Tom Holland & Zendaya: The Real Timeline Of Their Relationship

2016 — They met on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming

Zendaya was cast as MJ opposite Tom Holland's Peter Parker in 2016, and the two grew close while filming Spider-Man: Homecoming. Holland has since said he fell for her almost immediately — though publicly, both played it as just a friendship for years.

2017–2020 — Years of dating rumors, always deflected

As Homecoming and Far From Home rolled out, tabloids repeatedly reported the two were secretly a couple. People magazine reported in 2017 that they'd started seeing each other during filming but were being "super careful to keep it private." Both routinely waved off the rumors in interviews for the next few years.

July 2021 — Paparazzi photos finally confirmed it

Photos surfaced of the couple kissing in a car after dinner in Los Angeles, effectively confirming the relationship publicly for the first time — just months before Spider-Man: No Way Home, in which their characters' romance is a central plot point, hit theaters.

2023 — Zendaya moved into Tom's London home

Holland bought a six-bedroom house in Richmond, southwest London, back in 2018 and spent years renovating it. The renovations wrapped in 2023, around the time Zendaya is understood to have moved in, splitting her time between London and Los Angeles while filming Challengers and Dune: Part Two.

January 2025 — The engagement ring showed up at the Golden Globes

Neither of them confirmed anything directly, but Zendaya arrived at the 2025 Golden Globes wearing a 5-carat diamond ring on that finger. Reports at the time cited sources saying Holland had proposed over the holidays; her longtime stylist, Law Roach, later told red carpet reporters the wedding had "already happened."

June 2026 — Tom Holland confirmed they got married

After months of speculation — and a wave of AI-generated fake wedding photos Zendaya had to publicly debunk on Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Holland confirmed the marriage in an Esquire interview, saying family "were all there" on the day. Don't expect real photos: the couple has kept the wedding itself completely private.