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A long-term kind of guy!\u00a0<\/span>Austin Butler\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/a>has been in just a few high-profile relationships, so his dating history is short and sweet. After his nearly decade-long relationship with ex-girlfriend\u00a0<\/span>Vanessa Hudgens<\/b><\/a>, the\u00a0<\/span>Elvis<\/i><\/a>\u00a0actor has only been linked to a handful of other celebrities over the years.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Austin and Vanessa first met in 2005 on the set of\u00a0<\/span>High School Musical<\/i>. However, since the\u00a0<\/span>Tick, Tick \u2026 Boom<\/i>\u00a0actress was still dating ex-boyfriend\u00a0<\/span>Zac Efron<\/b><\/a>\u00a0at the time, she and the\u00a0<\/span>Carrie Diaries<\/i>\u00a0alum didn\u2019t start dating until 2011.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For the next nine years, the couple became a fan-favorite<\/a>. From hitting the red carpet together to dressing up in coordinating Halloween costumes every year, some believed they would stay together forever. Vanessa even exclusively told\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Life & Style<\/i>\u00a0in August 2019 that the success to their romance was \u201ccommunication, trust and patience.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, the pair called it quits by early 2020, shocking fans, as the Disney Channel alum was the one who encouraged him to audition for the\u00a0<\/span>Elvis Presley biopic<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLast December, we were driving along, and we were listening to Christmas music, and then an Elvis Presley Christmas song came on,\u201d Vanessa explained during a 2019 appearance on\u00a0<\/span>Live with Kelly & Ryan<\/i>. \u201cHe had just dyed his hair dark. He\u2019s a natural blond, and I was looking at him, and he was singing along, and I was like, \u2018Babe, you need to play Elvis.\u2019 Then, in January, he was sitting at the piano, and he\u2019s playing and he\u2019s singing, and I\u2019m like, \u2018I don\u2019t know how, but you need to figure out how you can play Elvis. Like, I don\u2019t know how we get rights or what we do, but you need to play him.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Austin later credited his former \u201cpartner\u201d in a January 2023 interview with the\u00a0<\/span>Los Angeles Times<\/i>, saying, \u201cWe\u2019d been together for so long, and she had this sort of clairvoyant moment, and so I really, I owe her a lot for believing in me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Vanessa moved on with fianc\u00e9\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Cole Tucker<\/b><\/a>\u00a0in late 2020, while Austin has been dating<\/a> girlfriend\u00a0<\/span>Kaia Gerber<\/b><\/a>\u00a0since late 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Austin and Kaia have a noticeable age gap, but that doesn\u2019t seem to get in the way of the two stars.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAustin is older than her by 10 years, but she likes that,\u201d an insider told\u00a0<\/span>Life & Style<\/i><\/a>\u00a0in December 2021. \u201cThey\u2018re having fun getting to know each other better, and they make a really cute couple.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n After winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture in 2023, Austin was seen in a viral video<\/a> sharing a kiss with the model<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n