'I have messed up in the past': Zac Efron admits he isn't ashamed of his mistakes ... as the actor says he is 'very proud' of the person he is today

By Hannah Paine For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 14:49 GMT, 19 December 2017 | Updated: 18:31 GMT, 19 December 2017

He completed a stint in rehab in 2013 and later admitted to drinking 'way too much'.

But Zac Efron wouldn't change a thing from his past, telling The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday he is 'very proud' of who he is.

The 30-year-old, who is currently in Sydney promoting The Greatest Showman, admitted he had messed up in the past. 

'I have messed up in the past': Zac Efron admits he isn't ashamed of his mistakes ... as the actor says he is 'very proud' of the person he is today 

'I have messed up in the past': Zac Efron admits he isn't ashamed of his mistakes ... as the actor says he is 'very proud' of the person he is today 

Zac told News Corp that while he had made mistakes, he was content with the choices he has made in the past. 

'I have messed up in the past. I’ve done a lot of things that I look back on and go ''sheesh, are you kidding, what were you thinking?''' He said. 

'It is weird to say because I am also happy that I did all of those things because I am here before you today able to proclaim that this is me and I am very proud of who I am.' 

'It is weird to say because I am also happy that I did all of those things': Zac told News Corp that while he had made mistakes, he was content with the choices he has made in the past

'It is weird to say because I am also happy that I did all of those things': Zac told News Corp that while he had made mistakes, he was content with the choices he has made in the past

'Every day I wake up and I have to start with again the man in the mirror': The High School Musical drew parallels between his outlook on life and his role in The Greatest Showman, arguing the movie was about being your true self.

'Every day I wake up and I have to start with again the man in the mirror': The High School Musical drew parallels between his outlook on life and his role in The Greatest Showman, arguing the movie was about being your true self.

The High School Musical drew parallels between his outlook on life and his role in The Greatest Showman, arguing the movie was about being your true self. 

'Every day I wake up and I have to start with again the man in the mirror and it is like starting from square one all over again. You are never perfect, you wake up every day and there’s a new set of challenges,' he said.

Rising to fame on the Disney Channel, in 2013 Zac completed a stint in rehab, E! News reported at the time. 

Sought treatment: Rising to fame on the Disney Channel, in 2013 Zac completed a stint in rehab, E! News reported at the time 

Sought treatment: Rising to fame on the Disney Channel, in 2013 Zac completed a stint in rehab, E! News reported at the time 

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in 2014, Zac said he had been drinking 'way too much' and acknowledged his drug use.

'I was drinking a lot, way too much,' he told the publication. 

'It's never one specific thing. I mean, you're in your 20s, single, going through life in Hollywood, you know? Everything is thrown at you.' 

The Hairspray star also revealed he was in therapy and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. 

'It's never one specific thing': Zac said he had been drinking 'way too much' and acknowledged his drug use

 

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