Austin Butler has acknowledged that his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, is the “friend” he credits for encouraging him to play Elvis.
People on the internet can calm down now as As Butler rides the awards season wave with nominations for his performance in the title role in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” some people were upset that Butler shared a story during The Hollywood Reporter’s Actors Roundtable in which he recounted how a friend suggested the role. “People always ask me, ‘Had you for years thought you looked like Elvis?’ And I’d say, ‘I don’t really think I look that much like Elvis,’” Butler said.
’” Cue plenty on social media remembering that Hudgens, who dated Butler from 2011 to 2020, told a similar story to Ryan Seacrest during an appearance on “Live with Kelly and Ryan” in 2019. “It’s so crazy because December we were driving along and we were listening to Christmas music and then an Elvis Presley Christmas song came on,” Hudgens said on the program. “He had just dyed his hair dark.
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