Joey King Admits She Was Obsessed With Zac Efron as a Child

Joey King made an enthralling revelation throughout her look on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this week. 

The star of Netflix’s A Family Affair confessed to host Jimmy Fallon that she had a serious crush on her co-star, Zac Efron, lengthy earlier than they shared the display screen collectively.

“I like him. I grew up together with his face on every part I owned,” King gushed. Fallon, amused, requested, “Did you may have a Zac Efron lunchbox or one thing?”

“Did I’ve… amongst every part else!” King replied enthusiastically. “All of the merch that I may get my palms on. I used to be a kind of youngsters, I used to be like, ‘Mother, the film goes to be on at 8/7 Central. I don’t know what which means, however I’ve to be house to observe.'”

King reminisced about her love for Efron, significantly his position in Excessive Faculty Musical, and the way surreal it was to share her adoration with him whereas filming collectively. “He was so gracious about it,” she shared with Fallon. “I might sing on set. He would sing together with me and that was so nice.”

In A Household Affair, King performs the daughter of Nicole Kidman’s character, who watches her mom fall in love together with her well-known actor boss, portrayed by Efron.

Kidman left a long-lasting impression on King — and her buns. The 24-year-old actress additionally spoke about her onscreen mother’s affect on her health routine. 

“She taught me probably the most epic, terrible butt exercise I’ve ever realized in my life. It was, like, so intense,” King mentioned of 57-year-old Kidman. “I used to be like, ‘I am a teen. I can dangle. I am younger, and I am agile.’ I believed I may dangle, however I could not dangle.” 

As for the exercise that did King in, she shared, “It was these donkey kicks and the rainbows and the hearth hydrants and all these different [moves]. However you must hold your leg within the air for, like, 12 years. It is so onerous.”

Despite the fact that filming wrapped on the comedy, King mentioned that she nonetheless practices the exercise. 

“I do it nonetheless as a result of it is the simplest exercise, so I ship her photographs after I do it. I am like, ‘Name an ambulance, love you!'” King quipped. 

King referred to as the Oscar winner “only a candy and foolish, enjoyable individual,” including, “She’s such a woman’s lady.”

As for the Excessive Faculty Musical alum’s contribution to King’s health routine, she famous, “He was additionally, once more, so match, and he helped educate me about my protein consumption. He is very useful with the wellness ideas.” 

ET spoke with King in June on the premiere of A Household Affair in regards to the lighthearted comedy. 

“I hope [audiences] take away a giant, ole smile on their face. This film is so enjoyable,” she mused. “It is obtained plenty of coronary heart to it, however largely I need folks to have a lot enjoyable. We’re in our enjoyable period.” 

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