Austin Makes Rare Comment on Vanessa Breakup 

Austin Butler Makes Rare Comment on Vanessa Hudgens Breakup 2 Years After Split

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Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler dated for nearly nine years before fans learned of their breakup in 2020

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During an interview for GQ Hype, the Elvis star was asked about the end of their nearly nine-year romance

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He said "Life is full of changes," he replied, "and you've got to find a way to constantly be evolving and growing."

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Hudgens and Butler started dating in 2011 and developed a burning love.

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He also said "It's hard for me to even put into words how much that girl means to me," he told E! News at the Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood premiere in 2019.

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All her fans were shocked when they heard this news and the couple has not made it public and reason behind their broke up.

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A source told E! News it was "a matter of distance" and their work schedules keeping them apart (she had been working on The Princess Switch: Switched Again at the time,

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