Ashley Tisdale Calls Austin Butler Her Twin Forever in Birthday Post _ E! News

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00:00 Ashley Tisdale is wishing her pal Austin Butler a happy 32nd birthday.

00:06 The 38-year-old actress takes to Instagram on August 17 to write, quote, "Happy birthday

00:13 buddy @austinbutler.

00:15 I love you so much and so excited to celebrate with you.

00:19 You are always inspiring me and I'm so grateful that I still have you in my life.

00:24 My twin forever and always.

00:27 Thank you for being the best uncle to Juju.

00:29 Have the best day."

00:31 Along with the note, Ashley shares a series of snapshots of the pals from over the years.

00:37 The photos include a picture of Austin smiling with a birthday treat, an image of the two

00:42 dressing up for Halloween, throwbacks of them working on their 2009 movie Aliens in the

00:48 Attic and 2011 film Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, as well as pics of them hanging out with her

00:55 husband Christopher French and 2-year-old daughter Jupiter.

00:59 Of course, the birthday tribute should come as no surprise to their fans, as Austin, who

01:05 dated Ashley's High School Musical co-star Vanessa Hudgens for about nine years, and

01:10 Ashley have celebrated many milestones together, including his Oscar nomination for his role

01:16 in Elvis.

01:18 On a September episode of Chicks in the Office, Ashley spoke about Austin's performance

01:23 in the film, saying, "He is literally one of my best friends and such a good guy.

01:30 I couldn't be happier for someone."

01:33 In fact, Austin and Ashley aren't just friends, they're actually family.

01:38 Ashley learned he's her 10th cousin once removed on a November episode of Ancestry's

01:44 Two Lies and a Leaf.

01:46 "No wonder we have such a connection," she said on the series.

01:49 "We've always said we were brother and sister."

01:53 Austin responded to the Connection News in an interview with Access Hollywood, saying,

01:59 "She called me.

02:00 I almost wasn't surprised.

02:02 It kind of made sense, you know?

02:05 We've been close for a long time, and I love her a lot."

02:08 "I love her a lot."

02:16 (upbeat music)

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