Vanessa Hudgens Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby No. 2 With Cole Tucker
Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker are embracing the start of something new.
The High School Musical alum—who welcomed her first baby, a son whose name hasn't been revealed, last July—shared that she and her husband of nearly two years are growing their family.
“Round two,” Vanessa wrote in a joint Instagram post July 12 alongside a series of sweet maternity pics.
In one photo, the Spring Breakers actress showed off her growing baby bump in a flowy matching set, leaving the top unbuttoned to reveal her stomach. Meanwhile, the MLB star, 29, playfully poked her belly button while proudly smiling at the camera.
The couple’s big news comes one year after the two—who tied the knot during an intimate ceremony in Mexico in December 2023—welcomed their first baby boy. And though the 36-year-old prefers to keep her child mostly out of the spotlight, she has since shared insight into how motherhood has changed her.
"The older that I get, the more practical I get," Vanessa told E! News last November. "Life is chaotic and hectic. I don't need to make it any more stressful than it needs to be. So, I keep things cozy."
"It really is about what works for you that day and having grace for yourself,” she added, “because it will change."
As for how the Sucker Punch actress—who dated Austin Butler for nearly nine years before their early 2020 split—met Cole all those years ago? Well, it was during a group meditation call during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I was literally on the Zoom with my girlfriend, and I started hitting her asking who he was, and she had never seen him before," the Disney Channel alum told Vogue in December 2023. "So I proceeded to look on the Zoom square to find out his name and found him on Instagram—and he sent a DM the next day."
And it seems their sleuthing paid off because the rest was history.
"After our first weekend together, I called my sister and I was like, ‘I think I just found my future husband,’" Vanessa recalled on an April 2023 episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna. "The foresight!"
To look back at where Vanessa and Cole’s romance all started, keep reading…
Vanessa Hudgens shared her first Instagram photo with Cole Tucker on Valentine's Day 2021, three months after the two sparked romance rumors with a romantic dinner date in Los Angeles. She captioned the pic, "It's you, it's me, it's us. @cotuck."
The couple made their red carpet debut at the premiere of Vanessa's musical at the 2021 AFI Fest in Hollywood, Calif.
The two also attended the premiere of the Netflix movie in New York City.
"Happy vday from us crazies," Vanessa captioned this Instagram pic.
The two watched John Mayer perform at Los Angeles' Hollywood Palladium for SiriusXM and Pandora's Small Stage Series.
The pair walked the carpet at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards in Santa Monica, Calif.
"Happy opening day my [king]," Vanessa captioned this Instagram tribute to her partner, a Pittsburgh Pirates player at the time, which she shared on the MLB's opening day in 2022.
The actress appeared with her partner—who announced his retirement in May 2025—on the baseball field.
"Happy Halloween from Sting and Miss Argentina," Vanessa captioned this Instagram pic.
"Merry af," Vanessa captioned this Instagram photo.
Vanessa and Cole confirmed their engagement on Feb. 9, sharing a picture of the actress rocking some bling on her wedding ring finger. "YES," the Instagram post read. "We couldn't be happier."
Vanessa joked about eloping with Cole after running into roadblocks during the wedding planning process. "Finding a venue is tough," she admitted on The Drew Barrymore Show. "I kind of just want to elope. I'm lost, I don't know."
The couple tied the knot on Dec. 2, 2023 in Tulum, Mexico. The 100-guest ceremony was attended by family and close friends, including Sarah Hyland and Alexandra Shipp—who stood up as bridesmaids—as well as Vanessa's former High School Musical costars Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel.
Cole celebrated Vanessa's first birthday as a married woman with a romantic tribute reading, "Happy birthday to my wife!!!!!!"
Vanessa announced her pregnancy on the 2024 Oscars red carpet, showing off her baby bump in a black turtleneck gown by Vera Wang.
A source with knowledge confirmed to E! News on July 3, 2024 that Vanessa had given birth to their first child.
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