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Vanessa Hudgens almost auditioned for American Idol after being 'inspired' by Kelly Clarkson
Vanessa Hudgens almost auditioned for American Idol before landing a role in musical movie High School Musical.The 33-year-old actress achieved massive success and fame thanks to her role as Gabriella Montez in the Disney film franchise which kicked off in 2006.But before got her big break she considered trying her luck on the singing show after being inspired by Kelly Clarkson winning the very first season back in 2002. Looking back:Vanessa Hudgens almost auditioned for American Idol before landing a role in musical movie High School Musical.Speaking to Kelly, 39, on her talk show, Vanessa revealed: 'I grew up doing theatre, and this has always been a passion of mine, and you were on American Idol, and you won, and I was like, "That's it, I'm going on American Idol."'I was like, "I'm doing it" and you were the catalyst,' she added.