Sharpay Evans was not ‘popular’ in ‘High School Musical’: Ashley Tisdale

Ashley Tisdale sat down for an interview with People where she opened up about the reality behind her iconic character from High School Musical, Sharpay Evans.

“When I played the character of Sharpay — I think it was probably what made her so funny — was that I truly thought [Sharpay] was the popular girl in school. I thought Sharpay was popular, and I played it like she was popular,” she explained.

“And [director] Kenny Ortega enhanced that. He really made me feel like I was popular. But what's so funny is that she's not the popular girl. She's the drama queen. And my husband's like, ‘That's what's so funny about how you played it. You really thought you were popular,’” she added.

“Sharpay is — I swear she's mother to everybody — because it's like she just keeps coming back on these memes and people keep talking and doing the songs,” Tisdale remarked. “And I'm just like, I mean, out of everyone in High School Musical, my character is the most iconic. It's so cool.”

About the popularity of the movie series, the actress shared, “I mean, it's so cool … It's really awesome to be a part of these projects that have really been so prevalent in pop culture and to play these characters. It's just, you're like, ‘Dang, man.’ I can't believe out of everything that I auditioned for [...] I got this animation [series] that has lasted this long. Or I was always trying to get a Disney movie, and never got the movie. And then, I got High School Musical."

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