High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens doesn't need a bodyguard when she hits the streets, she's got her dad to protect her.

The pretty brunette's angry dad Greg Hudgens attacked paparazzi when he spotted them trying to get shots of his little girl as she left a Los Angeles gym on Wednesday.

The furious father swirled a towel as he charged towards the snappers, who fled.

-Vanessa Hudgens Pictures

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