We have a friendly neighborhood superhero to thank for bringing one of our favorite celebrity couples together. Tom Holland and Zendaya met during the filming of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016, in which Holland played Peter Parker and Zendaya starred as MJ. Despite Holland describing their first meeting as “embarrassing,” the two quickly became friends, which then developed into something more. Turns out the couple is just as fond of the movie as we are, as Holland has revealed they rewatch it together on occasion for a sweet trip down memory lane.
“Zendaya and I will, every now and then, watch Spider-Man 1 and reminisce about being 19 and making those movies again,” Holland told Extra on the red carpet of the 2024 Critics Choice Awards. “It’s such a luxury, such a gift, to be able to sit down and sort of relive your youth and watch those movies. I wouldn’t be the man I am today without that job.”
Tom Holland added that he also enjoys watching his prior work with a more critical lens. “I sometimes think I’m my best critic — I really know what it is that I can do, and sometimes I’ll see something and go, ‘Damn, I really could have pushed more there,'” he shared. (Wouldn’t you love to be a fly on the wall for those movie nights? Can you imagine their couples’ commentary?)
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But even though Holland can look back on his time in the Spidey suit fondly, that doesn’t mean he’s necessarily jumping to make another Spider-Man movie anytime soon. “I feel very protective over Spider-Man. I feel very, very lucky that we were able to work on a franchise that got better with each movie, that got more successful with each movie, which I think is really rare, and I want to protect his legacy,” he explained. “So, I won’t make another one for the sake of making another one. It will have to be worth the while of the character.”
Holland and Zendaya keep their relationship as private as possible, but the actor did make a rare statement about their romantic status after TMZ asked him about a potential split, spurred by Zendaya unfollowing everyone on Instagram, including Holland. “No, absolutely not,” Holland told the outlet. (That’s your sign to breathe, Tomdaya fans.)
