Nothing brings the girls together like happy hour — er, at least, that’s what brought together the surprising trio of Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens, and Rosario Dawson
Photo: Zach Scheffer , who just launched a margarita under luxe craft-cocktail brand Thomas Ashbourne. But their friendship makes sense, actually; all three were child stars, all three are multifaceted actors whose careers have defied neat categorization, and all three played roles in projects that were formative for my own adolescence: Pretty Little Liars, High School Musical, and Rent, respectively.
This launch isn’t their first time as collaborators; Hudgens and Benson starred together in the culture-shifting Spring Breakers, and Dawson and Hudgens played a mother and daughter in gritty independent film Gimme Shelter. As capital-H Hollywood as these three women are, they’ve also proven they have a taste for a bit of spontaneity, a bit of reckless abandon — the kind often brought out after a few margs.
Vanessa, I’m obsessed with your pivot to Netflix holiday-rom-com star. Have you always been a fan of the genre? VH: It was the most confusing thing I’ve ever done. For myself, and for everyone on set, trying to communicate what’s going on was just devastatingly tragic, but we did it. And I’m done with them now. I’m so happy that I got to do them, but that chapter’s closed.Ashley Benson: Anyone with fun energy, who’s there to have a good time. When you’re drinking margaritas, you’re dancing, listening to music. You’re just having a really good time. So if you seem like you’re a fun hang, then come on over.