meeting that, according to the statement granted by Hudgens in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast in 2019, he established an instant connection between the two.

We created a bond from the beginning. We thought, ‘we’re doing this, we either get along or we’re not going to achieve anything,’” she revealed.

Replicating the chemistry seen behind the scenes also in fiction, the actress explains that everything started very naturally. “It started really organically and I couldn’t be more grateful to have lived that relationship at the time,” she revealed.

Still, Troy and Gabriella were the roles that made the then-boyfriends world famous, as ‘High School Musical’ became one of the most beloved franchises around the globe, attracting fans to this day. Thinking about that, Hudgens highlighted how dating efron it was positive to handle the spotlight.

We kind of exploded. The film was a huge phenomenon and all eyes in the world were on me… I had someone to lean on who was going through the same thing.”

Not everything is flowers

Despite all the support, Vanessa he also remembers that they were a couple like any other, and that they ended up falling out at one time or another, even occurring during the rehearsals of the teen production produced by Disney Channel.

I remember one time we got into a fight during a rehearsal period. I remember Kenny Ortega (choreographer) came around the corner with the most worried look on his face: ‘Oh no, is our movie going to fall apart now?’

Still, the disagreements did not stop them from continuing filming. “I take a lot of pride in being a pro, so I was like ‘let’s move on and do what we need to do’; and we solve everything. Because I was so young, that relationship stabilized me.”

It is worth remembering that the romance between the two ended up coming to an end in 2010. Therefore, they remained together for another two years after the third film in the franchise, thus totaling five years of relationship.