Vanessa Hudgens is reflecting on the start of something new.

The actress made rare comments about falling for her ex-boyfriend Zac Efron while filming “High School Musical” on Wednesday.

Hudgens, who played Gabriella Montez in the Disney Channel movie franchise, spoke about the romance with former co-star Bart Johnson on the “Get Your Head in the Game” podcast .

The “Say OK” singer’s first impression of Efron, who acted alongside her as Troy Bolton, during their audition was, “Oh, my God, he’s so cute.”

She acknowledged that their “chemistry was so real,” recalling, “There was one other girl there for Gabriella, one other guy there for Troy. We swapped, mixed and matched and yeah, that was it.”

Hudgens added that the former couple’s offscreen romance benefited their onscreen per

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