Zac Efron didn't enjoy strip club

Zac Efron has admitted going to a strip club, but insists he told his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens before he went.

The 22-year-old teen heartthrob and two friends spent several hours at top New York gentlemen’s club Flashdancers on Sunday night. According to the New York Post, the group spent $2,000 on vodka and lap dances before leaving at 3am.

Zac, who shot to fame when he starred in Disney’s High School Musical franchise, has spoken about his visit to the club with US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. He insisted he had made the "awkward" call to his girlfriend Vanessa to let her know where he was going.

"The hardest part was calling [my] girlfriend before. That's the awkward call. How do you even start that conversation without sounding like a total a*****e? She was fine with it," Zac said.

Even though he had Vanessa’s blessing, Zac says he didn’t enjoy his time at the raunchy bar. He said it wasn’t what he thought it would be, but is pleased he has now been to one.

"I'm not really the type of guy that does that kind of thing very often, but I had this image of what it would be like," Zac laughed.

"I've heard a lot about these places, mostly from rap music. They're supposed to be pretty reputable. So I just envisioned myself on a nice couch in stunner shades with T-Pain and Usher making it rain money, and it just wasn't like that."

Zac also joked about the amount of money his group spent at the club. When asked if the New York Post’s figure of $2,000 was correct, he said: "It was like six [thousand.] ... No, I don't remember."

- Cover Media