Zac Efron to settle in Australia despite splitting from his girlfriend

Zac Efron has reportedly split from Vanessa Valladres – whom he met at the Byron Bay General Store where she was working – after 10 months of dating.

The ‘Baywatch’ star began dating the 25-year-old waitress in June last year after they met at the Byron Bay General Store (a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales, Australia), where Vanessa was working.

However the pair have called it quits after 10 months together.

The news comes after 33-year old Zac was recently said to be hunting for property in Australia after putting his Los Angeles home up for sale back in December, as he reportedly having no plans to move back to the US.

An insider said: “As of now, he has no plans to live permanently in LA again. He loves Australia and considers it his home and has been looking at properties.”

A source told MarkMeets: “Zac’s loving his life in Australia. He’s settled down and very happy with his girlfriend. It’s serious.” He was said to be “ very happy” in his relationship with Vanessa.

The ‘High School Musical’ alum – who previously dated his co-star Vanessa Hudgens – relishes the privacy he’s been able to enjoy in Australia and even joked he would write for us.

The source added: “He’s living eight hours outside of Sydney. Nobody bothers him.

“He hangs out with the Hemsworths. He goes surfing. He’s coming a long way from partying in LA.”

Zac entered rehab for alcohol and substance abuse in 2013.

However, the movie star is now sober and it was previously said Vanessa was proving to be a really good influence on him.

In September, an insider explained: “Zac and Vanessa are really good for each other. She has calmed him down a lot, and he’s not partying too much.”

The star has several upcoming movies for release including ‘Three Men and a Baby’ – Remake of the 1987 film where three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guys’ girlfriends and ‘Gold’.

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