Lindsay Arnold Shares Surprising Pay From ‘High School Musical 2’

Earlier than her time on “Dancing With the Stars,” Lindsay Arnold had a short stint within the “Excessive Faculty Musical” franchise.

Arnold appeared as a background additional in “Excessive Faculty Musical 2,” which premiered on Disney Channel in 2007. The next 12 months, she had a small function as a dancer in “Excessive Faculty Musical 3: Senior Yr.” Each movies, together with the unique 2006 Disney Channel Unique Film, had been filmed in Arnold’s house state of Utah.

Whereas she was a part of probably the most profitable movie franchises on Disney Channel, Arnold revealed the surprisingly low paycheck she acquired.

“That was the spotlight of my childhood,” the 30-year-old stated throughout a latest episode of the “Lightweights” podcast. “I used to be, perhaps, 14, and I obtained to receives a commission. I feel I obtained paid actually $50 for, like, three full days, however that was the good factor ever.”

“I used to be like, ‘I’m getting paid to bop, like what? I’d do that free of charge.’ Then, having the ability to inform my buddies I used to be going to be in Excessive Faculty Musical was fairly cool,” she recalled. “I used to be within the second film. So, the primary film had already come out and had its complete factor.”

“That was a very, loopy cool second as a younger dancer,” the professional dancer added.

In response to reviews, the primary stars of the film had been paid considerably extra. Zac Efron, for instance, earned round $25 million with Vanessa Hudgens reportedly taking house $18 million.

Lindsay Arnold honed her expertise in ballroom dance whereas rising up and competing in Utah. At simply 18, she auditioned for “So You Suppose You Can Dance” Season 8, the place she impressed audiences and judges alike, incomes a spot within the Prime 8. Her success on the present rapidly led to her being employed as an expert dancer on “Dancing With the Stars.”

“’Dancing With the Stars’ referred to as, and so they had been like, ‘We would like you to do that season,’ so I pushed [college] again once more,” Arnold beforehand revealed in 2022 on the “Buying and selling Secrets and techniques” podcast. “Then, I feel after that first season of Dancing With the Stars, I spotted, like, ‘Oh, perhaps I don’t have to go to school proper now.’ … It simply fell into place.”

Lindsay Arnold achieved a profession milestone by successful “Dancing With the Stars” Season 25 alongside actor Jordan Fisher. Since stepping away from the present, she has centered on household life, elevating her two younger daughters together with her husband, Sam Cusick, in Utah.

Whereas Lindsay might not be on the present anymore, her youthful sister, Rylee Arnold, made her “DWTS” debut final 12 months, partnering with “Too Sizzling to Deal with” star Harry Jowsey. The pair was eradicated throughout week two.

She returned to the ballroom the next season the place she teamed up with Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik. Their journey on the present was spectacular, incomes them a fourth-place end.

Certainly one of their standout performances got here in Week 7 with a surprising Viennese waltz, which scored an almost-perfect 29 out of 30. Within the finale, their freestyle routine wowed each the judges and the viewers, incorporating Nedoroscik’s expertise on the pommel horse and incomes them their first good rating of the season.

Off the dance ground, Arnold and Nedoroscik shaped a real friendship. They typically shared moments outdoors of rehearsals, even attending occasions collectively, just like the Los Angeles premiere of “Depraved.”

Off the dance ground, Nedoroscik and his “DWTS” companion have constructed a powerful friendship. They incessantly hung out collectively outdoors of rehearsals, having fun with actions like recreation nights. “Tess is the very best. We get alongside so effectively, too, so it is so enjoyable,” Lindsay stated of Stephen’s girlfriend.  “We take pleasure in so many enjoyable recreation nights collectively and I drive as much as the studio daily and it is simply been so enjoyable attending to know Stephen,” she added.

“We actually are having a lot enjoyable collectively,” she continued earlier than Nedoroscik emphasised that she is the “best coach ever.”