Reunited: Bikini-clad Vanessa Hudgens was reunited with her boyfriend Austin Butler in Hawaii today after doing a press tour in Australia

 

Beach babe: The 23-year-old High School Musical star showed off her sporty figure in a skimpy string bikini on the beach in Hawaii

The High School Musical actress, who also dated co-star Zac Efron, looked stunning as she sported a tiny red string bikini in Hawaii.

She showed her athletic figure in the attire which she paired with some wooden-style jewellery accessories.

Vanessa and fellow Disney actor Austin, 20, frolicked in the ocean together, kissing and cuddling.

Their lovey-dovey behaviour akin to the last few weeks, with the couple just unable to keep their hands off each other.

I do like to be beside the seaside: Hudgens has been hitting the beach frequently in recent months

So in love: Vanessa and Austin have become inseparable since they starting dating last year

Get a room: Hudgens can’t stop kissing Butler in the sea

Only have eyes for you: Austin couldn’t take his eyes off his bikini-clad beauty as they entered the water

When Vanessa and Austin started dating last year, friends said at the time that it was ‘nothing serious’, but the pair now seem to be inseparable.

They holidayed in Miami last month, visited Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and spent Christmas and New Year’s together too.

Austin, who recently co-starred in the movie Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure, alongside Vanessa’s best friend Ashley Tisdale, is three years younger than Vanessa.

Steaming up the sea: Vanessa and Austin share a steamy kiss in the middle of the sea

Cuddles: The couple shared plenty of tender moments under the warm island sun

 

And despite the fact that Vanessa is now clearly dating Austin, she was still quizzed by an Australian interviewer this week about her relationship with Josh Hutcherson while promoting their new film Journey 2: The Mysterious Island in Sydney.

A host asked: ‘So how long have you been going on?’, there was an awkward silence between the pair until Hutcherson, 19, said: ‘We’re not, we were at one point, but she broke my heart.’

‘No, I’m just kidding, that was a while ago, we’re really good friends now.’

Just a drop in the ocean: Austin gives Vanessa a playful lift into the air

Bottoms up: The young couple share a laugh in the sea

While in Australia, the singer wore a floaty orange number and looked boho-chic as she strolled along Bondi Beach in Sydney.

The star was joined by her security guard and an assistant as she took in the sunshine and kicked back during some time off.

Later in the day she went shopping along William Street, Paddington and checked out some of the trendy boutiques in the area before heading across to Glenmore Road.

Hold me close: The wide smile on her face just shows how happy Hudgens is to be back in her boyfriend’s arms

A bit cheeky! All of the water action appeared to had displaced Vanessa’s bikini bottoms

Searching for something? Vanessa bowed down into the ocean as her beau had a laugh

The tanned actress must have found something she liked as she left the popular shopping area with a large brown bag full of clothes.

Earlier she was bury promoting her latest film with her co-star Hutcherson and the two looked looked very comfortable in each others company.

The couple, who briefly dated while filming last year, appeared to still have some chemistry together as they posed in front of a hoard of photographers.

I’ve missed you so much: Hudgens just can’t take her eyes or hands of Butler

Inseparable: Austin seems to never be far from Vanessa’s side

The film sees Hutcherson playing Sean Anderson, who partners with his mother’s boyfriend (Dwayne Johnson) on a mission to find his grandfather (Sir Michael Caine), who is allegedly missing on a mythical island.

Hudgens plays a tour guide named Kailani, who ends up falling for Sean.

The actress admitted she jumped at the chance to work alongside Caine, telling the Melbourne Herald Sun: ‘It was a great cast, and we had so much fun.

Get a room: Vanessa just can’t seem to get enough of boyfriend Austin Butler

‘We filmed in Hawaii, which was paradise, and made something that’s fun and light-hearted for the whole family.’

The 3D action adventure is a follow-up to 2008 film Journey To The Centre Of The Earth.

• Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is released in the UK on February 3 and in the U.S. on February 10.

Boho chic: Just a day earlier Vanessa was shopping in Sydney while promoting her new film Mysterious Island

Together again: Vanessa and Josh Hutcherson were promoting their new movie together earlier this week

Check out those guns! The Rock, aka Dwayne Johnson, joined his co-stars to promote the movie