Zac Efron has reportedly moved to Sydney’s Bondi Beach, after spending months quietly living in Byron Bay, on the far north NSW coast.
The High School Musical star, 32, was apparently spotted earlier this week at a ‘little restaurant’ on Bondi Road.
Former Bachelor winner Laura Byrne claimed on the Life Uncut podcast that she’d seen ‘Zac f**king Efron’ and his entourage at the venue.
On the move: Zac Efron has reportedly moved to Sydney’s Bondi Beach, after spending months quietly living in Byron Bay, on the far north NSW coast
Laura said: ‘I walked past and I saw this guy in the window and I thought, “Ah, he’s good looking” and I looked at his face and I was like, “Holy s**t, that’s Zac Efron.”‘
‘And he saw that I saw him, and he saw that I recognised him,’ she added.
‘It was 100 per cent Zac Efron. He’s in Bondi – all you single ladies, get down here!’
Keeping a low profile: The High School Musical star, 32, was apparently spotted earlier this week at a ‘little restaurant’ on Bondi Road
The Hollywood actor has spent the past few months been ‘riding out’ the coronavirus pandemic in Australia on a tourist visa.
He is believed to be dating a local woman named Vanessa Valladares, who until recently was a waitress at the Byron Bay General Store café.
Laura did not mention on her podcast if Zac was accompanied by Vanessa in Bondi.
Hotspot: Bondi, one of Australia’s most iconic beaches, is located in Sydney’s eastern suburbs
It comes after Woman’s Day reported that Zac was ‘torn’ between his new romance Down Under and his acting career in Hollywood.
Since falling head over heels for 25-year-old Vanessa, the star apparently has friends worried he will never return to the United States.
‘Zac’s completely lost it over this girl and says he’s never felt so free and alive – she cuts through all his Hollywood bulls**t,’ a source claimed.
He’s really torn between his cosy scene with Vanessa and his crazy career,’
Spotted! Former Bachelor winner Laura Byrne (left) claimed on the Life Uncut podcast that she’d seen ‘Zac f**king Efron’ (right) and his entourage at the venue
While Zac is living in Australia for the time being, he’s expected to return to America in the coming months to film the Disney+ remake of Three Men and a Baby.
Because of travel restrictions between Australia and America, the only way for him and Vanessa to travel back and forth together would be to get married – and they are reportedly considering this as an option.
‘I really think Zac’s at the point where he’d marry Vanessa tomorrow if she said yes,’ another insider told New Idea magazine.
Confirmed? ‘It was 100 per cent Zac Efron. He’s in Bondi – all you single ladies, get down here!’ said Laura. Laura is pictured with her fiance, Matty Johnson, and their daughter, Marlie Mae
The Baywatch hunk is believed to have met Vanessa in July when she was waiting tables at the Byron Bay General Store café.
She has since quit her job and until recently was believed to be staying with Zac at his rented home in Belongil Beach.
Last month, Daily Mail Australia revealed that Zac had cancelled a scheduled flight back to Los Angeles.
‘He was only planning to fly home if he had to,’ a source said at the time. ‘He didn’t really want to go back to America.’
Zac had purchased the plane ticket several months ago in case his application for a visa extension was denied by the Department of Home Affairs.
But it seems his request to have his tourist visa extended from three months to 12 months was granted.
Daily Mail Australia understands Zac received a last-minute refund for his ticket.