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I always wanted to be the indie girl," she said.

That was my goal since I was like, 11."

Vanessa Hudgens smiling in feathery outfit

“They are 100% still good friends,” a source toldPeopleat the time.

Another source spoke withE!

Newsand insisted there was nothing particularly bad that had happened, but the relationship just petered out.

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens

“They were together for so long,” the source said.

“It just ran its course.”

Like Hudgens, Efron looks back on that time in his life fondly.

Vanessa Hudgens in Spring Breakers

Still, Hudgens disputed the idea that the role was meant to change up her star persona.

“It’s just that this is an incredible project that I wanted to be a part of.”

The film was a critical disappointment, currently clocking in at only 22% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

Vanessa Hudgens in front of poster

Like, just spontaneously combust … Horrible.

Her father died hours before her Grease!

Live" and as Maureen in “Rent: Live.”

Vanessa Hudgens promoting Grease Live

Someone replied in agreement, admitting, “she brought me to tears.”

Thank you to everyone who kept him in your prayers.

In asecond tweet, she added, “Tonight, I do the show in his honor.”

Vanessa Hudgens at Coachella

Years later, she reflected on that night in an interview withGlamour UK.

“I do love a challenge, and a challenge it was!

Because it’s not just the three characters,” she said.

Vanessa Hudgens in Princess Switch 2

So my brain, definitely, was working on overdrive.

But I feel like what we achieved is magic."

In that one, her character falls in love with a hunky knight sent forward from the Middle Ages.

Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler

There are no boundaries," she toldEntertainment Weekly.

“If you want to do it, do it.”

As with Efron, the two seem to have split somewhat amicably.

Vanessa Hudgens on Instagram Live

Details about why they split are scarce, but Hudgens insisted toNylonthat she would spill the story someday.

“The public only sees so much,” she said.

When I write my memoir, it’ll be amazing."

Vanessa Hudgens promoting her cactus water

“It’s a virus?

I get it, like, I respect it,” she said (via YouTube).

In an appearance at a beverage expo the following year, Hudgens spoke withBevNet.comabout the brand.

Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker

“It’s so exciting because this is such a passion project of mine,” she said.

Hudgens revealed that she co-launched the brand with Oliver Trevena, a friend of more than a decade.

He initially launched the product years ago, but she came onboard for a relaunch.

Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale

“We just leaned into the things that we love,” she said.

“We’re both very health-conscientious.

There’s another reason why Hudgens decided to work with the brand: a personal health scare.

“I have fainted twice in my life both from dehydration; it’s really an issue.

I did not expect it at all,” she said.

I just showed up and I was like, ‘Who the f*** is that?'”

Soon enough, they were in love.

Hudgens confirmed their engagement in February 2023, sharing a photo onInstagramof the couple in Paris.

“YES,” she wrote in the caption.

“We couldn’t be happier.

“The couple has a significant age gap, but that doesn’t matter; love wins.

“It was whimsical and magical, and I just fell in love.”

“Despite all of that, Mom dad and baby are happy and healthy.”