Dylan Efron revealed that Zac Efron got “defensive” when he heard that his response to his brother’s Dancing With the Stars scores went viral.
“I actually did speak to Zac about this because I used to be just saying it as I believed it was funny,” Dylan, 33, said during a Tuesday, November 9, appearance on SiriusXM’s Smith Sisters Live. “But then Zac was like, ‘Oh no.’ He’s like, ‘They’re misinterpreting it.’”
While Dylan didn’t remember Zac’s exact phrasing, he recalled his brother telling him it was a superb performance.
“And I can’t remember what he was saying, but I believe he said that he thought it was a very good dance,” he recalled. “So he’s like, ‘Is that the very best rating they’d give?’”
Zac, 38, made his debut within the DWTS ballroom alongside his family to support Dylan through the season 34 semi-finals last month. After Dylan and partner Daniella Karagach earned a 27 for his or her tango to Prince’s “I Would Die 4 U,” the camera panned to Zac who turned to his mom to seemingly ask an issue.
The moment went viral online as fans tried to determine what Zac was saying. Social media lip-readers theorized that the High School Musical star had asked, “Are those good scores?”
Following the moment, Dylan asked Zac the query the Web had been wondering.
“I believe he was more like, ‘That ought to have been higher or something like that,’” Dylan explained on Tuesday. “But that Zac was, yeah, I don’t know. It was funny regardless. But Zac got defensive. He’s like, ‘No, they misinterpreted what I meant.’”
In the course of the show, Zac shared his support for Dylan by encouraging his fans to vote for him to make it to the finale.
“Vote for @dylanefron tonight on DWTS!” Zac wrote via his Instagram Story before the live taping got here to an end. “Text ‘Dylan’ to 21523 ten times.”
Dylan previously shared how grateful he was to Zac to take the time to return support him amid his busy schedule.
“It means all the pieces. I grew up watching him do stuff like this,” Dylan told Entertainment Tonight last month following the semi-final episode. “Looking over, my family’s there, my girlfriend. Just seeing all of them together, that’s my support.”
For Dylan Efron, using brother Zac Efron’s song during Dancing With the Stars’ Dedication Night was a no brainer. “It just made sense,” Dylan, 33, exclusively told Us Weekly after the Tuesday, October 14, episode. “It wasn’t even a thought. That’s like my favorite performance by Zac, so it was special.” Dylan and partner Daniella Karagach […]
While Zac thought his brother must have been scored higher that night, Dylan ultimately made it to the finals. He competed against Robert Irwin, Alix Earle, Jordan Chiles and Elaine Hendrix for the mirrorball. Zac ultimately didn’t attend the DWTS finale, but he was there in spirit. Dylan gave his big brother a shout out before taking the stage.
“My whole life, I watched my brother perform,” the Traitors winner said in a pretaped package. “I never desired to be within the highlight, and the incontrovertible fact that I can step out onstage and capture people’s attention truly gives me chills. I finally feel like I belong here.”
Dylan, who had zero dance experience when the competition began, got here in fourth place. Irwin, who also didn’t have previous dance experience, and partner Witney Carson were crowned the champions.