With the Disney franchise and her relationship with co-star Zac Efron behind her, it seems like the 22-year-old is keen to move on.
Firstly she was recently spotted stepping out at New York Fashion Week looking very gothic.
And now the actress has been inked by famous tattoo artist Bang Bang, the man behind Rihanna's body art, after dining out in Manhattan with Australian music group The Veronicas and MTV VJ Ruby Rose.
Ruby tweeted: 'Please don't blame me.. But I may have convinced Vanessa Hudgens to get a tattoo... Now. Her first. By bang bang.'
She later wrote: 'Vanessa is deciding between her neck or ribs what do you guys think?'