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 has described Scotland as a "magical place" but said filming there during the pandemic robbed it of its Christmas spirit.
The American star, 32, returned to Scotland for the third instalment of Netflix romantic comedy The Princess Switch, in which she plays three different characters.
Hudgens, best known for starring in High School Musical, said lockdown measures ensured the funfairs and festive markets were absent this time around.
She told the PA news agency: "This is the second time that we filmed in Scotland over the holiday season, which is just magical because Scotland is a magical place."I was in the city centre in Edinburgh, and the first year it was absolute magic because next door there were Christmas markets
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