Actress Vanessa Hudgens, who was in a relationship with co-star Zac Efron, says she grew increasingly "fed up" with the female attention that he was receiving and couldn't help but be hostile to his admirers.

"I went through a phase when I was really mean because I was so fed up. Girls were running after him, and I was giving them death stares," she said, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

However, the "High School Musical" star soon realised she had adopted the wrong attitude.

"Then I realised that's not what that's about. 'Spread the love, be a good person, they support you, be nice," she added.

The Spring Breakers star, who is now in a relationship with actor Austin Butler, also confessed to being a "definite hippy" who loves dancing half-naked in public.

"I'm a definite hippy. I'm literally my happiest self when I'm dancing half naked on a grass field listening to Led Zeppelin," she told the New York Times newspaper.

The 26-year-old actress credits her beau Austin with helping restore her Christian faith and they are regular attendees at Hillsong, a church known for its flashing lights, club-like atmosphere and video production.

"It feels like Arcade Fire -- it's epic like that. They really focus on you having your own personal relationship with Jesus, which is wonderful," said Hudgens.