Vanessa Hudgens is returning for more Bad Boys!
04.03.2023 - 00:23 / hellomagazine.com
Vanessa Hudgens will return to host the Countdown to the Oscars for the second year in a row - but it may lead to one awkward encounter for the actress. The 34-year-old's ex-boyfriend Austin Butler is nominated for Best Actor at this year's ceremony, and the pair's friendship status remains up in the air. As previously reported, Austin, 31, failed to give Vanessa the credit many felt she was owed for suggesting he go for the role of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's biopic Elvis, which went on to earn him multiple awards, his first Oscar nomination, and A-list status.WATCH: Trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic with Austin ButlerVanessa will be joined by Lilly Singh and Ashley Graham for the official lead-in to the 95th Oscars and it will air at 6.30/5.30c on ABC, highlighting Oscar nominees, performers and presenters, and giving fans a behind-the-scenes peek at the celebration.Austin and Vanessa dated for nine years before they split in 2020.They met through their mutual best friend, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa's co-star in the High School Musical trilogy, and Austin's in its spin-off, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure.Two years after their split, Austin shared that it was a "friend" who encouraged him to audition for the role, sharing on The Hollywood Reporter's Actor's Roundtable: "The month before I heard that Baz [Luhrmann] was making the movie, I was going to look at Christmas lights with a friend, and there was an Elvis Christmas song on the radio and I was singing along, and my friend looked over at me and goes, 'You've got to play Elvis.'"I said, 'Oh, that's such a long shot.' A couple of weeks later, I was playing the piano - I never really sang for any of my friends or anything - and that same friend was there
.Vanessa Hudgens is returning for more Bad Boys!
Vanessa Hudgens seemingly reacted to her super awkward run-in with her ex Austin Butler and OMG!
Fans think Vanessa Hudgens might be responding to the attention she received for those photos with her ex Austin Butler.
Hollywood really is a small world after all!
, on the Oscars red carpet, but fans were treated to a bit of a reunion at the after-party.On March 12, a of and her butterfly neck tattoo passing by the Academy Award-nominated actor as he waved at the camera while exiting the . Though no context was provided, I imagine the interaction went something like this:Austin Butler: Hey.Vanessa Hudgens: I see you're still using .Austin Butler: Yeah. Scene. Austin Butler, 31, dated Vanessa Hudgens, 34, from 2011 to 2020, with the High School Musical star heavily encouraging The Carrie Diaries actor to find a way to play Elvis after hearing him sing.
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.
Don’t look up? Vanessa Hudgens seemingly ignored her ex-boyfriend Austin Butler after the 95th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 12.
There was an unexpected reunion of sorts at the Oscars this year.
Burning love! Austin Butler and girlfriend Kaia Gerber made a stylish — and rare — appearance at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
95th Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night — and now a touching video of the two holding hands has gone viral.Bassett was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which she lost to Jamie Lee Curtis, 64, for “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”Meanwhile, Butler was nominated for Best Actor for his role as Elvis Presley in the Baz Luhrmann biopic.The “Elvis” star lost to Brendan Fraser (“The Whale“) in what was widely considered to be a neck-and-neck race, with the two plus Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin“) considered to be front-runners.Angela Bassett holding Austin Butler’s hand while he’s nervous…is exactly the kind of woman I imagined she was
Throughout Oscars night, fans had been hoping to see a Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler reunion.
. Now, he's a best actor nominee at the Oscars for playing one of the most beloved and iconic figures in American pop culture history. So why, Ashley Graham wondered during the red carpet pre-show, isn't there to on this extra-special night? Don't worry, friends.
Bro-ing out! Austin Butler explained why he didn’t attend the 2023 Oscars with girlfriend Kaia Gerber — and why he brought his best friend as his date instead.
Nicole Kidman’s ever-present AMC ad.His genuinely funny monologue didn’t skimp on references to Will Smith’s infamous Oscar slap last year, with Kimmel joking that anyone who committed violence at the awards show would “be given the Best Actor Oscar and allowed to make a 19-minute speech.” After parachuting in as if dropped off by Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick” character, Kimmel quipped, “I’m happy to see that Nicole Kidman has finally been released from that abandoned AMC where she has been held captive for almost two full years now. It’s good to have you back.
Talk about awkward. Austin Butler and Vanessa Hudgens attended the Oscars 2023 three years after their breakup, but seemed to avoid each other on the red carpet.
Austin Butler‘s big day has finally arrived, and you might be wondering who he brought along with him to celebrate at the 2023 Oscars.
Jimmy Kimmel had some fun at Austin Butler’s expense.
As one of Hollywood’s hottest new leading men, it’s understandable why there’s so much interest in who Austin Butler is dating now and if he has a girlfriend after his nine-year relationship with Vanessa Hudgens.
Elvis” accent at the Oscars on Sunday — much to the chagrin of fans tired of hearing his take on the southern drawl.Live from the champagne carpet, Butler told ABC that being at the Oscars as a nominee “feels like an impossible dream” and he has to “pinch himself.”“Every time I get up in front of people as myself I’m nervous,” he added with his Elvis flare.Fans, however, would have prefer Butler just be himself vocally, with many poking fun on Twitter.“Austin Butler still has a hint of that accent and I’m gonna shove him into a locker,” wrote one Twitter user.“Sorry not sorry, but it’s so cringe to listen to Austin Butler speak with the Elvis accent,” chimed in another.One even joked: “take a shot every time austin butler uses the elvis accent tonight.”At least one fan was impressed he was still putting on the accent, writing: “austin butler deserves an oscar simply for not losing that damn accent.”E! red carpet host Laverne Cox asked Butler what his favorite part of “embodying” Elvis was since he has previously said the character “became a part of fiber of [his] being.”The actor responded that he feels like a different man after the process and it’s hard to pick just one thing “because it’s such a part of my life.”The 31-year-old California native was nominated for Best Actor for playing the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.”Butler’s voice has a noticeably deeper pitch since he performed in the drama, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022.“The Carrie Diaries” alum said he spent over two years prepping for the performance, not even seeing his family for a long time as he immersed himself in the role.He explained in June 2022 how he couldn’t get rid of Elvis’ famous Southern baritone
Vanessa Hudgens arrived at the 2023 Academy Awards in pure glamour as she continues celebrating her recent engagement to MLB star Cole Tucker.