Zac Efron Admits He Hated Being In “Baywatch” Shape

If you thought that Zac Efron's body circa his Baywatch era was as painful to achieve as it was painful to look at, you were correct sir. Efron opened up on the spicy wing-themed YouTube series Hot Ones about the extremes he had to go to in order to look like his body was formed from a plastic injection mold:

That was actually a really important time to do Baywatch because I realized that when I was done with that movie, I don’t ever want to be in that good of shape again. Really. It was so hard. You’re working with almost no wiggle room, right? You’ve got things like water under your skin that you’re worrying about, making your six-pack into a four-pack. S–t like that it’s just not … it’s just stupid.

I was honestly *this close* to being in Zac Efron circa Baywatch shape, but he's convinced me to shut it down. Hear that body, the plan's off! Interestingly another movie that delivered Efron ultra buff and shirtless - Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile - didn't start filming until 2018, which was one year after Baywatch premiered in theaters, and presumably one year after Efron stopped his extreme Baywatch workout.

So while maybe Efron didn't continue his veins on veins on veins Baywatch lewk, the man's hardly letting himself go, as evident in this still from Extremely Wicked. (In fact, am I crazy or does he look more jacked in Extremely Wicked? Maybe I'm not a jacked expert.)  With all of this said, Efron does tell the fine folks at Hot Ones that there's a small chance he would get back into Baywatch shape if the right role ever called for it:

I’m happy that it worked, I’m happy that it got me through it. I may do it again if it was something worthwhile but we’ll wait till it gets to that. I’m good. Take care of your heart, take care of your brain and you’re good.

That elusive role? Baywatch Nights: The Movie.

H/T: JustJared