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Where High School Musical cast are now – nude photo scandal, plastic surgery horror, cocaine shame & VERY bitter split

WITH its catchy tunes and talented young cast, High School Musical was a hit around the world when it hit the big screen in 2006.

It launched the career of teen heartthrob Zac Efron, who's since starred in a string of movies ranging from chick flicks to his most recent project, Gold.

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, the actor told how he lost consciousness and woke with "his chin bone hanging off his face".

He explained the masseter muscles on the inside of his face and jaw then grew larger to 'compensate' for his injury, causing the shape to change.

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Having started out as a clean-cut Disney boy, Zac's fast-track to fame saw him turn to drink and drugs - and by 2013 he entered rehab.

Opening up about his struggles to in 2014, he admitted: “I was just so deep into my work, it was really the only thing I had... I clung to it in a way that became a little bit destructive.”

The star claims he learned from his mistakes and now follows a strict healthy living routine which includes a 9pm bedtime.

Things in his romantic life haven't been much smoother either. Having fallen for his co-star Vanessa Hudgens on the High School Musical set, the couple became inseparable.

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They split in 2010 after four years together but remained friendly.

Zac has since dated a string of stunning women, including Lily Collins, model Sami Miro and Australian model Vanessa Valladares.

Eyebrows were raised when one of his exes, Danish Olympic swimmer Sarah Bro, talked on a podcast about a past relationship with an 'American actor' who broke her heart.

She said: "It was really hard [being] with someone where I compromised so much with my own boundaries. Eventually, I got so far away from who I really was that I couldn’t recognise myself.”

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So, what became of the other High School Musical graduates? We take a look.

Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa was a victim of a nude photo leak

Stunning brunette Vanessa starred as Gabriella Montez, a student who transferred to East High School and fell for Wildcats captain Troy.

Just a year after the film came out the star, 33, was targeted by hackers and nude photos of her were shared online.

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