Vanessa Hudgens: Shopping at Bondi Beach!

Vanessa Hudgens rocks a bright orange dress while doing some shopping near Bondi Beach on Thursday (January 19) in Sydney, Australia.

The 23-year-old actress is Down Under promoting Journey 2: The Mysterious Island with co-star Josh Hutcherson.

Vanessa recently dished on why she’s been drawn to darker roles these days, including Gimme Shelter and Frozen Ground.

“It’s just I’m growing up. And I’m not content doing the same thing. The whole process of creating the looks was amazing because I completely transformed into these unfortunate, I guess I’ll say, characters who don’t really have much of a voice. It’s fun to put your fists up and fight for roles you want,” she shared.

FYI: Vanessa is wearing RockLove Jewelry‘s “The Traveler” necklace.