Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her significant mainstream success.
The success of the first film led to Hudgens' acquiring a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V (2006) and Identified (2008).
Vanessa Hudgens is starting 2021 with a new relationship. E! reports that the 32-year-old actress is dating 24-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates baseball player Cole Tucker. "They are boyfriend and girlfriend," a source told the outlet. "They rang in the New Year together." Tucker and Hudgens were first seen together in November, having dinner at Pace in Laurel Canyon, CA.
A witness told E! at the time that "they had a romantic dinner outside under the stars. They shared wine and food and had a great two-hour meal.
Vanessa was giddy with laughter. She was looking over at Cole and couldn't contain her smile." Rich Fury/VF20Getty Images Hudgens most recently dated actor Austin Butler for eight years.
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