Here we go again. Zac Efron’s face is once again being questioned in light of the release of his new film Netflix romantic comedy A family affairin which he plays Nicole Kidman’s love interest.
For years, the Internet has been speculating that the High School Musical The former student had undergone some form of plastic surgery on his face. While he had previously addressed the allegations, the same rumors have begun to circulate again, with many social media users pointing out his “different” appearance in A family affair.
“What happened to Zac Efron? He seems like a completely different person,” one of them said. wrote in Xwhile another aggregate“Why the fuck did Zac Efron fuck with his face?!”
A third person He suggested“Zac Efron is probably dead, but since he’s a billion-dollar asset, they cloned him or surgically altered his lookalike (and didn’t quite succeed) to make him perform well in the role and keep the money flowing.”
However, the truth behind Efron’s change in appearance is much scarier than elective plastic surgery, and it definitely has nothing to do with cloning.
He revealed in a 2022 interview with Men’s Health who broke his jaw nearly a decade earlier. The star said he was running around his house in his socks when he slipped and hit his chin on the granite corner of a fountain. He said he lost consciousness and when he woke up, his chin was hanging off his face.
While Efron initially went to physical therapy to treat his injury, he eventually had to stop when he was busy filming the Netflix series Down to earth with Zac Efron In Australia, his masseter muscles, which are used for chewing, ended up “growing a ton” as they compensated for the effect of the other facial muscles that were still recovering, he said.

Efron said Entertainment Tonight in 2022 who “really doesn’t give a shit” about the plastic surgery allegations, which she first heard from her mother, since she doesn’t read the internet.
“It was fun,” he said of his accident. “It’s horrible. I almost died, but we’re OK.”
Fortunately, the 17 again The star has more supporters than critics this time around.
“I really feel bad for the guy because everyone has been commenting on his looks for the past few years but he broke his jaw,” one user said. wrote in X“The healing process will change the shape of your face and it will remain swollen and more square for a long time during recovery.”
Other aggregate“People should stop making him feel different,” while another person saying“I’m on team leave Zac Efron alone with his damn face.”
A family affair Currently streaming on Netflix.