It’s the ending of an era! Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens have split. The High School Musical co-stars dated exclusively for almost six years after meeting in 2005 and it was a tweeny romance that seemed sturdy amidst all the requisite show biz rumors.

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So what were their reasons? Was there someone else? Did Zac Efron finally come out of the closet? Did Vanessa meet someone else?

Nope, sorry, it’s dreadfully boring: the two just grew apart.

A group of “sources” told E!’s Marc Malkin:

“It’s nothing dramatic,” one source said. “There’s no third party involved.”

Says another source, “They were together for so long. It just ran its course.”

Who should they date next?

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