Drew Seeley Thinks Vanessa Hudgens 'Resented' Him onHigh School MusicalTour Because She Wanted to Sing with Zac Efron

Mar. 15, 2025

Drew Seeley and Vanessa Hudgens performing live in 2006.Photo:Michael Tran/FilmMagic

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Vanessa Hudgensmay have been missing then-boyfriendZac Efronon theHigh School Musicalconcert tour, according toDrew Seeley.On a recent episode ofWill FriedleandSabrina Bryan’sDisney Channel Original Moviere-watch podcastMagical Rewind, Seeley opened up about joining theHigh School Musicalcast forHigh School Musical: The Concert, which played 51 dates across the U.S., Canada and Latin America in 2006 and 2007.Seeley famously recorded vocals for Efron’sHSMcharacter, Troy Bolton, which were reportedly blended with Efron’s in the hit 2006 Disney Channel movie.Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Vanessa Hudgens, Drew Seeley, Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel in 2006.Tim Mosenfelder/Getty“I was never told why they did it the way that they did it,” Seeley told Friedle and Bryan. “But I think that they were within about three, four weeks of shooting the actual film, and they had me and not Zac. Me and the rest of the movie cast all go into the studio for, like, four days straight and record all the songs together. So, yeah, I knew that I was doing that.”When theIron Clawstar was unable to take part in the tour due to his filming schedule on 2007’sHairspray, Seeley stepped in to fill the role of Troy alongside Hudgens,Ashley Tisdaleandthe rest of the film’s main cast.Seeley didn’t recall any awkwardness with the rest of the cast. “I hit it off with them,” he said. “They were so lovely.”At the same time, he said, “I do think Vanessa resented it a little bit when I was on tour because she was like, ‘I wanna sing to my boyfriend every night, not this guy.’ ”Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens in ‘High School Musical’.Fred Hayes/Disney ChannelNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Hudgens and Efron metwhile auditioning forHigh School Musicalin 2005, and later confirmed their relationship in 2007. They went on to appear together in the film’s two sequels, 2007’sHigh School Musical 2and 2008’sHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year.The couple reportedlyended their relationship in 2010, with a source telling PEOPLE that the two were “100 percent still good friends.”Hudgens is now married to baseball playerCole Tucker, with whomshe has one child.

Vanessa Hudgensmay have been missing then-boyfriendZac Efronon theHigh School Musicalconcert tour, according toDrew Seeley.

On a recent episode ofWill FriedleandSabrina Bryan’sDisney Channel Original Moviere-watch podcastMagical Rewind, Seeley opened up about joining theHigh School Musicalcast forHigh School Musical: The Concert, which played 51 dates across the U.S., Canada and Latin America in 2006 and 2007.

Seeley famously recorded vocals for Efron’sHSMcharacter, Troy Bolton, which were reportedly blended with Efron’s in the hit 2006 Disney Channel movie.

Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Vanessa Hudgens, Drew Seeley, Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel in 2006.Tim Mosenfelder/Getty

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty

“I was never told why they did it the way that they did it,” Seeley told Friedle and Bryan. “But I think that they were within about three, four weeks of shooting the actual film, and they had me and not Zac. Me and the rest of the movie cast all go into the studio for, like, four days straight and record all the songs together. So, yeah, I knew that I was doing that.”

When theIron Clawstar was unable to take part in the tour due to his filming schedule on 2007’sHairspray, Seeley stepped in to fill the role of Troy alongside Hudgens,Ashley Tisdaleandthe rest of the film’s main cast.

Seeley didn’t recall any awkwardness with the rest of the cast. “I hit it off with them,” he said. “They were so lovely.”

At the same time, he said, “I do think Vanessa resented it a little bit when I was on tour because she was like, ‘I wanna sing to my boyfriend every night, not this guy.’ ”

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens in ‘High School Musical’.Fred Hayes/Disney Channel

Fred Hayes/Disney Channel

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Hudgens and Efron metwhile auditioning forHigh School Musicalin 2005, and later confirmed their relationship in 2007. They went on to appear together in the film’s two sequels, 2007’sHigh School Musical 2and 2008’sHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year.

The couple reportedlyended their relationship in 2010, with a source telling PEOPLE that the two were “100 percent still good friends.”

Hudgens is now married to baseball playerCole Tucker, with whomshe has one child.

source: people.com