8. Sibling rivalry was just as real off-screen as it was on-screen for Ashley and Lucas…at least at first. “We weren’t close. We weren’t good friends…we hated each other,” Ashley admitted during a video she recorded with Lucas for her YouTube channel. Lucas added that the two “didn’t get off on the best foot” when they began filming the first film, but eventually became close friends. How fabulous!
9. In an interview with Buzzfeed, Lucas revealed that he insisted that Ryan’s sexuality be explored from the start. “After reading the script, the first thing I said (Kenny Ortega) was: “Okay, Kenny, Ryan’s gay, right?” I know it’s Disney Channel so I’m not really going to be gay, but I mean, yeah, right?’ And he said to me, “Well, think about it this way: you have the opportunity to play a character who is young, he loves theater, he’s an artist and let’s look at it from that point of view ” Lucas explained. “He talked with me about his own life and he said, ‘I see a lot of myself in Ryan. Yeah, I knew I was gay in high school, but I didn’t tell anyone. He It was about making it real.”
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