Vanessa Hudgens, 35, is pregnant with her first child. The former Disney star is married to Seattle Mariners shortstop Cole Tucker, 27. Hudgens made the announcement while hosting the 2024 Oscars red carpet, in which she showed off her baby bump for the first time.

Hudgens previously talked about pregnancy speculations, which, according to Variety, first arose in October. “I literally just had a run-in with the public taking control over their opinion of me in a way that was disrespectful,” she said on the March 6 episode of the She Pivots podcast.

“I went out on my bachelorette party in October and I posted a video of me, and there are all these comments that are like, ‘Oh my god, you’re pregnant.’” She also said that she believed the comments were “so rude.”

When did Vanessa Hudgens get married?

Hudgens and Tucker got married on December 2, 2023 in Tulum, Mexico. They made their relationship official in 2021. Actually, they met thanks to a mutual friend: Joe Jonas. In an interview for the Jay Shetty podcast, Hudgens revealed that they met during a meditation group session hosted by the Jonas brother and Shetty on Zoom, and they immediately connected.

Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker

Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker

She also said that she “manifested” the relationship, having a list of attributes she wanted in a partner. “Someone who loves themselves wholeheartedly, someone who understands the importance of having a good time, someone who has the right priorities in life,” she mentioned. Before dating Tucker, Hudgens was in a relationship with Austin Butler from 2011 to 2019.

Who is Cole Tucker, Vanessa Hudgens’ baby daddy?

Tucker is a professional baseball player who primarily plays as a shortstop. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. Tucker made his Major League Baseball debut with the Pirates in 2019.