A bond like no different. Austin Butler and Ashley Tisdale have fashioned a friendship that’s lasted greater than a decade.
Butler and Tisdale initially crossed paths in 2009 once they starred within the film Aliens within the Attic collectively. Two years later, they reunited on display for the Excessive College Musical spinoff movie, Sharpay’s Fabulous Journey.
“Ashley Tisdale and I’ve been buddies for, like, three or 4 years, so it was a blast to get to return to work on daily basis and simply have enjoyable together with her,” the actor informed Lady journal on the time about collaborating with the Disney Channel star over time.
Later that yr, Butler began courting Tisdale’s longtime pal Vanessa Hudgens. Following almost 9 years collectively, the Carrie Diaries alum and Hudgens referred to as it quits in 2020. Tisdale and Butler, nonetheless, continued to take care of a detailed bond.
In November 2022, the Carol’s Second Act alum was in for a shock when she discovered that Butler was really a part of her household.
“I believe my response on-camera says all of it … I couldn’t consider it, and I began to get emotional,” Tisdale completely informed Us Weekly concerning the revelation that the Switched at Delivery alum was her tenth cousin as soon as eliminated, which she discovered by teaming up with Ancestry.
The Masked Dancer panelist recalled Butler’s preliminary response when he discovered the information, including, “He was like, ‘What?’ I used to be like, ‘Oh my gosh, it makes a lot sense now.’ [If] I can’t come up with him. I’m like, ‘Hi there, it’s your cousin. You may’t ignore me, I’m household.’”
Tisdale later gushed concerning the work that the As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood star places into their friendship — particularly after she welcomed daughter Jupiter with husband Christopher French.
“He has at all times taken the time, which I believe is like an important factor to me, to FaceTime to be part of her life in methods,” the Frenshe founder shared with Us in March 2023 of Butler’s relationship together with her baby. “He’s at all times been ready to try this and I believe that’s one thing that has been actually candy.”
The New Jersey alum opened up about watching Butler’s profession skyrocket after working with Baz Luhrmann on the 2022 Elvis biopic.
“He’s such a tremendous actor and he’s labored actually, actually onerous over time to get to the place he’s,” Tisdale shared with Us. “I’ve seen it. I’ve seen his journey and his course of and I believe that he’s so deserving of it.”
She continued: “It’s nice to see somebody set [a goal saying], ‘That is what I wanna do. That is the kind of work I wanna do.’ And to see him do it, it’s simply actually inspiring. I’m so pleased for him. I believe he’s simply superb at what he does and he’s a superb individual. So I’m actually pleased for him.”
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