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Ashley Tisdale French raised eyebrows earlier this month when she revealed she left her “toxic” mother’s group nearly five years after dating women through pregnancy and motherhood.
“I was sitting here the other night after putting my daughter to bed, thinking, ‘Maybe I’m not cool enough?'” Ashley, who shares daughters Jupiter, 4, and Emerson, 16 months, with her husband. Christopher Frenchremembered in the book New York Magazine’s The Cut published on January 1. “Suddenly, I was in high school again, feeling completely at a loss as to what I was doing ‘wrong’ to be left out.”
Soon after Ashley shared her truth — in a story titled “Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Squad” — fans began wondering which friends she had cut from her life.
Some internet experts wonder Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore or Meghan Trainor were possible suspects, however TMZ reported on January 5 that Ashley’s rep said there is “no truth to what internet ‘searchers’ think they’ve got out” about the mother’s group, saying the piece was missing from the three women.
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Scroll down to meet Ashley’s celebrity mom gang — and see who she’s friends with now:
Hilary Duff
Hilary DuffAshley’s friendship dates back to 2021, when their daughters Mae and Jupiter became friends shortly after they were born. Fans were intimately informed that July after Duff hosted a children’s musical performance date and Ashley was one of the guests. (Duff shares daughters Banks, 7, Mae, 4, and Townes, 20 months, with husband Matthew Koma and son Luca, 11, and ex-husband Mike Comrie.)
Duff and Ashley continued their friendship for a few years, going on a maternity tour in July 2022 and spending time as a group as recently as December 2024. Duff was seen getting along with Ashley in March 2025, commenting on Ashley’s birthday tribute to daughter Jupiter with the message, “Happy birthday JuJu.”
Eagle-eyed fans noticed in January 2026 that neither Duff nor Ashley were following each other on Instagram. Ashley’s attorney, meanwhile, denied that her story about the breakup was written by Duff.
Duff’s involvement in the group was confirmed on January 6, however, when her husband, Matthew Komahe publicly weighed in on the French story through his Instagram stories. Sharing the “advertisement” of his personal legend The Cut headline, the singer wrote, “A group of moms tells it all through dad’s eyes: If you’re the most self-centered deaf person in the world, other moms tend to focus on their toddlers.”
Koma added, “Read my new interview with @thecut.”
Courtesy of Meghan Trainor/Instagram
Mandy Moore
“We had children at the same time,” Mandy Moore he told InStyle May 2022 how to join Hilary DuffA group of moms featuring Ashley. “And again [Hilary]being the great mom that she is, she created a cool mom club. Somehow, I was invited to it, and it is the best.”
Like Duff and Ashley, Moore welcomed a child, son Gus, in 2021, which bound the women. While Moore was absent from the 2022 maternity tour that took social media by storm, she was tagged by several women as the one who missed out. (Moore shares sons Gus, 4, and Ozzie, 3, and daughter Lou, 15 months, with husband Taylor Goldsmith.)
While Ashley’s rep denied the group’s “toxic” comments in January were directed at Moore, Ashley is no longer following This is us alum on social media. Moore, however, is still following the former Disney Channel star.
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Meghan Trainor
Meghan Trainor was part of Duff’s “cool mom club” starting in 2021 after welcoming her oldest child, son Riley, now 4. (Coach shares son Barry, 2, and husband Daryl Sabara.)
“I have mommy friends🥹 and I love them💖,” the singer captioned a summer 2022 Instagram post from the parents’ trip, including photos with Ashley and Duff.
In accordance with TMZAshley’s spokesperson denied that Trainor was one of the people Ashley was talking about in her story. The Cut. Vigilant fans have also learned that both Ashley and Trainor are still following each other on social media.
Janice Gott
Janice Gottthe founder of the Muu breast pump company, has been part of Ashley’s mommy team since 2022 when they were on a girls’ tour together. Gott is the mother of one child, son Teddy.
As of December 2024, they were still close, according to social media. “I wish I could have more pictures with all my friends and more … my husband LOL but the purpose of this post is to say that there is no such thing as a friend’s mother, or a husband who tells you to quit your job to create someone who burns the idea in your mind, and then do it to get a kilo of caviar on Thursday morning bc you say so,” Gott after a photo of Ashreley, Duff, Duff, Moonor, Traffic, Duff. come out to support him at a company event.
As of January, Ashley still follows Gott on Instagram.
Courtesy of Janice Gott/Instagram
Gaby Dalkin
The cook Gaby Dalkinknown for his series of cookbooks Gaby is cookingshe was one of the mothers taking the girls’ trip in 2022. Dalkin, whose eldest daughter, Poppy, born in 2021, is still part of Duff’s team, according to the social media site. (Dalkin also has a son Finn, born in 2024, with her husband, Thomas.)
“We’re not normal moms, we’re cool moms,” Dalkin wrote on Instagram in October 2025 after another mom trip, where neither Ashley nor Trainor went. “There is nothing better than getting away with no strings attached, best friends, all the food and ALL the mahj.”
Ashley, for her part, doesn’t follow Dalkin on Instagram, but it’s unclear if she ever did.
Amanda Kassar
While Amanda KassarAmanda’s Pilates founder, it seems, isn’t part of the “cool mom club,” she’s part of Ashley’s group. (Kassar is a mother of two children.)
The fitness trainer to the stars spent time with Ashley in October 2025 in support of Ashley’s health brand Being Frenshe, calling the actress her “dear friend” via Instagram.
Courtesy of Amanda Kassar/Instagram
Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Hudgens he has been friends with Ashley since they played in commercials when they were young. Their relationship gets stronger after playing rivals on Disney Channel’s High School Musical film franchise. However, as they got older, fans began to wonder where they stood.
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“He’s so cute and one of my best friends,” Ashley said to herself Us Weekly in 2019. “What I like about him is that he’s talented, and I think what we share is that we’re strong people and I think that’s important, especially in what we do, to stay focused.”
After Ashley welcomed her first child in March 2021, Hudgens was one of her friends who tied the knot at their first meeting. However, rumors surfaced in December 2023 that the women were no longer close after Ashley was no longer with Hudgens. Cole TuckerMexican wedding. (Hudgens shares two children with the MLB player.)
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen him,” Ashley admitted in March 2024 during her March 2024 appearance. Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohenmarking their lives as mothers played a part in their growth. “I think we’re just – obviously, you work, I work. I have a daughter, so it’s a full-time job.”
