Vanessa Hudgens: What Being With The Wrong Person For Many Years Can Do To A Woman’s Brain – And How The Breakup Can Catapult Her Into A Special Place In Her Life
Back in July, Vanessa Hudgens announced she was expecting her second child with her husband, former professional baseball player Cole Tucker. They first got together in 2020, got married in 2023, and had their child in 2024. But before all that, Hudgens was in a longterm, 9 year relationship with Austin Butler, who starred as Sebastian Kydd in The Carrie Diaries, as well as Elvis in the title role. Back when she was in a relationship with Butler, she was more accomplished than he was. In 2019, just months before they separated, Hudgens revealed in an interview that she was the that had encouraged Butler to audition for the role of Elvis in the 2022 title role, which landed him a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, Critics Choice Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Award. When he recounted how he got the role of a lifetime and spoke of his audition process, he referred to Hudgens as a friend. Of course, this got a lot, and I mean A LOT of backlash. When speaking of her breakup with Butler, Hudgens said, ‘I feel like so much of my character was built from my breakups. My last breakup had really catapulted me into a very, very special place. It pushed me to the right person, which I’m so grateful for. He is just the most supportive, real, understanding human being that I’ve ever met.’ Here, we break down Hudgens’ relationships with Austin Butler and Cole Tucker. We explore how the relationships differ from one another, as well as how Butler was always the wrong person for her, and Tucker was the right person for. We then explain what being in a relationship with the wrong person can do to a woman’s brain, as well as what makes someone be the right partner. Let’s discuss…


