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GOSSIP & RUMORS: Zac Efron got ‘defensive’ over viral ‘DWTS’ bit while supporting brother Dylan

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Dylan Efron had his head in the game during Season 34 of โ€œDancing With the Stars.โ€

So much so, that his older brother Zac Efron made his highly-anticipated debut in the ballroom for Prince Night in November.

During the semi-finals, cameras caught the โ€œHigh School Musicalโ€ actor, 38, seemingly questioning how the scoring worked after Dylan, 33, and his partner Danielle Karagachโ€™s dance.

โ€œZac got defensive,โ€ the reality star recalled on Tuesdayโ€™s episode ofย โ€œThe Smith Sisters Live.โ€

Dylan explained that his siblings was genuinely curious and inquired: โ€œIs that a good score?โ€

Dylan Efron explains Zac Efronโ€™s viral moment from โ€œDWTSโ€ on December 8, 2025. Getty Images
Dylan Efron poses for a pic while visting SiriusXM Studios. Getty Images

The podcast host said that viewers thought Zac had asked, โ€œIs that their high score?โ€

โ€œI actually did speak to Zac about this,โ€ Dylan continued. โ€œBut then Zac was like, โ€˜Oh, no.โ€™ Heโ€™s like, โ€˜Theyโ€™re misinterpreting it.โ€™ And I canโ€™t remember what he was saying, but I think he said that he thought it was a really good dance. So heโ€™s like, โ€˜Is that the highest score they would give?’โ€

The โ€œTraitorsโ€ alum and Karagach, 32, performed a cha-cha to Princeโ€™s 1986 track โ€œKissโ€ and a tango to the late musicianโ€™s hit song โ€œI Would Die 4 Uโ€ (1984).

They scored a 27 out of 30 and ultimately finished the season in fourth place.

Dylan Efron and Zac Efron pose together at โ€œDWTS.โ€ X/Dancing With The Stars
Zac Efron poses with his family while watching Dylan Efron on โ€œDWTS.โ€ X/Dancing With The Stars

โ€œSo I think he was more like that should have been higher or something like that,โ€ Dylan detailed. โ€œIt was funny regardless, but Zac got defensive. Heโ€™s like, โ€˜No, they misinterpreted what I meant!’โ€

During Prince Night, Zac wrote on his Instagram Story: โ€œVote for @dylanefron tonight onย DWTS! Text โ€˜Dylanโ€™ to 21523 ten times.โ€

While speaking to Entertainment Tonight after the semi-finals, the influencer said it โ€œmeans everythingโ€ to have had Zac there supporting him.



โ€œI grew up watching him do stuff like this. Looking over, my familyโ€™s there, my girlfriend. Just seeing all of them together, thatโ€™s my support.โ€

In October, Dylan paid tribute to the actor by dancing to โ€œRewrite The Starsโ€ on Dedication Night.

The song was a duet between Zac andย Zendaya in 2017โ€™s โ€œThe Greatest Showman.โ€

Zac Efron holds his sister Olivia at โ€œDWTS.โ€ ABC
Daniella Karagach and Dylan Efron during Prince Night. Disney

โ€œNow, being able to dance to โ€˜Rewrite the Stars,โ€™ this is a nod to my brother,โ€ the ABC star gushed during the Oct. 14 episode. โ€œZacโ€™s always taken care of me and he did things that were so selfless. I wanna be that to [our sister]ย Olivia, I wanna be the best role model I can.โ€ย 

Zac and Dylanโ€™s parents, Starla Baskett and David Efron, split in 2016, with David remarrying and welcoming daughter Olivia and son Henry.

Dylan performed on Dedication night with Olivia, 5.

A week later, the star revealed why Zac hadnโ€™t been in the ballroom just yet.

โ€œHey, heโ€™s doing his thing,โ€ he toldย Extraย after his Oct. 21 performance. โ€œ[But heโ€™s] supporting me every day.โ€



Despite not scoring as high as Zac would have liked in the semi-finals, Dylan did make it to the finale.

Dylan Efron performs with his partner during the โ€œDWTSโ€ semi-finals.
Dylan Efron smiles in purple during Prince Night. Disney

He competed against fellow celebsย Robert Irwin,ย Alix Earle,ย Jordan Chilesย andย Elaine Hendrix.

โ€œMy whole life, I watched my brother perform,โ€ the YouTuber said during his pre-taped package that night. โ€œI never wanted to be in the spotlight, and the fact that I can step out onstage and capture peopleโ€™s attention truly gives me chills. I finally feel like I belong here.โ€

Irwin, 21, and his pro partner, Witney Carson, ultimately won the Mirrorball on Nov. 24.

Over the years, Dylan has opened up about his tight-knit bond with Zac. However, they werenโ€™t always close.

Dylan confessed in 2021 that he and Zac โ€œwere always fighting with each otherโ€ when they were kids, and called one another โ€œso different.โ€

โ€œThen once I graduated college, Zac really took me under his wing and let me live with him when I got my first job in Los Angeles,โ€ Dylan toldย BroBible. โ€œHe really became that older brother, and thatโ€™s when I would say we grew closer than ever. Our relationship was something that developed more as we both became adults and stopped fighting so much.โ€





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