Vanessa Valladares returns to Byron Bay after being a regular fixture at Fashion Week

After turning heads at Fashion Week, Vanessa Valladares has returned to Byron Bay, where her former romance with Zac Efron blossomed.

Vanessa spotted back in Byron Bay after her split from Zac back in April. Picture: Media Mode

Zac Efron’s model ex girlfriend Vanessa Valladares has been pictured taking an ocean dip in Byron Bay, having returned home after a number of appearances at Sydney Fashion Week.

Vanessa, 25, was a regular fixture at Fashion Week, where she turned heads in a series of chic outfits.

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Vanessa was pictured taking a refreshing dip in the sea wearing a chic one piece with cut outs. Picture: Media Mode.

The 25-year-old model ran along the sand after her swim. Picture: Media Mode.

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The 25-year-old rocked a number of stylish outfits at various Fashion Week events. Picture: Matrix.

Vanessa split from 17 Again star Efron in April, with an insider telling Us Weekly: “Zac is about to start a busy year of filming and wanted to make a clean break now.”

After The Daily Telegraph reported the Hollywood actor and Aussie waitress had split after 10 months in April, Kyle Sandilands confirmed that the report was accurate and said he spoke to the Hairspray actor.

Vanessa stunned in her Fashion Week appearances. Picture: Matrix.

“It’s not a rumour, it’s true,” Kyle, who is friends with Zac, said about the split, adding that they decided to end things due to Zac’s work schedule.

“They spent a lot of time with each other when he wasn’t working, lunching and living in the mansions on the beach; it’s a fabulous life,” Kyle said.

“And then work comes back and kicks you straight back into reality, so it’s a shame.”

Kyle also confirmed another massive rumour about their relationship – and it completely alters the story of their ‘fairytale romance’.

Zac & Vanessa split back in May. Picture: Media-Mode.com

According to initial reports of how the pair met, Zac became enamoured with the Byron Bay beauty when she served him at a local cafe, with her boss first introducing them around July.

But, according to Kyle after Pedestrian TV spotted a curious detail on Vanessa’s Instagram, they were actually together for much longer before they split.

“It’s been going for a little while … I don’t know exactly how long,” he said, adding that he “didn’t know” if it was indeed three years as the Pedestrian TV story speculated.

In yet another turn of events, a woman has come forward saying she had slept with the star “from April until July,” before reports of Zac and Vanessa’s romance blew up.

It suggests they’d been on-and-off for a while before the split.

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