Ashley Tisdale reflects on liberating experience of 'stepping into her power'

Ashley Tisdale is reflecting on the powerful response to her candid essay about toxic friendships.

Recently, the High School Musical alum sparked widespread conversation after publishing a piece for The Cut, in which she called out “mean-girl behaviour” and revealed she had cut ties with certain friends.

Looking back on the reaction, Tisdale said in a chat with WWD that the message reached exactly who it was meant to.

“I think that in the audience it was for, the response I got was pretty amazing. It reached who it needed to reach,” she told the outlet.

Reportedly, the article was originally created for her wellness brand, Being Frenshe.

Dishing more details, Tisdale claimed that she is now more focused than ever on building that space both creatively and personally.

“This line means more to me,” she explained, adding that she does not miss acting in the same way.

“I love acting. I’ve done it for so long, but I’m acting out someone else’s words, and I’m playing a character.”

“With this, I get to be myself… and it has a more meaningful effect. I feel like I’m finally stepping into my power.”