Ashley Tisdale’s Daughter WatchedHigh School Musical— and Thought Zac Efron Was Her Dad

Mar. 15, 2025

Ashley Tisdale (left) and Zac Efron in ‘High School Musical 3’ in 2008.Photo:John Bramley/Disney

John Bramley/Disney

Ashley Tisdaleis sharing some of her past with her daughter.

Tisdale, 39, appeared on the Jan. 15 episode of theBreaking Beauty Podcastand one of the hosts asked her if her3-year-old daughter Jupiterhas watched any of her mom’s projects yet.

“She has seenHigh School Musical,” Tisdale revealed. “I think about a year ago, maybe my husband showed her it,” she added ofChristopher French, whom she wed in 2014. “I was like, ‘What are you doing?’ ” the actress remembered.

But Jupiter didn’t exactly understand what she was watching. “She thoughtZac Efronwas her dad,” Tisdale said. “I was like, ‘No, that’s not Daddy,’ ” Tisdale recalled with a laugh. “Just cause they have dark hair, it’s not Daddy.”

Ashley Tisdale in ‘High School Musical 3’ in 2008.John Bramley/Disney

Tisdale said that she doesn’t think Jupiter “realizes” yet what her mom’s job is, but, she noted, “She did start to get to the age where she’s questioning why people take pictures with me. And I truly did not know how to answer that.”

“I just said, ‘I don’t know,’ and my husband goes, ‘That’s what you said?’ ” theFrenshefounder said. “So I think she actually thinks you just take pictures with people.”

Tisdale and French welcomed their second child,daughter Emerson Clover, in September. “I definitely love it,“Tisdale told PEOPLE in Decemberabout being a girl mom.

“Obviously it’s my favorite thing, and it’s changed my life in so many ways,“The Suite Life of Zack & Codystar said. “I think it’s been the best time, and I’m so grateful.”

Christopher French (top), Ashley Tisdale (bottom) and their daughter Jupiter in 2024.Ashley Tisdale/Instagram

Ashley Tisdale/Instagram

Tisdale starred as Sharpay Evans in the originalHigh School Musicalas well as the two sequels,High School Musical 2andHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year. She also reprised her role in a spin-off,Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure. Tisdale has also voiced Candace in the beloved seriesPhineas & Ferband will return forthe show’s upcoming revival.

And though Tisdale’s Sharpay had her eyes set on Efron’s Troy in theHSMfilms, the actress revealed in 2022 thatshe never had a crush on her costar.

“It’s because I was friends with him before the movie,” she said on theNot Skinny But Not Fatpodcast of the actor, now 37. “He was way younger than me. He was like a brother, too.”

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“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,” she said. The one time she did “understand” why fans thought Efron was hot, however, washis 2007Rolling Stonecover.

source: people.com