Miley Cyrus has praised her fellow Disney star Zac Efron, insisting he is the ‘hottest person in the world’. The teen actress revealed she shared strong feelings about the 22-year-old actor, who is presently dating Vanessa Hudgens.

"I think Zac Efron is the hottest person in the world. I really, really like him," Us magazine quoted her as saying in a radio interview with The Morning Mash Up!

She added: "It's weird because he's my friend...I could call him and be like, whatever."

The 17 year-old Hannah Montana star went on to explain why she finds Efron so appealing.

She said: "Zac could get any girl...and do whatever, and he is so loyal and a really good friend...He's just like super good looking."