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Tom Holland and Zendaya: Power Couple Story
Tom Holland and Zendaya are everything we adore about celebrity romance. It’s so cute watching Hollywood stars fall in love while working on movies together and effortlessly addressing their affairs. These two are absolute goals for everybody!
Together, we will explore the timeline of this iconic couple, from the first paparazzi snapshots to international dates. Immerse yourself in movie star lovers—and see how it can affect your dating life! Just no upside-down kisses, please (or maybe?).
Stage #1: The Spiderverse
In 2017, Spiderman was rebooted as Spider-Man: Homecoming with Tom Holland cast as Spider-Man and Zendaya as Mary Jane. Marvel fans across the world were already excited to see these young actors pull off some of the biggest career making roles any star would dream of.
Ironically, on the Spider-Man set producer Amy Pascal specifically advised them not to date:
I took Tom and Zendaya aside, separately, when we first cast them and gave them a lecture: ‘Don’t go there—just don’t. Try not to.”
Amy Pascal to The New York Times
We are glad to report that neither Zendaya or Tom listened, letting things go from friends to boyfriend and girlfriend in their adorable romance!
Rumors Fly on the Spider-Man Press Tour
Rumors began to fly as the newest editions to the Spider-Man franchise started their press tour in London. Despite trying to keep their private live underwraps, it was very obvious these two were more than friends!
At one point, the pair exchanged comments on social media. Holland told fans he hadn’t “been on vacation in years.” On that, Zendaya replied “Does the press tour count?”. The dating rumors immediately flooded the social media.
The young couple handled every interview admirably. They pulled focus back to the movie and their career before a relationship. It was absolutely amazing to see the couple act so professionally. They promoted the movie without letting interviews hound them with questions about their private life.
Peter Parker Has a Girlfriend?
Tom Holland took to his Instagram to display his relationship with Nadia Parkes in a move that shocked many fans. Meanwhile, Zendaya was caught kissing her Euphoria costar in a potential date night paparazzi snap.
Of course, both Zendaya and Tom Holland had experienced lives which kind of changed overnight with the success of Spider-Man: Homecoming and a pretty much guaranteed career in the entertainment industry.
Stage #2: Zendaya and Tom Holland Go Official
July 2021, things started to get juicy! Paparazzi caught Zendaya and Tom were kissing in a car near Zendaya’s mother’s (Claire Stoermer) house in Silver Lake. This sent the fans into an absolute frenzy. Dating rumors began to spiral again, and the fans hoped that Zendaya and Tom were everybody’s of relationship goals—and a Romeo and Juliet kind of vibe.
The universe awaited either star making an official announcement or perhaps a fun city break snap. Yet, of course, nothing was released! Much to fans’ disappointment, nobody heard or saw anymore for quite a while.
Zendaya and Tom Holland: A Top Pop Culture Moment
September 2021, Zendaya’s 25th birthday led to a massive pop culture moment for the year as Holland posted a snapshot of life behind the scenes of Spider-Man. The picture of Zendaya was captioned “My MJ, have the happiest of birthdays, Gimme a call when your [sic] up xxx.”
Since then we know that we need a guy like Tom Holland! No surprise he stared in the West End production of Romeo and Juliet when Zendaya visited him in London. She even joked she would see “as many shows as I possibly can” in London.
Related reading: 12 Signs You Are a Power Couple
Stage #3: We Watch Tom Holland Be the Best Boyfriend Ever
Tom started giving us more and more reasons to adore these two:
“One of the downsides of our fame is that privacy isn’t really in our control anymore, and a moment that you think is between two people that adore each other very much is now a moment that is shared with the entire world.”
Tom Holland to GQ
The star goes on to say he cannot continue the conversation without the actress by his side. He doesn’t miss a chance to show how much he adores Zendaya both as an actress and his partner:
“It’s not a conversation that I can have without her. You know, I respect her too much to say … This isn’t my story. It’s our story. And we’ll talk about what it is when we’re ready to talk about it together.”
Tom Holland to GQ
Wearing Each Other’s Initials
When your partner is cruising the city with your initials on his pants you know he’s the one! You can say anything you want in an interview or to talk shows. But nothing is more telling than Zendaya wearing a TH signet ring and Tom Holland showing off an embroidered Z on his pants.
Does Tom Holland have a natural gift for romantic gestures or is someone teaching him these adorable things? These two are just too cute!
Related reading: Top 17 Matching Couple Tattoo Ideas
Support During Euphoria
Along with being a part of the Dune cast, Zendaya is also known for playing Rue in the popular series Euphoria, which is a pretty heavy role. Holland has been an absolute life line to Zendaya as she discussed with ET in April.
In April Holland explained to IMDb that he had stopped by the Euphoria set “at least 30 times” during the filming. Zendaya gushes to ET that Holland “supported me through the whole season.” Rue was a very complicated and heavy character to play so it’s nice to know she had somebody there for her the whole time.
Stage #4: A Couple in Love
“I need you to fall in love with me, really, for it to work. So, long game. Probably making a movie with each other—[it] definitely helps when the characters you’re playing are falling in love with one another; you can sort of blur the lines a little bit. That’s kind of where my rizz is at. And I’m, you know, I’m locked up, so I’m happy and in love. So I’ve got no need for rizz.”
Tom Holland to Buzzfeed
However, whoever told this kid he has no rizz is crazy! Holland is the London lad we’re all swooning for regardless of his rizz or lack of!
September 2023: Date With Beyoncé
Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour was where the couple chose to do date night in September. And we have to say, it looked amazing! The two were caught dancing together and honestly, looking adorable as they sang along and had an amazing night.
How romantic! You can really see how much these two adore each other as Holland stares right into Zendaya’s eyes and serenades her!
February 2024: Tom’s Most Rizz Nomination
In February, Zendaya chose to nominate Tom as having the most rizz out of all of the people she knows:
“I don’t know. ‘Rizz’ is short for charisma, right? Everybody’s kind of got their own. I think someone who has beautiful charisma, not in the cast, but I personally—works for me—is Mr. Tom Holland.”
Zendaya to Buzzfeed
Since February is Valentine’s Day, this makes us wonder what Mr. Holland pulled off for his lucky partner for her to say he has rizz!
March 2024: Tennis Date
“I’m lucky that I have someone like Zendaya in my life. It’s interesting being in a romantic relationship with someone that is in the same boat as you.”
Tom Holland to J-14
The Indian Wells open saw the young couple attending with Zendaya choosing a tennis, inspired all white outfit paired with white sneakers and an adorable pleated miniskirt.
They looked pretty serious until Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody came! Then, they started lip syncing and crazy dance moves showing just how fun these two are together!
What’s Next?
“We were both very, very young, but my career was already kind of going, and his changed overnight. One day you’re a kid and you’re at the pub with your friends, and then the next day you’re Spider-Man. I definitely watched his life kind of change in front of him. But he handled it really beautifully.”
Zendaya to Vogue
It’s no secret that Holland’s success was pretty much overnight, thanks to being such a key part of the Avengers franchise. Zendaya spoke out in her cover story in the same way, commending Holland for how well he has handled such a massive amount of fame so quickly.
So, we don’t know what’s coming next. But we know for sure that Zendaya and Tom Holland are too cute not to adore them—separately and together. And speaking about dating, we all deserve to build success and be that cute together with a future partner. Surely, a relationship goal for all of us!
Shelly Standford
