HSM's Julia Lester Reveals Drivers License Was Released While Filming S2

Hello. Hello. How are you? No cherry, I love it. That's just what we need today. We're going to play a game that kind of ties into TikTok and you literally have the LED lights on.

Oh, well, perfect. Yes. I know. My very unoriginal but beautiful LED lights. Thank you.

Is purple the shade that you go with all the time? Or do you change it up?

Um, well, it actually depends on what my vibe is today. So I thought, I don't know, I thought the purple was fitting. Yesterday it was green. Um sometimes I like the orange. I don't know. Depends. But these ones glitch. So they might turn on or change colors during this interview, so we'll we'll just see what happens.

Perfect. Okay, so the game. So it's whack or yes, and I know the title does not rhyme at all. But that's what I come up with. So it you're going to I'm going to list off the scenario, you're going to be like, that's whack. No, I'm whatever. Or yes, I'm all about it. This is great. Okay. It's really easy. It's going to be fine.

All right. Great. I'm excited.

Okay, so the first thing is like I was saying about TikTok. So the fact that like TikTok pretty much controls the entire world and like buying habits, spending, like all that stuff, do you think that's whack? Like insane, or do you like, yes, I'm all about it. Like I buy everything from TikTok.

Uh, I would say, I would say yes. I mean, I think that's, yeah, I think that's what's supposed to happen. Clearly, like, you know, great marketing tool. So, good for those businesses. Yes, I'll say yes.

Have you ever bought anything because of TikTok?

Ooh, I must have been these lights. It must have been because I saw, yeah.

What side of TikTok are you on? What's your for you page? Are you like? Oh no. How embarrassing. Um. It's so cute. I don't know. My goodness. Why don't we take a take a quick peek at what the first one looks like.

That's I don't know. A lot of, um, I would say like less planned TikToks, more like either fails or like vlog style TikToks or, um, yeah, not not many like sketches or comedy things. Yeah, but I love TikTok, man. It's so, yeah.

So, season two of High School Musical, the Musical the Series. We have a feeling we know what you're gonna say. But is that whack, or is that yes?

Oh, very much a yes. Very much.

How pumped are you for it to come out?

I'm so excited. I mean, um, you know, season one came out almost two years ago. So, I mean, I'm not going to say that. I'll say a year and a half right now. But, um, from when season two will come out, it'll have been almost two years since the previous season. So, it's been a really long time waiting and I'm really antsy about it. So, 100% yes. I'm so excited.

Describe the behind-the-scenes filming in like two to three words.

Oh. Um, loud, um, spontaneous and, uh, uh, loving. Loving.

That's good. I mean, all of you seem very, very, very close.

Yes, we are. Behind-the-scenes. So it's I can think of three words. You know. Yeah, I think. Okay.

Also, you posted on your Instagram your High School Musical dressing room, right? That was your dressing room.

It was, yes.

So, whack or yes, first of all. And then second,

To my own dressing room? Oh my gosh. Well, you can just imagine what I'm going to pick for that.

Would you Is there anything like about it, though, that's whack? Like say there was like a like the corner's weird or something like that, or it's pretty much all.

Oh, sure. No, the the room itself before I decorated it was kind of whack. It's a beautiful room. I was like so grateful to have a room like that. But the ceiling is kind of shaped weird, and the walls aren't real walls. They're like those kind of like temporary business walls, like cubicle walls that you put up. So, I would say that part of it is whack. But, um, I would say the way that I decorated it was very much a yes.

Did they give you free range to like just do what you want with it, or you were like, no, I'm going to do I'm going to decorate it.

Um, you know, I never got told no. So, um, I I and I felt when I started, I felt very encouraged by everyone. So I think it was always, um, I think it was always, um, allowed to happen. But the extent, I never asked anybody, no, but I just did it.

And what's your favorite like one little thing in there that maybe wasn't showcased on your Instagram, but that you love? Anything?

Oh, oh, that's a good one. Um, oh, here's one. I had a I had a lot of chachkies from this season placed around the room that were very sentimental to me that I had to remove for spoiler purposes. So, um, probably those things. But once once the season is out, maybe I'll show all of all of the things that I had to remove. Um, but yeah, probably those.

Okay, back to TikTok. So, of course, what are your thoughts? Whack or yes on the Sway Boys? The whole hype around the TikTok boys. And TikTok drama, TikTok room. How do you feel?

I I have like basically no idea what you're talking about and I feel like that I don't want to get people are going to be really mad about that. So maybe whack then. Not a bad whack, but like

That's awesome because like you're probably the 1% of the world that doesn't know about the Sway Boys.

Oh, I'm sure they're wonderful people, I would hope. Most of my TikTok is Sofia Wylie. We took some TikToks together. Um, I can't post them just yet. But I I'm scared to post them because she's like TikTok queen and perfect at everything and dancing and I I don't know what I was thinking trying to do a TikTok with her, queen of everything. So, we'll see if they ever make airtime, but um, yeah, she's literally the best. I'm obsessed with her.

Okay, and then last one, obviously, your uh, fellow castmate. So, Olivia, you know, making history, killing it everywhere with Drivers License. Whack or yes?

Oh, very much a yes. If there's another word that tops yes, I would choose that.

When all that was happening, did you text her right away? Did you like post about it? What do you remember doing?

Yeah, we were, I mean, we were filming when when Drivers License dropped. So, it was crazy. I saw her the day that it was coming out. Um, at work and, you know, we were having lunch and she was so nervous and excited and, you know, she handed out um, Drivers License merch to a lot of us, which was so sweet and, um, yeah, it was really it was really special kind of being so close to her, um, physically, I mean and, you know, emotionally, whatever, during all of this time. Um, and yeah, I'm just so proud of her. She's the best.

Oh yeah. Did you do you actually like the song? You like the song, right?

Oh, I loved the song. Um, I'm I don't know how many streams it has now, probably like 12 billion, but I'm like definitely a large percentage of those streams. I'm a huge fan. She's amazing. Yeah.

Well, that is the Whack or Yes game. We had a feeling you were going to say yes to pretty much all of them, except we except with the Sway Boys. So, we got you.

Oh gosh. Yeah, okay. I got to do I got to do some studying after this.

Well, congrats on High School Musical dropping May 14th, right?

Yeah, May 14th. Thank you so much.

Well, you're killing it and you look great online. So, Hopefully we'll see you in person, too, soon.

Yes, that would be wonderful. Thank you so much. So good to see you.