Every year, celebrities walk the red carpet for the Oscars while dressed to the nines and posing periodically for photos. Fashion and entertainment enthusiasts alike love dissecting stars’ glamorous looks. And sometimes, women—like Vanessa Hudgens did at the 96th Academy Awards on March 10—debut a surprise “accessory”: a baby bump.
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That’s right! The former High School Musical actress, 35, showed up at the 2024 Oscars red carpet with a visible bump. And her fans are so excited about the start of something new for Vanessa. Let’s take a closer look at her big pregnancy reveal and the reactions.
Watch Vanessa reveal her pregnancy on the Oscars red carpet.
In a clip shared by E! News, Vanessa strutted across the red carpet, her bump unmistakable. The actress looked gorgeous as she waved and walked with her team. Meanwhile, photographers and others present for the star-studded event cheered.
She wore a stunning black Vera Wang dress that accentuated her bump.
Vanessa wore a black Vera Wang gown at the 2024 Oscars. The long-sleeved turtleneck dress hugged her curves and included a flowing train. In addition to her bump, the actress accessorized with a diamond necklace and Chopard earrings, Vogue reported.
She gave a subtle nod to her pregnancy during ABC’s Oscars pre-show.
In addition to walking the red carpet, Vanessa served as one of the hosts of ABC’s Oscars pre-show. The actress didn’t directly comment on her pregnancy. However, she did low-key hint at it. “I clearly have a lot to be excited for,” Vanessa said at the start of the broadcast while cradling her bump, per The New York Times.
Fans reacted to her baby news on social media.
On X (formerly Twitter), folks shared their reactions to Vanessa’s baby on the way. One person wrote, “I grew up with her on my screen to seeing her now happily married and pregnant is soo emotional for me .”
Another X user shared: “Stop it!! She looks too cute .”
Meanwhile, someone else joked, “Congratulations to vanessa hudgens for her pregnancy, although she has always been a mother to me for this song alone,” alongside a clip of her music video for “Say OK.”
Vanessa married baseball player Cole Tucker late last year.
In December 2023, Vanessa and professional baseball player Cole Tucker, 27, said, “I do.” They married during an “intimate” ceremony in Mexico, after dating for three years, Vogue reported. She told the publication, “It was genuinely the most magical weekend of my life.”
In 2022, Vanessa shared her timeline for starting a family.
During a 2022 interview with Nylon, The Princess Switch actress shared that she’s had a timeline in the back of her mind when it came to having kids.
“I always thought I would be married at 25, because that’s when my mom got married, and then when that didn’t happen, I was like, ‘Oh, OK, So we’re just going to shift everything back a bit,’” she explained. “I always thought that around 36, 37 is when I would want to have kids, and that still plays. I don’t feel panicked about it.”
Now that she’s expecting her first baby, it looks like that timeline played out pretty closely. Congrats to Vanessa and Cole!
