Watch: Ashley Tisdale Reveals Why She's Publicly Changing Her NameAshley Tisdale isn't sticking to the status quo when it comes to her friendships. The Disney channel star-who shares kids Jupiter, 4, and Emerson, 16 months, with husband Christopher French-recently revealed why she left her "toxic" friend group of moms after she was repeatedly left out of social gatherings. While the 40-year-old admitted that the initial dynamics of her girl gang were nothing but positive following the birth of her first child during the pandemic, the group quickly shifted.