Vanessa Hudgens And Austin Butler Have Reportedly Split After Nine Years

Just once we had finished mourning all of the couples we loved and lost in 2019, another shocking celeb split has come along to re-break our hearts.


On Tuesday (January 14), Us Weekly announced that Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler, one of young Hollywood's most enduring pairs, have damaged up immediately after almost nine years of dating. A source instructed them outlet that "Vanessa has been telling those close to her about the breakup," though the actress has nevertheless to speak about it publicly.


Hudgens, 31, and Butler, 28, started dating in September 2011, and so they shared a couple of cute couple moments with each other over the years. As Us Weekly notes, nevertheless, the two didn't appear to celebrate the holidays with each other, and the most recent sighting of Butler on Hudgens's Instagram was all of the way back on Halloween.


Meanwhile, the last time Butler shared a photo of him and Hudgens was in July, as soon as he shared a snap of these at the premiere for his film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. That was the same month that Hudgens praised her man for scoring the coveted role of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming biopic about the infamous rocker.


"I AMMMM OVERRRR THE F–KING MOOOOOOOOONNNNN," she wrote about his casting. "I CANT WAIT 😍😍😍😍😍😍 SO Delighted OF MY HONEYYYYY!!!"


In a January 2020 interview with Cosmo UK, Hudgens talked about the difficulty that she and Butler faced being long distance at times — although she insisted they "make it work."


"It's eight years this year – FaceTime, good communication, respect and trust [are what keep us going]," the former High School Musical star and current Netflix Christmas queen mentioned. "The longest we've been apart was four months. It sucks! You begin hating hearing yourself mention 'I miss you.' Nevertheless if it's your person, you make it work."


R.I.P. Vanessa and Austin. We'll be listening to sad Elvis songs today in your honor.