close Video 'The Masked Singer' winner Vanessa Hudgens on why she's keeping her pregnancy 'really private' Vanessa Hudgens is expecting her first child with MLB player Cole Tucker, and has tried to keep her pregnancy private. Vanessa Hudgens knows how to keep a secret. The actress won "The Masked Singer" on FOX on Wednesday night, admitting that although it was hard to keep everything behind the scenes quiet, she loved the anonymity of performing behind the mask.
"It is so much more fulfilling when you’re acknowledged for purely your talent than celebrity," she told Fox News Digital. "Because I feel like celebrity is a big thing these days, especially with social media. But talent should come first because it’s so much more fulfilling.
" Taking home the Golden Mask trophy proved to be a real high point for Hudgens, who began her career with her breakout role in "High School Musical." Vanessa Hudgens competed on season 11 of "The Masked Singer" and took home the Golden Mask trophy. (Michael Becker / FOX) VANESSA HUDGENS REVEALS THE ‘VERY RANDOM’ WAY SHE MET MLB BOYFRIEND COLE TUCKER: ‘YOU GOTTA LOVE IT’ "Personally, it’s really high up there because it had nothing to do with ‘Vanessa Hudgens’ the celebrity [and] what comes with a name," she said of where the accolade ranks in her life.
"It had everything to do with what I personally bring to the table on the inside with my soul and my talent. So being awarded for literally what’s on the inside, it’s the mo.
