Fil-Am actress upset over ‘private’ photo leak

HOLLYWOOD - Fil-Am actress Vanessa Hudgens’ representative has confirmed reports that nude photographs circulating on the Internet are of the “High School Musical” star.

Last week, The National Enquirer reported saucy images of the 18-year-old singer/actress had been taken from her possession.

After the images began appearing on the Internet on this week, Hudgens’ representative released a statement confirming their authenticity.

The rep says, “It is a personal matter and it is unfortunate that this has become public. This was a photo which was taken privately.”

The photo features Hudgens in the nude standing beside a bed in either a bedroom or film set.

The California-born actress is dating her “High School Musical” costar Zac Efron.

Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born on December 14, 1988; her younger sister, Stella Hudgens, is also an actress. She has been home-schooled since after her seventh-grade year at the Orange County High School of the Arts. Her parents are Greg Hudgens, an American and Gina Guangco, a Filipina. In regards to her ethnic background, Vanessa was quoted:

“Pretty much I’m Filipino and Caucasian, but within that, I’m Spanish, Chinese, American Indian, Irish,” says Vanessa.

Starting at the age of eight, Hudgens performed in musical theater as a singer, and appeared in local productions of “Carousel,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “The King and I,” “The Music Man,” and “Cinderella,” among others. Hudgens successfully auditioned for a commercial and subsequently moved to Los Angeles with her family, with whom she is still close.