Zac Efron Australia: Star has been spotted in Byron Bay

Hollywood star Zac Efron has reportedly joined the Hemsworths and swapped LA for Byron Bay throughout coronavirus lockdown.

Zac Efron is reportedly living in Byron Bay. Picture: Christian Gilles

There’s apparently a new A-lister shacked up in Byron Bay.

Rumours are swirling that Hollywood megastar Zac Efron has joined the Hemsworths in the beachside town, keeping a low profile over the past few months in coronavirus lockdown.

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The 32-year-old actor is said to be quietly living in Byron Bay, away from his hometown of Los Angeles, where he was last spotted in January.

The Daily Mail reported that Efron landed in the Northern New South Wales town right before international borders were shut down due to the pandemic.

Zac Efron has reportedly shacked up in Byron Bay throughout coronavirus lockdown. Picture: Getty Images for Netflix.

Over the past few weeks, there have been several reported “sightings” of Efron at Byron’s cafes and restaurants in Byron Bay, but no photographic evidence has surfaced as of yet.

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Social media influencer Tarsha Whitmore claimed on Thursday that she had seen the High School Musical star at Byron Bay’s General Store cafe.

“Don’t mean to alarm anyone but Zac Efron was literally eating at the same cafe as me when this was taken,” she wrote.

And on Twitter, fans have sworn they’ve seen him around, too.

so my sister just told me that zac efron is in byron bay 👀👀👀👀👀

— bailey !! (@melbournestyles) June 16, 2020

KIIS FM’s Kyle Sandilands hinted he knows where the star is living this morning, threatening to leave the studio when co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson discussed the rumours about Efron’s whereabouts.

Sandilands made it clear that he and Efron, 32, were friends and that he wouldn’t be giving away any information out of respect for the his privacy.

“I’d rather not say anything … I’m not saying anything,” said Sandilands, who had apparently learned of the High School Musical star’s travel plans months ago.

“He’s a friend of mine and I respect his privacy,” he added.

“He’s not here for a movie, if he’s even here, and he may be … who knows?” he teased.

Zac Efron at The Greatest Showman Australian Premiere held at The Star in Pyrmont. Picture: Christian Gilles

Efron had previously said it was “easy” keeping a low profile during his visits to Australia due to the sparsely-populated beach towns along the coast.

“What I love about Australia, which is what we don’t have in California, is there are so many wide-open beaches where no one is at,” he said at the Australian premiere of his 2012 film, The Lucky One.

The reported sightings come as the Baywatch star continues his low-key romance with actress Halston Sage, 26.

The pair reportedly began dating at the end of 2019, but were first linked all the way back in 2014.

A source told Us Weekly in January 2020 that the two “are in a serious relationship and in love”.