Ashley Tisdale shares two cents on her 'High School Musical' character

Ashley Tisdale is opening up about what made her High School Musical character so special.

The actress, 39, looked back at her onscreen role as theatre queen bee Sharpay Evans in the Disney franchise with People Magazine, recalling what she found "so funny" about the role.

“When I played the character of Sharpay — I think it was probably what made her so funny — was that I truly thought [Sharpay] was the popular girl in school. I thought Sharpay was popular, and I played it like she was popular,” Tisdale shared with the magazine.

She credited High School Musical director Kenny Ortega for encouraging that energy.

"He really made me feel like I was popular. But what's so funny is that she's not the popular girl. She's the drama queen."

Tisdale’s husband echoed similar sentiments. "And my husband's like, ‘That's what's so funny about how you played it. You really thought you were popular,’“ she continued.

The actress also shared how it felt “so cool” to see the character's legacy live on—especially through social media and meme culture.

“Sharpay is — I swear she's mother to everybody — because it's like she just keeps coming back on these memes and people keep talking and doing the songs,” she says. “And I'm just like, I mean, out of everyone in High School Musical, my character is the most iconic. It's so cool.”