Zac Efron is best known for his role in the High School Musical films, but in real life he's 21 and in a long-term relationship. It seems natural that he'll want to shed his youthful image as he gets a little older, and to that end he recently opened up to Elle about a conversation he had with his mother after she saw photos of him in an adult entertainment shop. He said:
My mom is like, "Zac, what did you buy in a sex shop?" I was like, "Mom, calm down, it's not a sex shop." She wouldn’t have any of it. She’s like "I knew you were being sexual!" But she understood. My stocking was full of condoms this Christmas. She buys me the economy box.
It's some frank talk from a teen heartthrob, so tell us — is Zac talking about sex TMI or totally OK?
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i think that those conversations at any age are just those that should not be shared with the public. yes we know what's going on since he's been with his gf forever and he's 21 -but is it necessary for us all to know this conversation went on with him mom? i think not.
1Oh come on, I'm not even a fan of the Disney crowd. What do you expect him to talk about? Strictly tweenybop stuff? He's 21 years old!
Oh and correct me if I'm wrong, but he isn't actually attached to Disney?
2you can talk about these things with your friends, but not to the media in an interview. that is way too much information that i needed to know.
3All he said was his mom brought him a huge box of condoms (good gift mom
) and besides the average American teenager is losing their virginity at what age?...like 12 right? I think talking about condoms more might be a good thing for those
tweens. I think Zac is super adorable. Can't wait until he does something more grown up. 
4i don't see the problem
5I think he was trying to be funny. I was going to say it was gross when I read the headline but in context I don't mind :/
6What? Is he supposed to comment on all the great unprotected sex he's having? Because that would be a wonderful example to set for teeny boppers
. This is definitely not a big deal, he's simple making fun of/retelling an embarrassing situation
with his mom.
7If he has to talk about his sex life, at least he's talking about being safe! Zac, who by all appearances seems to be a relatively grounded kid who has been a stable, age-appropriate relationship and is having safe sex with the girl he has been with for awhile, is clearly a better Disney role model than Miley Cyrus.
8Let's see: he's an adult, he's talking about safe sex practices, he has a great open relationship with his mother...where is the problem exactly!?!
9i just like the line where his mom says "I knew you were being sexual!"
LOL!
10i really don't see the problem. i think people see him as some teen heart throb but he's 21!
11HSM is over with he wants to break away from the teenager roles. Plus his girlfriend had nude pictures all over the internet so it was obvious that we knew somethign was going on!
12Who cares? People talk about sex, and it's normal for a 21 year old adult to do that, as well as a 50 year old. And hey, he's even talking about SAFE sex. I think that he was supposed to be marketed towards the teeny bopper crowd, but now he wants to market himself as a guy who can appeal to the adult public as well, especially the younger adults. Sex is not a sin, so talking about it is no big deal.
13it is not something wrong, but I´d prefer famous people did not talk about their sexual life cuz for me that´s something really private, especially when they are kids role model.I dont see the problem either but although american people lose their virginty at 12 that doesnt mean it is something good, I cant imagine my little sister saying to me: Ey buy me some condoms and gonna have sex at 12 but Im being safe so there is not problem!!
14I dont mean his words are bad but that is not the best message for children.
I think the comments are fine, and it can show teens that it's good to use protection. But I did not want to think about him and Vanessa having sex. She's nasty.
15Stop and think for a minute what a wonderful example he has just set. He is in a monogamous relationship, practices safe sex and has a great relationship with his mother.
16My estimation of him just went up tenfold.
I'm torn on this issue. I think the safe sex message is wonderful, but I also realize that I know many 13-year-olds who look up to the two of them and I don't think they should be hearing about sex shops (which is the part that bothers me..not the condoms).
While I recognize that tweens are probably not reading Elle, they still read things like this blog and Perez and are absorbing this information.
Like I said...I'm torn.
17I'm torn too. I'm all for safe sex teaching and doing but at his age where most of his fans are still pretty young, I don't think he should be advertising his sexual behavior. But you never know, some kids might be like "hey, he uses condoms, so should I."
18I don't actually want to know anything about his sex life, I'm not curious about it but I'm sure many teenagers pay attention to him so I'm glad that when he decided to talk about sex, he talked bout safe sex.
19I do hope he was telling the truth.
20he's an adult, and it's an adult publication. i think it's fine.
21I don't think it's a big deal either. His fan base might not even read this since it's in Elle magazine.
22Good--first, he's USING condoms, and second of all the age group that idolizes him will read that.
23i'm pretty excited for the unintentional endorsement of the necessity of condoms. there are too many kids who think they're optional when having sex.
beyond that... he's 21 and he's practically living with the girl. i see no concern.
24I think some of you are clueless are about your kids. They know more about sex than you did at 12 or 13 trust me. This is nothing new to them. Its just the way the world is. I have babysit them and trust me these are kids are just so advanced now a days. Its nothing new to them.
25Oh, please! He's not talking about sex, he's talking about the pictures that came out last year and his mom's funny reaction to them.
26he didnt even say anything offensive,
27im fine with it
I don't see how this could be TMI...he didn't get into any weird positional specifics or anything. So he has sex and uses condoms? Scandalous!
28Responsible: yes. Need to know: no! TMI for his teeny-bopper fans: I think so.
29I don't think he's being TMI at all! What's the biggie?
30Haha, that's pretty funny. I hope she did buy him that lol. I think it's okay. Plus it's better than if he was talking about not using condoms, right?
31He's 21 with a long-term girlfriend. I'd be concerned if they WEREN'T having sex. If it was one night stands and constant partying, that would be one thing. But, while he's not preaching abstinence and then negating it a year later, he's at least talking about being safe. Which is much more than we can say about Gossip Girl's infiltration of the airwaves.
32i mean, we pretty much know he is being "sexual" so i really dont see a big deal with the statement either. now, it is concerning that his fans may read the article and most of them are 12 years old, but he can't control that. their parents need to control what purchases they are making.... or explain that this man is 21 years old... not 12
33he can't impregnate other men fool!
34wow so over the top, ick, and to talk to his mum about it like that o nooo.
35he can't impregnate other men fool!
Serenamarie. By wearing a condom he can't also infect people (or get infected) with sexually transmitted diseases. So I'll still be fine with that (wearing condoms and talking about safe sex) if he's indeed gay.
36I don't see the point? WHO CARES? At least he practices safe sex... so yay for being a role model.
37It doesn't matter if 12yr olds are looking up to him or not.
381) The sooner the better to know about safe sex.
2) If they wanna have sex they'll do it regardless of how sexual or how tame their idol is.
3) Isn't it really the responsibility of the parents to instill virtuous morals in a child not celebrities...if we we expect famous people to instill qualities in our children and effectively raise them then the world is in more trouble than I thought
He's trying to act more adult, but his mommy buys him condoms. Ha. Either way, I don't care.
39at first i thought TMI, but then i read the article bit and .. its not what i thought it was so I dont really care lol.
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