Article today from the Melbourne Herald Sun in Australia, which disproves the break-up rumors:
Protein bar Effrontery from Hairspray
September 10, 2007 12:00am
TEEN idol Zac Efron, whose popularity has exploded with the Hairspray flick, has a strict regime when it comes to looking after himself for those cameras.
There were prawns, chicken skewers and strawberries dipped in white chocolate among the lavish fare in the Emirates suite at the back-to-Flemington meeting on Saturday.
But Efron barely ate a thing on offer. Instead, he had a whole heap of protein shakes and bars delivered to the exclusive suite by one of his many minders.
"How many calories does that have?" Efron was heard asking.
He was in the suite with his girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, and the mega-star of Hairspray, female lead Nikki Blonsky.
Hudgens and Efron left separately to avoid photographers.
After her nude photo drama erupted just hours earlier, there was no way the couple would be photographed together.
As for Blonsky, she stayed until after the last race and said she had an "amazing day".
Blonsky was accompanied by her mother, Karen, and the two really got into the spirit of things, both having winning days.
They chatted freely to other guests, including Emma Freedman, daughter of trainer Lee, and her friend Lauren Phillips.
Blonsky and her mother had dinner at posh new eatery Nobu.
All the stars have been sampling Crown's restaurants - Efron and Hudgens had a romantic dinner at Rockpool on Thursday night.