Spider-Man: HomecomingĀ resulted in something more personal: a relationship with his co-star Zendaya, who plays classmate Michelle Jones-Watson, later revealed as MJ, traditionally the long-time love interest of Peter Parker. Even with that on-screen parallel, the pair did a pretty good job of keeping a low profile for a few years until paparazzi photos of them together kissing in a car were published in the summer of 2021. Later that year, in September, Holland posted a photo of Zendaya on her 25th birthday with the caption: āMy MJā. Thereās little movie-star reticence to mentioning his relationship today: Holland brings her up before I do, and refers to her as āZeeā (I do not do this).
āOur business can present very stressful situations and itās really nice to have a bedrock of a relationship that will stand the test of time,ā Holland says. āWe can support each other in ways that only we can, because only we understand really what itās like to live this life, and I think that is such a luxury, because I just donāt understand how I would be able to have anything like that with anyone else. So, for me, I found my person. Sheās my best friend, and Iām the happiest I ever have been when Iām with her, but I also have never felt so supported and safe, ever. Period.ā
After rumours that their wedding had taken place earlier this year ā thanks to a red-carpet comment from Zendayaās stylist Law Roach ā photos circulated from the ceremony. Zendaya is wearing a lace veil, Holland is popping a bottle of MoĆ«t. They appear to be at Lake Como. The photos amassed more than 10 million likes. It looks like a gorgeous day.
Except, the images were AI-generated. Holland saw the funny side of it, though his granny thought she hadnāt been invited. We have a conversation about AI for a little while ā about how scary it is, about how eerily realistic images can be ā before I ask whether he had to send out messages to any other family members. Thereās a long pause (six seconds, to be exact) before Holland replies: āNo, because they were all there.ā
I tell him that I did not realise that the wedding had happened already. āThatās all youāll get on that,ā he says. Itās the firmest Holland has been so far in our conversation, and so we move on.
Actually, we go back to the start, just quickly. What were Hollandās first impressions of Zendaya? āObviously, I was super excited at the prospect of working with her and getting to know her,ā he says. āShe smashed her audition out the park and got the part before sheād even left the room. I remember when she closed the door to leave, [producer] Amy Pascal was immediately like, āWell, sheās getting the job.āā
As we finish, I ask what he would like the next decade of his life to look like. I suspect I already know the answer. āProbably,ā he says, taking the smallest of beats, āsomething thatās very similar to the last 10 years, to be honest.ā
From Tomdaya 1.0 to the marriage talk. ^^
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