Zac Efron reveals his plans for becoming a dad

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Zac Efron is opening up about his hopes for the longer term.

The 36-year-old Baywatch star spoke to E! News about doubtlessly elevating youngsters when he will get a bit older. “I think I’d love to have kids one day,” he advised the outlet.

Despite his current confession, Efron wasn’t all the time eager on the thought of becoming a father. Two years in the past, the previous High School Musical heartthrob expressed slight hesitation in taking up a parental function after starring as a dad within the 2022 movie, Firestarter.

In dialog with Ellen DeGeneres on her eponymous discuss present, Efron mentioned: “I think that was a healthy dose to put me off of it for as long as necessary.”

“I have a little bit more growing to do, probably,” he continued. “I don’t know. Not yet.”

One scene from the movie required an intimate second between Efron and his on-screen daughter, Charlie, performed by 12-year-old Ryan Kiera Armstrong.

“All of a sudden I had this daughter in front of me. We had a pretty heavy dad-daughter scene right off the bat, and I realized I was drastically underprepared for this part,” the Disney Channel Alum remarked. “I didn’t know what I was doing. I thought it would just kind of click, but no, that’s not really the case!”

“Luckily, Ryan is just so sweet, she’s just the coolest, and after two days, we had the best bond, so that part got really easy,” Efron added.

Still, Efron was weary of assuming the function of a dad in actuality following his half within the film.

Though his mindset has modified within the final two years, The Iron Claw isn’t in a hurry to begin a household or get married. Instead, Efron’s hung out working and honouring his profession to this point.

The A-lister was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 11 December. Efron accepted the accolade within the class of Motion Pictures.

In his acceptance speech, the kind-hearted actor paid tribute to Matthew Perry and gave director Kenny Ortega a shoutout for casting him in High School Musical.

Celebrating the Friends favorite, he mentioned: “I also want to mention someone that’s not here today and that’s Matthew Perry, who was so kind and generous with me as we worked on 17 Again.”

“Collaborating with him and Burr Steers was so much fun and it really did propel me and motivated me. In so many ways, it really pushed me into that next chapter of my career and for that, thank you so much, Matthew, thinking about you today,” Efron famous.