Actress Vanessa Hudgens recently shared a photo of her celebrating the start of Coachella. Hudgens, who is married to MLB player Cole Tucker, reminisced about the time she used to attend the famous music festival. In the photo, Hudgens rocked a boho chic-inspired look.
The California native was a staple of the music fest during the 2010s. In retrospect, the era has been dubbed the "Golden Age of Coachella" for its celebrity draw and the fashion trends that were brought by the participants.
"Happy Coachella bbysssss. What a time to be alive Lololol," said Hudgens.
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The 36-year-old's throwback photo was a call back to her 2012 outfit. Hudgens rocked a cropped top combined with a white duster, cuffed shorts, and a flower headband.
For her frequent attendance and fashion choices that eventually became the inspiration for many, the artist has been dubbed the "Queen of Coachella."
Vanessa Hudgens joins Olivia Rodrigo at Vanity Fair Oscar party
In March 2025, former High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens attended the Vanity Fair Oscar party with her husband Cole Tucker. Coincidentally, pop star Olivia Rodrigo was also at the event.
MTV shared photos of the two with the caption:
"Once a Gabriella Montez, always a Gabriella Montez".
The caption was a callback to Hudgens' character in the hit movie series High School Musical.
Hudgens and Rodrigo both starred in different iterations of High School Musical. Hudgens was the original female protagonist opposite Zac Efron's character, basketball/musician Troy Bolton. Meanwhile, Rodrigo starred in the reboot of HSM, which was remade into a TV series.
Rodrigo was the female lead named Nina Salazar-Roberts. In Season 1 of the program, Rodrigo's character was cast as Gabriella Montez, the role that Hudgens played in the original movie.
The similarities between the two go beyond the screen as both of them are of Filipino-American lineage. Hudgens' mother hails from Ozamiz City in the southern part of the Philippines. Rodrigo, on the other hand, is Filipino through her paternal lineage, as her great-grandparents emigrated from the archipelagic country to the United States.
