She is quicker than her boyfriend to take the opportunity to audition for musicals. She seems happiest when enjoying the current moment, whether it’s dancing with Troy on the school roof or taking funny pictures for the yearbook. She urges Troy to enjoy the present rather than worry about the future in the second film. This independence and quiet force of character was also shown when she chose to attend Stanford early at the expense of missing the last theater production of her high school batch- a decision she neither took lightly nor felt was easy.Īlthough she doesn’t like to be the center of attention, Gabriella’s shyness seems to dissipate when she loses herself in a song and lets herself live in the moment.

Gabriella has a strong sense of who she is, which is manifested in her choosing to join theater for the pure enjoyment of it regardless of what others may say. Her ultimate basis for making decisions seems to be that of what she deems best for herself as an individual, exemplified by how she broke up with Troy Bolton in High School Musical 2 because she no longer saw fit for her the changes in the work environment she was in. Since the second installment Gabriella wears a necklace with a charm in the shape of the letter ' T' as in Troy Bolton, gifted to her by none other than her boyfriend. Her wardrobe consists of mostly dresses and casual clothes in bright colors. Gabriella is a tan-skinned young lady of Filipina-American descent with brown hair and brown eyes.

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