Vanessa Hudgens on her journey from High School Musical to Hollywood

From teen sensation to blockbuster leading lady, Vanessa Hudgens has proved herself the master of reinvention. But, asks Nicola Fahey... what’s next?

"I definitely feel more anxiety now than I ever have in my entire life. You become an adult and shit gets real. I have two mortgages and I’m spending way more money than I would like to spend – I think all of that bullshit really takes a toll on your wellbeing. Paying your taxes – all of this adult shit that you don’t have to deal with when you’re a kid, you can live young and free, then it all kind of... goes away.

Story continuesNo, it’s actually another HSM alumni, Butler, who she’s been with since 2011, that informs a huge part of her life now."It’s eight years this year – FaceTime, good communication, respect and trust [are what keep us going]. The longest we’ve been apart was four months. It sucks! You start hating hearing yourself say 'I miss you.' But if it’s your person, you make it work.

This shyness was famously tested in 2007 when Hudgens became one of the first wave of stars to have their privacy breached by a nude photo leak. At the time, there wasn’t much public sympathy for the then-Disney Channel star, and rather than being perceived as a victim whose privacy had been grossly violated, she was blamed for having taken compromising photos and forced to apologise for something that she had no control over.

"I have been talked to in ways that are not appropriate. I have been in situations where I’ve been talked to in inappropriate ways, but right then, in that moment, I was the person to just say, 'No. Why would you say that? You’re completely out of line.' I’m the type of person in any situation, whether it’s an audition or in work, if I feel uncomfortable, I’m going to walk away or let that person know they’re making me feel uncomfortable.

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