While speaking to The New York Times in 2015, the former Disney star also admitted that jealousy had a major role in their split. “I went through a phase when I was really mean because I was so fed up. Girls were running after him, and I was giving them death stares. Then I realized that's not what that's about.
ICYMI: Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens dated for five years back in the early 2000s. The two met on the set of High School Musical in 2005 when they were just teenagers. But in December 2010, the couple ended things.
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 Vanity Fair party.
The 'High School Musical' star wants to stop singing for a while to focus on sharpening her acting skills. She said: "I mean, I love musicals, I really do. I grew up doing them, so it'll always have a place in my heart. At the same time, it's nice to be able to separate the two and just be able to focus on films.
Vanessa Hudgens is speaking out about her engagement to Cole Tucker — and giving a close-up look at her ring! The High School Musical alum shared her excitement about marrying the baseball player and showed off her sparking, emerald-cut engagement ring in an Instagram post Thursday.
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In the case of Hudgens, she dated Austin Butler for almost nine years and is now engaged to Cole Tucker. While it's highly unlikely that anything else will come out of this, it's nice that despite their break up, Zac and Vanessa can remain friends. “High School Musical” fans can have this win.
Vanessa Hudgens has been in high-profile relationships for as long as she's been in the public eye. Since 2005, the "High School Musical" star has been been romantically linked to four partners.
Despite reports to the contrary, Disney has not cut ties with “High School Musical” star Vanessa Hudgens, Access Hollywood has confirmed. While OK! magazine reported the teen star had been dumped from the next “HSM” film in the wake of her nude photo scandal, a rep for Hudgens told Access that was not the case.
She has a younger sister, Stella Hudgens, who is also an actress. She was raised as a Roman Catholic. Her father is of English ancestry, and her mother, a native of Manila, Philippines, is of Spanish-Chinese-Filipino ancestry.
Austin and Vanessa do respect each other even though they are in different relationships. A source told Life & Style on December 27, 2021, that Vanessa is “totally cool” about her ex-boyfriend's relationship with Kaia. “She has moved on,” the insider said. “She and Austin didn't work out.
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More people began to notice the stark 10-year age gap between Butler and Gerber. A 2007 photo of Gerber with his former flame, Vanessa Hudgens, went viral. It depicted them meeting during a High School Musical 2 red carpet event, Hudgens a young adult and Gerber a child.
While Zac Efron clearly enjoys his role as an uncle, he is not ready to be a dad. The 35-year-old has grown into more adult roles since he first rose to teen dream fame, and recently played the father of actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong in the film Firestarter.
Did you know Zac Efron has a little sister named Olivia? The Disney Channel alum has shared photos of his half-sister in multiple Instagram posts,which have tugged on many fans' heart strings. Keep reading to uncover more on his baby sister, including her age and parents.
"I used to do reporting for Nickelodeon, so I literally interviewed him at an orange carpet event years ago," Collins told E! News of filming alongside Efron. "We've been friends ever since, so we finally got to work together."
The actress also looked back at an uncomfortable moment in her career, when a makeup artist made her skin look lighter. Vanessa Hudgens is opening up about her heritage, revealing that she is a proud Filipino and addressing the rumor about her being Latina.
“Yeah, I'm probably going to take it,” Hudgens, 34, said of switching her last name to Tucker while appearing on the Thursday, November 2, episode of Today With Hoda and Jenna. The Princess Switch 3 actress noted, “Professionally, it's obviously going to stay the same, but yeah, Mrs. T.”
Hudgens, known for her starring roles in "High School Musical" and "The Princess Switch," is visiting the country to film a travel documentary, which will delve into her family history and Filipino roots.
She has been married to her musician husband Christopher French since 2014, with the pair welcoming a daughter, Jupiter, in 2021. Tisdale remains close friends with her High School Musical castmate, Vanessa Hudgens.
Vanessa has been acting since she was a kid, became mega-famous thanks to High School Musical, is the star of her own Netflix franchise, is basically the unofficial mascot of Coachella, does a ton of Instagram sponcon, and has made some very savvy real estate investments.
For more than 10 years, Vanessa has earned the nickname "Queen of Coachella" thanks to her countless memorable looks during the festival. And while she's flattered by the praise, the High School Musical alum insists she's just being herself. "It's really nice to be seen," she said about her nickname.
VIEW GALLERY Vanessa and Jennifer became friends while filming their upcoming movie Photo: Instagram/@jlo. Just like any pair of BFFs, Vanessa and Jennifer enjoyed double date nights with their respective boyfriends Austin Butler and Alex Rodriguez.
He's previously dated Vanessa Hudgens, Lily Collins, and Sami Miró. Efron was last linked to Australian model Vanessa Vallardes in 2020. However, after 10 months of dating, the two reportedly called it quits, per Elle.
Fans have shown interest in the actress' love life since her first public relationship with her High School Musical costar Efron. After meeting in 2005 on the set of the Disney Channel Original Movie that made them household names, Hudgens and Efron quickly fell in love and dated until December 2010.
ICYMI, Zac and Vanessa were once IRL Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez. The former couple dated from 2005 to 2010, after meeting on the set of Disney's High School Musical. Details of their split remained mostly hush-hush, but Vanessa told Shape in 2011 that distance took a toll on their relationship.
