2020:
May: Rumours swirl Hollywood star Zac Efron has been secretly living in Byron Bay
June: Zac is reported to have first met inspiring model, Vanessa Valladares, while she was waiting tables at Byron Bay’s General Store & Café
June 22: Social media goes into frenzy with reports Zac was spotted dining alone at General Store & Café
July 1: Zac was pictured for the first time in Australia, giving Vanessa a kiss on the cheek during her shift
August 2: TMZ reported Zac was formulating’ a plan to escape LA and move full-time to Australia’
August 22: Zac is reported to have ‘inspected and put in an offer’ on a Byron Bay property
August 24: Zac ‘cancelled his flight back to LA’ amid rumours he was looking to move Down Under for good
September 3: Zac and Vanessa pictured enjoying ski holiday in Thredbo
September 4: Things appeared to be going from strength-to-strength, Zac and Vanessa were spotted holding hands for the first time during lunch date
September 5: Zac and Vanessa were spotted looking loved-up while during brunch date in Lennox Head
September 9: Zac is reported to have been spotted house hunting
September 22: Zac is said to be ‘torn between living in Australia with his girlfriend and his career in Hollywood
October 2: Zac and Vanessa were spotted in Sydney’s Bondi Beach
October 14: Reports surfaced Zac was ‘planning to propose to his girlfriend’
October 18: Zac hosted star-studded birthday party in Byron Bay with Kyle Sandilands and Melissa McCarthy also in attendance
October 22: Zac and Vanessa spotted having lunch on Gold Coast
November 6: Zac was spotted at an Adelaide Bar – after it was announced he’s filming upcoming movie Gold in South Australia
December 4: Zac and Vanessa were seen together for the first time in weeks, amid rumours they ‘took a break’
December 22: Zac listed his $7.8million LA bachelor pad for sale
2021
Jan 9: Zac and Vanessa spotted packing on the PDA during beach outing
Feb 14: Zac finalised $2million purchase of block in Tweed Valley amid rumours he is planning to permanently relocate to Australia
March 9: Zac begins filming his new Netflix docuseries, Down to Earth, across Australia
March 27: Zac was spotted chatting to camera crew while he was visited by Vanessa in Melbourne, Victoria
March 30: Zac was spotted abseiling and hiking with his girlfriend in the Blue Mountains, while filming his Netflix series
April 2: Zac was spotted going on a coffee run without Vanessa
April 8: Vanessa was reported to have been walking around Sydney’s Barangaroo alone
April 11: Zac is understood to have ‘sent Vanessa home’
April 21: Radio shock jock Kyle Sandilands said that he spoke to Zac on the phone and he confirmed he was no longer dating Vanessa