Vanessa Hudgensis speaking out about her engagement toCole Tucker— and giving a close-up look at her ring!
TheHigh School Musicalalum shared her excitement about marrying the baseball player and showed off her sparking, emerald-cut engagement ring in an Instagram post Thursday.
“YES. We couldn’t be happier 🤍,” wrote the couple in ajoint Instagram postwhich comes a week afterPEOPLE confirmedthe pair’s engagement.
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In the sweet pics, Hudgens, 34, shows off the engagement ring while rocking a long, maroon, and almond-shaped manicure in front of the Eiffel Tower.
In the other, she happily holds up her ring finger as they pose in front of the Paris historical landmark as Tucker, 26, gives her an intimate, back hug.
While the couple has been relatively private about their relationship,Hudgensconfirmed rumors that the two were a couple during an appearance onThe Drew Barrymore Showin May 2021 and revealed that she was the one who made the first move after they met on a Zoom meditation group call.
“I get on the Zoom, and I’m like, ‘Who is that?'” she shared during the talk-show appearance. “If I want something or someone, I’m going after them. I fully just slid into his DMs and was like, ‘Hey, it was nice to meet you.’ So I think there is no shame in making the first move.”
Tucker alsospoke sweetly about Hutchensduring a 2021 spring training session in which he revealed, “I got a girlfriend and she’s cool.”
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Continued Tucker: “She’s awesome. I love her, but I don’t want it to be like, ‘Oh, Cole’s dating Vanessa.’ I don’t want to be treated any differently than Mitch [Keller] having his wife come down or Ke’Bryan [Hayes] having his girlfriend come down.”
Most of thepublic insight into Hudgens’ relationshipwith Tucker comes from Instagram. Both the actress and the athlete share photos of their love from time to time — whetherit’s a vacationtogether ordressing up for Halloween.
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source: people.com
