Austin Butler’s ex Vanessa Hudgens has some ideas about his Elvis Presley accent. Months after wrapping filming for his Golden Globe–successful flip because the King of Rock in “Elvis,” Butler remains to be channeling the late legend together with his voice. Recently, the actor’s voice coach got here to his protection throughout an interview with Australia’s ABC Gold Coast, calling the change “real.” However, that hasn’t slowed down the memes about Butler’s accent.
On Jan. 20, Hudgens responded to an Instagram slideshow of memes in regards to the evolution of her ex’s voice since he starred in “Elvis.” The “Princess Switch” star commented on the submit, “Crying.”
Butler and Hudgens have been collectively from 2011 to 2020, so the 34-year-old is definitely acquainted with his pre-“Elvis” voice. A supply beforehand informed E! News that distance was accountable for the couple’s cut up. When the information of their breakup broke in January 2020, Hudgens was busy filming “The Princess Switch: Switched Again,” whereas Butler was in Australia engaged on “Elvis.”
In May 2022, the Golden Globe–winner supplied a cryptic response to a query about their breakup throughout an interview with GQ Hype. “Life is filled with adjustments,” he mentioned. “And you have to discover a strategy to continually be evolving and rising.”
For his half, Butler has maintained that he would not hear as a lot Presley in his accent as everybody else does. After his Golden Globe win, he informed Variety that he hasn’t seen an enduring change to the sound of his voice. “I do not assume I sound like him nonetheless, however I assume [it must be] as a result of I hear it loads,” he mentioned.
Butler continued, “I usually liken it to when anyone lives in a foreign country for a very long time. I had three years the place [Elvis] was my solely focus in life, so I’m certain there’s simply items of my DNA that can at all times be linked in that approach.”