Ashley Tisdale revealed the real reason she left her mom group.

In a scathing essay for The Cut, the High School Musical alum disclosed she left her mom group, which she described as a "toxic" and "mean.""To be clear, I never considered the moms to be bad people. (Maybe one.)," she wrote, in part. "But I do think our group dynamic stopped being healthy and positive â€" for me anyway."

While she did not name any members of the mom friend group, the circle includes Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore and Samii Ryan.

Scroll down to learn more about the friend group Tisdale referenced in her viral piece.

Amanda Kaplan

Source: @kdeenihan/InstagramAshley Tisdale wrote a scathing essay for 'The Cut.

'Pilates by Amanda founder Amanda Kaplan is part of the mom group. She runs a private Instagram profile but also maintains a separate, public page where she shares her painting and ceramic pieces.

Tisdale still follows Kaplan on Instagram after the essay was published.

Gaby Dalkin

Source: @whatsgabycookin/InstagramThe viral essay was originally published on her blog.

Based on her October 2025 post, Gaby Dalkin is part of the mom friend circle Tisdale exposed in her essay."We're not regular moms, we're cool moms," she wrote on social media. "Nothing better than a getaway with zero responsibilities, great friends, all the food and ALL the mahj."The mom-of-two does not appear on Tisdale's following list on Instagram.

Haylee Davidowitz

Source: @whatsgabycookin/InstagramShe exposed her 'toxic' and 'mean' mom group in the piece.

Although Haylee Davidowitz also has a private Instagram page, she often appears in social media updates shared by the other moms. Tisdale continues to follow her on the platform after the essay was shared.

Hilary Duff

Source: @hilaryduff/InstagramAshley Tisdale said she left the mom friend group in 2025.

Duff runs in the same mom circle mentioned in Tisdale's essay.

Both Duff and Tisdale showed off their friendship on Instagram in recent years, but eagle-eyed fans noticed they were no longer following each other on the platform.

In a January 6 Instagram Story, Duff's husband, Matthew Koma, hit back at The Suite Life of Zack & Cody star's essay by sharing a photo of himself photoshopped onto Tisdale's body. The update also has The Cut's logo and a fictional headline that read, "When You're The Most Self Obsessed Tone Deaf Person On Earth, Other Moms Tend To Shift Focus To Their Actual Toddlers."Koma added the sub-headline: "A Mom Group Tell All Through A Father's Eyes."Meanwhile, a representative for Tisdale denied the rumors she targeted certain celebrities or personalities in the piece. They added the essay took on a life of its own when the internet took her words out of context.

Janice Gott

Source: @whatsgabycookin/InstagramShe reportedly experienced behavior that made her feel like she was back in high school.



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Tisdale continues to follow her on Instagram.

Kelsey Deenihan

Source: @kdeenihan/InstagramAshley Tisdale unfollowed several members of the mom group after the essay was published.

Tisdale's following list still has makeup artist Kelsey Deenihan, who famously does A-list stars' makeup looks.

Mandy Moore

Source: @mandymooremm/InstagramShe still follows some of the moms on Instagram.

Another famous star in the alleged "toxic" and "mean" friend group, Moore once shared how their friendship began."We had babies at the same time," she told InStyle in a May 2022 interview. "And [Hilary], being the supermom that she is, formed a cool mom club. Somehow, I got invited into it, and it's the best."Tisdale does not follow Moore on Instagram.

Meghan Trainor

Source: @meghantrainor/InstagramAshley Tisdale revealed she had been excluded from activities involving the other members.

Meghan Trainor has been part of the mom group since 2021.

The "All About That Bass" hitmaker once gushed about her friends on Instagram, writing, "I have mom friends🥹 and I love themðŸ'-."In January 2025, she beamed about the "great" group chat she has with the other moms. Trainor remains on Tisdale's following list after the essay was published.

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