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Zac Efron had fans concerned about his health when he appeared on an interview wearing sunglasses (Picture: NBC)

Zac Efron concerned fans when he wore dark glasses during a TV interview in a very well-lit room.

The High School Musical star, 36, appeared on The Today Show in the US this week and kept sunglasses on throughout the interview.

It led to a wave of comments on social media, with one Twitter, aka X, user 3Frons concerned it was ‘not normal… he’s not well.’

However there’s a good reason the 17 Again actor was wearing the shades indoors, as he explained to viewers.

He revealed he has ‘a bit of an eye infection’ but wasn’t going to let it stop him appearing on the show to promote his new film, The Iron Claw.

‘I just have a bit of an eye infection,’ he said.

Zac appeared alongside co-star Jeremy Allen White and said despite the infection he ‘really wanted’ to appear on the show and talk about the film (Picture: NBC)

‘But I really wanted to be here. It’s such a good movie, and I want to come see you guys and tell everyone about it.’

The Bad Neighbours actor admitted that it ‘feels weird being in shades’ in the brightly-lit room.

Zac plays professional wrestler Kevin Von Erich in the new film, which tells the story of the Von Erich brothers, who made wrestling history in the 1980s while dealing with a series of tragedies.

Also appearing in the highly-anticipated movie is The Bear star Jeremy Allen White.

Zac stars as a professional wrestler in the highly-anticipated new film The Iron Claw (Picture: Getty Images)

Concern about his dark shades is far from the first time Zac has had to deal with comments about his looks, having been hit with accusations he has undergone cosmetic surgery in recent years.

In 2022, Zac explained he had shattered his jaw in a horrifying accident after slipping and smashing his face into a granite fountain.

The A-lister has also revealed that the hit knocked him out and when he woke up his chin bone was ‘hanging off his face’.

The star previously faced comments and accusations of cosmetic surgery after he had an accident which shattered his jaw (Picture: BEI/Shutterstock)

Speaking to Men’s Health magazine, he shared: ‘The masseters [muscles in his jaw] just grew. They just got really, really big.’

Zac also said he didn’t know people were presuming he’d had plastic surgery until his mum called and asked if he had gone under the knife. 

The actor has just been awarded a Hollywood Walk of Fame star ahead of the release of his new film, and during a speech at the ceremony spoke about his friendship with the late Matthew Perry, who he starred alongside in 17 Again.

‘Collaborating with him… it was so much fun and it really did propel me and motivate me in so many ways. It really pushed me into the next chapter of my career, for that, thank you so much Matthew.’

‘Thinking about you a lot today,’ he added, describing him as ‘kind and generous.’

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