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The “High School Musical” alum discovered that Austin Butler — whom she has been friends with for the last decade — is actually her cousin after taking a DNA test.
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Appearing on the latest episode of Ancestry’s “2 Lies & A Leaf” series, Tisdale found out that she and Butler were 10th cousins once removed.
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“Austin and I always say that we’re like fraternal twins born very far apart ’cause he’s much younger and we’ve always had that connection,” she told her sister, Jennifer Tisdale, who had joined her for the episode.
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“We’ve always said we were brother and sister! That is insane, I’m literally going to cry.”
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Ashley, 37, then described Butler, 31, as her “best best friend.”
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“I’m telling you when we first met, I was like ‘Oh my God.’ We were like brother and sister from the minute we met.”
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After finding out, Ashley immediately texted the “Elvis” actor to let him know the good news.
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“No f–king way,” he told her in response.
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Butler and Ashley originally met when they appeared in the 2011 movie “Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure,” where they played love interests.
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Butler went on to date Ashley’s close friend Vanessa Hudgens that same year. They broke up after almost nine years together.