Vanessa Hudgens is opening up about her audition process for High School Musical !

The 36-year-old actress booked the leading female role of Gabriella Montez in the trilogy, which became quite the juggernaut for Disney.

While reminiscing with former co-star Bart Johnson on a recent episode of the Magical Rewind podcast , Vanessa dished on her chemistry with eventual co-star Zac Efron , whom she ended up dating for several years.

“I was paired with this boy, and I was like, ‘Oh my god, he’s so cute,’” she recalled. “And so like the chemistry was so real.”

“I guess I was 15. I had done a pilot for Disney Channel called The Bus Life with Keke Palmer . It didn’t get picked up, and I had auditioned for Disney a bunch,” Vanessa shared. “I was like, ‘It’s never g

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