In precocious January, aft a bid of interviews astir his roadworthy to Elvis, Butler, 31, credited Hudgens, 34, for encouraging him to instrumentality connected the iconic role.

"We'd been unneurotic for truthful agelong and she had this benignant of clairvoyant moment," helium told the Los Angeles Times, "and truthful I really, I beryllium her a batch for believing successful me."

Given that it's been years since their breakup, some Butler and Hudgens person moved on. In fact, Hudgens recently got engaged to baseball subordinate Cole Tucker.

"YES," she captioned Feb. 9 Instagram photos of her gorgeous diamond ring. "We couldn't beryllium happier."

Butler, meanwhile, has besides moved connected romantically. Since Dec. 2021, the histrion has been linked to supermodel Kaia Gerber, who he posed with connected the Vanity Fair after-party reddish carpet.

Back successful January, the girl of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber celebrated her starring man's 2023 Golden Globes win at a star-studded after-party, wherever they were spotted packing connected the PDA.

Earlier successful the night, Butler took his sister Ashley arsenic his day to the ceremonial and gave her a saccharine shout-out successful his acceptance speech. "My sister is present with maine tonight. Ashley, I emotion you truthful much," helium said. "I privation to convey my dad, who is watching astatine home."

"I privation to convey my mom, who I cognize is smiling down close now," Butler, whose ma Lori passed distant successful 2014, continued. "Mama, I emotion you truthful much. Thank you for sacrificing truthful overmuch for me."