Vanessa and fellow thespian Austin reportedly met on the set of High School Musical in 2005. The first time they were spotted together was six years later in September 2011. On Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, Austin caught the attention of the paparazzi while leaving Vanessa's house. In a few days, they were caught together once again — this time, they were getting up close and personal with each other at the Bob's Big Boy diner in Burbank, Calif.
According to Elle, they made their first red carpet appearance on Feb. 2, 2012. Austin accompanied Vanessa to the premiere of her new movie, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, held at the TCL Chinese Theatre (fka Grauman's Chinese Theatre) in Hollywood, Calif. In the same year, they were also seen holding hands at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and they also attended the 69th annual Venice International Film Festival together.
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It's understood that the stars parted ways amicably in January 2020. As a previous article by Elle reveals, they may have arrived at the tough decision due to logistical difficulties — as they were both tied to vastly different filming schedules.
Austin was set to fly out to Australia to start working on a new Elvis Presley biopic at the time. Meanwhile, Vanessa was supposed to spend some time in Los Angeles to unwind after the shooting of The Princess Switch: Switched Again.
Vanessa was seen with basketball player Kyle Kuzma shortly after the breakup. It's understood that she is single at present.
