Zac Efron Spotted Alive & Possibly Well In LA Pop-Up After Life-Threatening Infection

Zac Efron has been spotted alive and hopefully well in LA, just days after contracting a life-threatening infection while filming in Papua New Guinea.

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The star – who was filming his now very on-the-nose reality show Killing Zac Efron – was airlifted to a Brisbane hospital in mid-December after suffering a “form of ­typhoid or similar bacterial infection”.

He remained there for several days undergoing treatment, but was thankfully allowed to return home to California on Christmas Eve.

Perhaps he decided to receive a few extra nutrients following his bout of ill-health: Efron was spotted in the pop-up shop for a transportable food-blender, which is just about the most LA thing I could dream up.

Dressed in a beanie and glasses, Efron paid a visit to the Vejo pop-up shop, posing for photos with the staff.

“Thank you Z for showing up at our friends and family shopping,” Vejo founder Christoph Bertsch posted on Instagram.

According to Instagram, these pics were posted a week ago, which doesn’t quite work out in the timeline of Efron returning to LA “on Christmas Eve”, but hey, who am I to question the power of celebrity. Perhaps they can bend time.

UPDATE: After we published this piece, Efron took to Instagram to confirm he was very much alive and back in LA. Is it connected? Almost definitely not, but I like to this so.

“Very thankful to everyone who has reached out,” he said. “I did get sick in Papua New Guinea but I bounced back quick and finished an amazing 3 weeks in P.N.G. I’m home for the holidays with my friends and family. Thanks for all the love and concern, see you in 2020!”

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