Zac Efron reveals that he once made Michael Jackson cry over the phone

Zac Efron reveals that he once made Michael Jackson cry over the phone

Zac Efron and Michael Jackson cried on the phone together (Picture: PA – Getty) Zac Efron has shared..

Zac Efron reveals that he once made Michael Jackson cry over the phone
Zac Efron and Michael Jackson cried on the phone together (Picture: PA – Getty)

Zac Efron has shared a story about once bringing his childhood idol Michael Jackson to tears.

The late King of Pop was a huge fan of the High School Musical movies, having likely been introduced to the films by their director Kenny Ortega — who worked with MJ on several of his tours.

The HSM actor, who is currently promoting his latest movie The Greatest Showman, told the story during Sunday’s New Year’s Eve edition of The Graham Norton Show.

Zac Efron reveals that he once made Michael Jackson cry over the phone
Michael Jackson passed away in 2009 (Picture: Getty Images)

He told of how Kenny put the two on the phone while they were in Paris promoting High School Musical 3, and it is the sweetest thing ever.

‘[Kenny] hands me the phone and I was like, “Hello” and I hear, “Who is this?” and I was like, “Um, this is Zac Efron. I’m a massive fan and I’m an actor and you’re like my hero”,’ he recalled.

‘I didn’t know what to say I was just at a loss of words,’ he said of 2008 incident.

The 30-year-old said that the Thriller singer, who passed away in 2009, listened patiently, before telling him: ‘That’s really nice. Can you give the phone back to Kenny?’

Zac Efron reveals that he once made Michael Jackson cry over the phone
Zac Efron told the story on the Graham Norton Show (Picture: PA)

And even though that may appear as brush-off, the Heal The World hitmaker called back a few moments later when they both started crying over the phone.

‘I picked up the phone and I go, “Hello?” and he goes, “Oh is this Zac from High School Musical,” and I was like, “Uh, yeah.” And he was like, “Oh I love what you do. I’m a huge fan”,’ he told Graham.

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The actor concluded: ‘We’re both crying to each other on the phone and he ended the whole phone call conversation along the lines of, “Hey Zac. Isn’t it awesome? Dreams really do come true, don’t they?”‘

Yes, dreams do come true…

What a heartwarming story.

The Graham Norton Show returns at 10.35pm on 5 January on BBC One.

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