He has kept quiet about his recent split from model girlfriend Vanessa Valladares, after their breakup made headlines this week.
But on Friday, Zac Efron reemerged on social media, posting photos from the set of his Netflix docuseries, Down To Earth.
The 33-year-old shared pictures of himself and his camera crew with the Girringun Aboriginal Corp as they did a controlled burn of the bushland in the Queensland town of Cardwell.
Back on the gram! Zac Efron has come out of hiding following his split with girlfriend Vanessa Valladares and posted pictures from the set of Netflix docuseries Down To Earth in an Instagram post on Friday
The Hollywood hunk was dressed in a protective bright yellow uniform, teamed with a hard hat as he walked alongside a firefighter in similar gear.
In another photo, Zac beamed as he posed with his sound and camera crew, who also donned yellow protective uniforms.
In the final image he shared, the High School Musical star looked pensive as he cautiously walked through a section of the controlled burn.
To mark Earth Day, he wrote in the caption: ‘I’ve been so blessed to be able to travel and see all of the amazing things people are doing for the planet.
Safety first: The 33-year-old was dressed in a protective bright yellow uniform, teamed with a hard hat as he walked alongside a member of the Girringun Aboriginal Corp who in similar gear in one photo
On set: Zac beamed as he posed with his sound and camera crew, who also donned yellow protective uniform
‘It’s a beautiful world, let’s protect it,’ he urged his followers.
‘Learning from the Girringun Aboriginal Corp how to manage land through cultural burns,’ he added.
Zac’s Instagram post comes days after his good friend, radio shock jock Kyle Sandilands, confirmed his romance with Vanessa Valladares.
On Wednesday, Kyle confirmed the split ‘wasn’t just a rumour’, saying: ‘I can also confirm after speaking with him yesterday.’
It’s over! Zac’s reemergence on Instagram comes days after his good friend, radio shock jock Kyle Sandilands, confirmed his romance with Vanessa Valladares (pictured ) was over this week
He told his co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson that he spoke to the actor to speak about the upcoming Netflix show, Byron Baes, and the rumours Zac was trying to get Vanessa on the influencer-focused ‘docu-soap’, that Kyle refused to believe.
When he asked his pal about the rumours, Zac admitted that he and Vanessa were no longer together.
Kyle said their split was ‘recent’ but not ‘yesterday recent’, and that there was ‘no drama’ in their breakup, and claimed that Zac was simply getting back into the swing of work and their busy lives weren’t in sync.
Zac embarked on a whirlwind romance with the model after he met her waiting tables at Byron Bay’s General Store & Café in July 2020.
Confirmed: Kyle told his co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson that he spoke to the actor to speak about the upcoming Netflix show, Byron Baes, and the rumours Zac was trying to get Vanessa on the influencer-focused ‘docu-soap’, that Kyle refused to believe
Split: It’s understood that he has since ended the brief relationship after seeing media reports that she was set to star in Byron Baes
It’s understood Zac sent Vanessa back to Byron Bay in April after seeing media reports that she was set to star in the forthcoming Netflix influencer reality series, Byron Baes.
A source close to the star told Daily Mail Australia the couple have not only ‘100 per cent split’ but revealed the ‘final nail in the coffin’ that led to him calling things off was sparked by her potential involvement in the show.
‘He’s a very good person who wanted a genuine, normal, down-to-earth partner,’ an insider said.
Reality TV: The Netflix reality show, set to be called ‘Byron Baes’, plans to follow the lives of social media influencers on the trendy town’s beaches
‘Zac sent her home from the set [Down to Earth with Zac Efron] last week. There still may have been a chance.
‘I’m sure the final nail in the coffin was him seeing the story of her being possibly on Byron Baes and the claims that he was helping her get on it.’
The source also claimed that Zac doesn’t read media reports about him so was ‘very hurt’ when a friend showed him the story, adding: ‘He is an absolutely down to earth person, not fancy, quite humble.’
Done: A source close to the star tells Daily Mail Australia the couple have not only ‘100 per cent split’ but revealed the ‘final nail in the coffin’ that led to him calling things off was sparked by her potential involvement in the show
The reality show, set to be called ‘Byron Baes’, plans to follow the lives of social media influencers on the trendy town’s beaches.
However the plans for the show have been met with plenty of opposition from locals, including Mayor Simon Richardson.
Richardson told the ABC the ‘vacuous, fake show’ could damage the town’s reputation and bring ‘not just sensitivity challenges for us, but also economic challenges’. Locals have branded the concept ‘tacky and trashy’.