Zac Efron comes to a screen near you this weekend as Channel 4 offers The Greatest Showman as the best way to spend Sunday afternoon.
He plays Phillip Carlyle, a playwright who becomes the showbiz partner of Hugh Jackman’s PT Barnum in the acclaimed musical flick.
Former High School Musical star Zac, now 37, remains a favourite with his fans after over two decades in the limelight. But despite his Hollywood success, Zac’s life away from the film set has ensured he’s frequently found himself in the headlines, too.
Zac Efron and his biggest scandals
It was widely reported in 2013 that Zac had completed a stint in rehab. The next year, in April 2014, he told The Hollywood Reporter: “I was drinking a lot, way too much.” According to that report, there was also an acknowledgment of drug use, too.
Zac went on: “It’s never one specific thing. I mean, you’re in your twenties, single, going through life in Hollywood, you know? Everything is thrown at you. I wouldn’t take anything back; I needed to learn everything I did. But it was an interesting journey, to say the least.”
At the time, Zac also said he had joined Alcoholics Anonymous and was seeing a therapist. “”
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