It’s the start of something new forVanessa Hudgens:She and boyfriend andAustin Butlerhave split after more than eight years of dating, a source confirms to PEOPLE.Their reps could not be reached for comment.TheBad Boys for Lifeactress, 31, and theOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywoodactor, 28, firstgot together in 2011.Fans first speculated about a breakup when neither Hudgens nor Butler posted photos celebrating Christmas and New Year’s Eve together.Hudgens did publiclycelebrate his birthdayin August 2019. “Happy birthday to my love, my other half, my constant inspiration and supporter. My best friend. My everything. 28 is going to be ???,” she wrote on Instagram.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicThe pair had been long distance as they filmed projects in different countries. Hudgens has starred in a number of Netflix Christmas movies recently, shootingThe Princess Switch: Switched Againin the U.K. in November 2019. And Butlerwill play Elvis Presleyin an untitled biopic that’s currently in pre-production.“Communication is key,” Hudgens, who also hostsSo You Think You Can Dance,toldPEOPLE in March 2017. “I think that if anything’s bothering you, don’t hold it in. Always bring it up and just talk about it. Uncensor yourself and just be open.”Hudgens and Butler’s breakup might put palAshley Tisdalein an awkward spot. “Austin was my best friend since way before they got together,” Tisdale, 34, told PEOPLE in 2016, “so it’s just nice to have your two best friends be in a relationship.”Hudgenspreviously datedherHigh School Musicalcostar,Zac Efron.Usfirst reported news of Hudgens and Butler’s split.
It’s the start of something new forVanessa Hudgens:She and boyfriend andAustin Butlerhave split after more than eight years of dating, a source confirms to PEOPLE.
Their reps could not be reached for comment.
TheBad Boys for Lifeactress, 31, and theOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywoodactor, 28, firstgot together in 2011.Fans first speculated about a breakup when neither Hudgens nor Butler posted photos celebrating Christmas and New Year’s Eve together.
Hudgens did publiclycelebrate his birthdayin August 2019. “Happy birthday to my love, my other half, my constant inspiration and supporter. My best friend. My everything. 28 is going to be ???,” she wrote on Instagram.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
The pair had been long distance as they filmed projects in different countries. Hudgens has starred in a number of Netflix Christmas movies recently, shootingThe Princess Switch: Switched Againin the U.K. in November 2019. And Butlerwill play Elvis Presleyin an untitled biopic that’s currently in pre-production.
“Communication is key,” Hudgens, who also hostsSo You Think You Can Dance,toldPEOPLE in March 2017. “I think that if anything’s bothering you, don’t hold it in. Always bring it up and just talk about it. Uncensor yourself and just be open.”
Hudgens and Butler’s breakup might put palAshley Tisdalein an awkward spot. “Austin was my best friend since way before they got together,” Tisdale, 34, told PEOPLE in 2016, “so it’s just nice to have your two best friends be in a relationship.”
Hudgenspreviously datedherHigh School Musicalcostar,Zac Efron.
Usfirst reported news of Hudgens and Butler’s split.
source: people.com
