What’s Going on with Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler?

Although they first met on the set ofHigh School Musicalin 2005, they weren’t romantically linked until 2011. They didn’t immediately confirm their relationship, but were spotted holding hands and kissing in Los Angeles and Miami. They eventually went public with their happy news at a Lakers game in December of 2011.

The couple made it red carpet official at the premiere of Hudgens’s movie,Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, in LA. From there, they began traveling the world together and walking each and every red carpet they attended arm-in-arm.

After about a year of dating, Butler made it ontoThe Princess Switchstar’s grid in a group photo with her friends after a Hillsong Church service. Butler himself didn’t join Instagram until August 2015, and Hudgens welcomed him warmly, calling him her “family member.”

Since bothHudgensand Butler are actors, their work often took them away from one another. While Hudgens was starring inGigion Broadway, she jokingly captioned anInstagram pic, “Ugh. I miss him. MTV stop hogging him. LOL.” They made up for lost time continuing their travels and going to Africa, Arizona and Italy. Through it all they continued to support one another’s careers publicly. In 2017, she spoke out about how long distance “sucks”on Instagrambut still called him her “rock” during a 2018interview.

By the end of 2019, Butler was noticeably absent from Hudgens’s feed and they didn’t spend the holidays together. Here’s to hoping they figure out what’s best for both of them!