Ashley Tisdale Opens Up About Walking Away From a Toxic Mom Group

Ashley Tisdale, (now Ashley French), best known for her role as Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical trilogy, is opening up about a toxic mom group she was part of in Hollywood—and why she decided to walk away.

In a candid essay for The Cut, French explains why she joined the group in the first place.

“I felt lucky when my friend brought together a group of new moms that she knew,” she wrote. “My friend’s friends were in the same situation as I was. Most of us had been pregnant through the early pandemic, so we missed out on the activities where you meet other expectant mothers.” 

“We hadn’t had baby showers or prenatal yoga, and hardly anyone had held our newborns,” she continued. “But finally, we were able to be together, and our kids were able to be together, and it all felt right.”

Over time though, the dynamic began to shift in the once supportive group.

“I began to wonder whether that was really true,” French admitted. “I remember being left out of a couple of group hangs, and I knew about them because Instagram made sure it fed me every single photo and Instagram Story.”