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 and Austin Butler had an Oscars night run-in. The exes, who dated for more than eight years before their 2020 split, crossed paths after the 2023 Academy Awards.Cameras caught the star, who lost the Best Actor Oscar to 's Brendan Fraser, leaving 's post-ceremony party alongside Sharon Stone.
As the pair exited the bash waving to onlookers, Hudgens, who hosted ABC's pre-Oscars telecast, walked right past her ex.The exes didn't make eye contact or speak during the brief run-in, but video from the moment shows Hudgens clocking Butler as she looks up from her phone, and the actor realizing that Hudgens just walked by shortly thereafter.A post shared by Entertainment Tonight (@entertainmenttonight)Hudgens and Butler have both moved on romantically since their split, as she's engaged to baseball player Cole Tucker, and he's dating model Kaia Gerber.
Before his run-in with Hudgens, Butler made a rare appearance with Gerber as they entered the party.The couple looked happy as can be as they posed for pics, with Gerber stunning in a sparkling Celine gown and Butler looking dapper in a Saint Laurent tuxedo jacket and silk shirt.Before Butler's relationship with Gerber, back when he was dating Hudgens, his then-girlfriend played a big role in his impressive transformation.
That fact was something Hudgens first revealed during an appearance on in August 2019, shortly after Butler's casting in was announced.«It's so crazy, because last December, we were driving along and we were listening to Christmas music, and then an Elvis Presley Christmas song came on,» she told Ryan Seacrest at the time. «He had just dyed his hair dark -- he's a natural blonde -- and I was looking at him and he was singing along and I was like,.
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