Ashley Tisdale reveals why she left her 'toxic' mom group

Ashley Tisdale French, the former “High School Musical” and Disney Channel actor, is revealing why she cut things off with her mom friend group.

Ashley Tisdale French is revealing why she cut things off with her mom friend group.

In a personal essay for The Cut, the “High School Musical” actor shared that she broke things off with her "toxic" mom group after their behavior made her feel like she was back in high school — and not the musical kind.

Tisdale French, the former Disney Channel star and mother of daughters Jupiter and Emerson, wrote that after the birth of her first child, she was craving connection with other moms. She said that at first, after she joined the mom group started by her friend, she was sure she had “found her village.”

“I felt a sense of belonging,” she wrote. “And it made me hopeful about finding the balance between fulfilling work and family life, since all these cool women were able to do it.”

Tisdale French did not name anyone who was in the group, saying only how impressed she was by them. "They were building brands, running their own companies, launching creative projects," she wrote.