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[Blind Gossip] Following this actor’s recent breakup, you may be wondering why it ended so suddenly and so oddly.

Allow us to fill you in!

Let’s first talk about the way it began.

She got the job in the first place because she seemed like a rather “normal” person. That’s why people bought into their relationship and thought it was real.

It was a fake relationship.

The purpose of the relationship was to make him look good. He was the star of the couple, but…

She made him look genuine. Down-to-earth. Most importantly, she helped him get accepted as local. That was really important to him.

All of those qualities made her an asset to him in his work and in his media presence.

However, because it was a faux relationship, the relationship wasn’t nearly as close as it looked. 

His team would sometimes float rumors that she didn’t even know were coming. She would find out on some news site that they were “moving in together” or “getting engaged.” She just shrugged it off and accepted that was part of the game.

She was only contacted when it was time to do another photo op. They did not speak every day or even every week. That was fine with her. She had her own life anyway.

Unlike a real relationship, they did not communicate regularly. However, that lack of communication proved to be their downfall.

She was just living her life and this opportunity came up to do a show. He didn’t ask her for permission to work. Why should she have to ask him for permission to work?

We already told you that her genuine/down-to-earth/local qualities are why she was chosen.

Unfortunately, the show she chose would undo all of that. It would make her a reality star.

Nothing genuine or down-to-earth about that!

Even worse, the location of the show would irritate the very locals with whom he was trying so hard to fit in!

Suddenly, our actor was between a rock and a hard place.

  • Should he say that he knew she was going for this job (which would make him a party to this mistake)? Or claim that he knew nothing (which would reveal that they didn’t actually communicate frequently)?
  • Stand up to those criticizing her? Or let her fend for herself?
  • Keep her or dump her?

The bottom line was that she was a faux girlfriend who suddenly had three strikes against her and was making him look bad by proxy.

He got some distance from the controversy by claiming he “had no idea” she was involved in any of this.

Then he dumped her like a hundred pound rock into The Great Barrier Reef.

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Actor:

[Optional] Did he do the right thing?

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  4. lila8245 says

    Zac Efron, Vanessa Valladares.

    I had to look up recent celebrity splits to find this one. Apparently she’s an aspiring model who worked at a restaurant in Australia (“Most importantly, she helped him get accepted as local. That was really important to him.”) Now, she’s going to do a reality TV show, which local Australians don’t like the idea of.

  7. Babakazoo says

    Zac Efron and his Australian waitress Girlfriend/beard.

    Living in Byron Bay, the locals objected when Netflix decided to to a Reality show filmed in the town. To stay on their good side he had to ditch her, or face the wrath of the angry locals, as the girlfriend/Beard is involved with the show.

  8. smeam123 says

    Zac Efron and that chick he was dating. He is trying to get in good with the Australia town he is residing in.

  10. Beakerange says

    Actor: Zac Efron
    His “g/f” Vanessa Valladares wanting to do docu-soap “Byron Baes).
    I think he did the right thing, but the whole fake relationship thing is just nonsense.

  11. Frankie Lee says

    Zac Efron and Vanessa Valladares.

    Not sure there’s really a right or wrong way to handle things when it’s a contractual relationship that has served its purpose.

  14. droopyorchid says

    Zac Efron
    Vanessa Valladares – signed up to take part in Byron Baes.
    I doubt Zac had any say in the matter

  18. grumpy says

    Actor: Zac Effron

    [Optional] Did he do the right thing: hard to say it’s the right thing when they con the public

  22. RubieCubie says

    Actor: Zac Efron and Vanessa Vallardes.

    [Optional] Did he do the right thing? No comment. Zac, be free!!

  28. Lby54229 says

    Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas?

    This is good news for her!! Ben is an addict and needs to get clean and stay clean. There is no shame in not dating while you get your shit together.

    • Sangfroid says

      His fake girlfriend must be getting into that trashy Byron Baes show. Not wanted here.

  31. ItsBouquet says

    Zac Efron

    No. The right thing is not being deceitful in the first place. No need for fake relationships, it’s not the 50s.

  34. ILUVCA4evr says

    Actor: Zac Efron and Vanessa someone

    [Optional] Did he do the right thing? I think the whole ‘contract relationships’ are baloney. They fool no one but themselves. I thought he had a bit of a substance problem and that’s why he’s down there?

  38. funster says

    Zac Efron. Good grief enough with all the fake relationships. Nobody cares if you’re gay.

  39. omgimbackagain says

    Zac Efron for sure, and the girl he was dating for five minutes whose name I read 3x today and already forgot.

    Optional: the right thing would be to just come out. Everyone already knows and he won’t lose any fans.

  43. mary55geelong says

    Zac Efron

    His Aussie “girlfriend” and her being in Byron Baes.

    Makes him look as fake as all the other Hollyweird actors and their “girlfriends”

  44. brittanybliss223 says

    Actor: Zac Efron
    Girlfriend: Vanessa Valladares

    No, he didn’t do the right thing! Comes across as hypocritical, on his part, due to his well publicized history of addiction issues. Yet, he wants to end their agreement just bc she signed on to do a reality show?? gtfo with that b.s.

  45. blessed1 says

    Zac Efron

    Yes, he did the right thing as I am his one true love. Seriously, have no idea.

  52. CatInTheHat says

    Zach Efron.
    It’s always a good thing to stop a fake relationship. It’s ridiculous he keeps on with these one after the other. Between that and his try-hard to fit in with the Australia crowd, he just looks sad.

  54. amagod121 says

    Zach Efron and Vanessa Valladares.

    Optnl: Uhhhhhhh … If he insists upon allegedly having fake relationships, then he needs to be clear about everything expected and acceptable, as well as not acceptable. Because it’s not really cool to dump her as he did, except it was merely a business dump because she changed the parameters of their relationship. So, I don’t truly know if it was acceptable or not.

  58. JBDinCA says

    Zac Efron

    Recently broke up with “girlfriend” Vanessa Villardes because he wanted a “normal” and “down-to-earth partner” and was disappointed to learn she was to participate in the reality show Byron Baes. 🙄

  63. reereefnq says

    Zac Efron and his aussie gf Vanessa
    Byron baes
    Shouldn’t have had a fake gf to start

  64. hankster says

    Zack Efron and his ex Vanessa. I mean if that was the deal, she should have known joining a reality show would sour it.

  66. Jeanesgenes says

    Zac Efron and Vanessa Valladeres. I’m surprised the faux togetherness lasted this long.

  68. JoshuaTree says

    Zac Efron dumping Vanessa Vallardes. She agreed to star in “Byron Baes” reality show, and already Byron Bay locals are pissed off at too much attention and Hollywood presence that Zac, the Hemsworth brothers, Matt Damon and more have brought.

  70. thepixiefairy says

    Couple who broke up : Zac Efron and Vanessa Valladares
    Show : Byron Baes series

  77. CheetoFingerz says

    Zac Ephron split from Vanessa Valladares

    For the purpose of keeping up appearances, he should have uh understood the value of communication to keep up the charade

  81. gailpow says

    Oh, this is so Zac Efron down under, who just broke up with his “girlfriend” Vanessa.