Here are some interesting facts about Taylor and Monique!
Monique Coleman
Before filming High School Musical 2 Monique could not swim, so she took lessons in order to prepare herself for jumping into the swimming pool in the finale number. Corbin Bleu was a great source of support here, as he jumped in (!) with Monique at the same time.
When High School Musical was released, Monique was 9 years older than her character, Taylor!
Monique is the only actress out of the three leading ladies not to have released a solo album.
In the 2007 Disney Channel Games, Monique was nominated for MVP for the Hamster Ball Bowling challenge, for her fierce competing style, for the Green team!
Taylor McKessie
Taylor is very particular to the suitcase on wheels that she takes with her everywhere in East High School!
Most of the milk-cartons in the cafeteria where Taylor and Gabriella ate lunch were actually filled with lemon-lime juice, as real milk would have gone off.