Zac Efron 'hopeful' Of Hsm 3....

Zac Efron has laughed off speculation he has turned down the chance to star in High School Musical 3, insisting he'd "definitely like to be a part of it".The Hairspray heart-throb, 19, and girlfriend and co-star Vanessa Hudgens, 18, were rumoured to turned down $1 million (£500,000) offers to reprise their roles as Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez on the big screen next year (08).While Efron admits he is still in negotiations with Disney over the third movie, he is adamant he would love to play Bolton one more time.He says, "I can't confirm anything at the moment. All I can say is that High School Musical is a very fun project to be a part of and I think I'm very blessed to be in this group. There would be nothing more enjoyable for me. I think a third movie would be a testament to what we started out as. I'd definitely like to be a part of it."For the second High School Musical star Monique Coleman conquered her lifelong fear of swimming.The 26-year-old actress admits she was horrified when director Kenny Ortega announced the finale of the film would involve the cast jumping off a small waterfall into a swimming pool.Instead of opting out of the watery extravaganza, Coleman decided to conquer her fear and embarked on swimming lessons to prepare herself for the scene.She says, "I chose to learn to swim for a couple of reasons. I felt safe to learn on set. As actors we're paid to have experiences and to learn new things.

I felt like that fact I had this huge fear to overcome would be inspiring to someone else. I was horrified. My best friend was there so we would go out and practice.

"Jumping in - It was horrifying. I'm not gonna pretend it was great but when I came up and realised I was still alive, that felt great".

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