Ashley Tisdale is out here living every millennial mom’s dream-slash-nightmare: introducing her kid to the pop culture phenomenon that made her famous, High School Musical. But her 3-year-old daughter, Jupiter, had some questions.
First, let’s set the stage. Ashley, now 39 (yes, Sharpay Evans is pushing 40, let that sink in), shares two daughters—Jupiter, 3, and baby Emerson, 4 months—with her husband, Christopher French. Apparently, Christopher decided to pull a bold parenting move and casually show Jupiter High School Musical without consulting the queen of East High herself.
“I was like, ‘What are you doing?’” Ashley admitted during an appearance on the Breaking Beauty Podcast. That’s code for, ‘We did NOT discuss this level of emotional chaos, Christopher.’
And chaos it was. Jupiter, sweet summer child that she is, saw Zac Efron’s floppy-haired Troy Bolton and thought, “Daddy? Is that you?” Cue Ashley having to break the news that, no, her husband isn’t the heartthrob basketball star-slash-singer of the late 2000s. “Just ’cause they have dark hair, it’s not Daddy,” Ashley laughed, likely while Zac Efron somewhere got his ego boosted.
But wait, it gets better. Ashley revealed that Jupiter doesn’t totally grasp what her mom does for a living. Sure, Mom sings, acts, and has a perfume line (probably), but Jupiter’s main takeaway? People randomly take pictures with her mom for funsies.
“She’s starting to ask, ‘Why do people take pictures with you?’” Ashley shared. “And I, being the picture of maternal wisdom, said, ‘I don’t know.’”
Christopher, ever the supportive husband, responded, “That’s what you said?” Translation: You had ONE job, Ash.
In Jupiter’s world, her mom is just a lady who sings in the car, and Zac Efron might secretly be her dad. And honestly? What a vibe.
