Vanessa Hudgens and her boyfriend Cole Tucker's relationship timeline

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

Charna Flam ABC has announced Ashley Graham, Vanessa Hudgens, Lilly Singh will host the upcoming “Countdown to the Oscars,” pre-show, airing ahead of the ceremony on March 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on ABC. Leading into the pre-show will be ABC News’ live coverage during the “On The Red Carpet Live: Countdown to Oscars 95,” hosted by Linsey Davis and Whit Johnson and featuring Variety‘s own Elizabeth Wagmeister and Clayton Davis. Hudgens returns for her second consecutive year co-hosting the pre-show, while Graham and Singh join for the first time. In addition to Hudgens, Graham and Singh, the pre-show will include backstage coverage from content creator Reece Feldman. Alongside Feldman, TV personality Rocsi Diaz will also provide an insider perspective, as the correspondent for the Academy’s member viewing party in NYC.

Vanessa Hudgens, Lilly Singh and Ashley Graham have been tapped to host Countdown to the Oscars, the official lead-in to the 95th Oscars, on ABC. The pre-show will air Sunday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. EDT/3:30 p.m. PDT on ABC.

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Jessica Simpson rose to stardom in 1997 after she signed with Columbia Records aged 17. She enjoyed unprecedented success with her hit debut single, I Wanna Love You Forever, and went on to release seven studio albums.The blonde beauty hit the headlines in the early 2000s after she appeared on the MTV reality television series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.

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A decades-long romance. Angela Bassett and husband Courtney B. Vance met as classmates at the Yale School of Drama in the 1980s, but the duo didn’t spark a romantic connection until years later.

W Magazine's Best Performances Party at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, California. , the 21-year-old daughter of supermodel , hit up the event in a black mesh Celine dress with her chocolatey brunette waves cascading down one shoulder.

A love story with an unusual beginning. Brandi Carlile and her wife, Catherine Shepherd, first struck up a relationship over the phone — but it wasn’t long before they hit it off in person as well.

Two Netflix stars and plenty of drama. As Francesca Farago and Damian Powers’ relationship plays out on Perfect Match, some fans know that they had a history prior to filming the crossover dating show — but when did the Too Hot to Handle star know the Love Is Blind alum was a potential part of the cast?

Austin Butler’s fame is only rising, which means - naturally - plenty of his fans are going to be interested in what he gets up to off-camera, especially when it comes to his love life. While we know the 31 year old has been loved up with supermodel girlfriend Kaia Gerber and daughter of OG supermodel, Cindy Crawford for a decent amount of time now, what else do we know about his past relationships? From spending over 8 years with a High School Musical alumni to briefly dating a fellow Elvis cast member, here’s everything you need to know about Austin Butler’s relationship history.

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Vanessa Hudgens is feeling the love this Valentine's Day.

Vanessa Hudgens uploaded a super sweet post celebrating her love for her fiancé Cole Tucker on Instagram this Valentine’s Day.

Vanessa Hudgens is sharing her excitement with her fans and followers! The actress confirmed her engagement to Cole Tucker, sharing a sweet photo and showing off her stunning engagement ring.“YES. We couldn’t be happier,” she wrote on Instagram in a joint post with the MLB player.

Watch Below: Ashley Tisdale &Vanessa Hudgens Duet High School Musical SongTMZ broke the news in early February, with a source close to the couple revealing that Cole proposed to the High School Musical actress at the end of 2022. The couple have since confirmed the news via Instagram. Vanessa, shared a photo of the ring with the caption, "YES.

on Instagram that after two years of dating, her major league baseball player boyfriend Cole Tucker popped the question.  reported on February 2 that the couple had gotten engaged sometime near the end of 2022, but it wasn't until after Hudgens was spotted by the paps with something big and shiny on her left ring finger that she confirmed the news personally on her IG. “YES. We couldn’t be happier,” the High School Musical star wrote on social media, along with one picture of herself and Tucker post-proposal in Paris, and another close-up shot of the ring.

Vanessa Hudgens is showing off her ENORMOUS diamond engagement ring — and we don’t blame her!