Tom Holland and Zendaya Are Attached at the Web! See the ’Spider-Man’ Costars’ Relationship Timeline

June 2016

The pair officially began filming Spider-Man: Homecoming three months after Zendaya was cast for her role as MJ. She and Tom met during this time, starting as friends. 

May 2017

After meeting on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Tom and Zendaya maintained a close friendship throughout 2017. Zendaya frequently referred to him as a friend.

June 2017

The two actors regularly attended events to promote their first Spider-Man film together, developing a solid bond as pals. They even made a fun appearance on the show Lip Sync Battle, with Zendaya performing Bruno Mars’ “24k Magic” and Tom closing out the now-iconic episode with Rihanna’s “Umbrella.” He even briefly approached Zendaya during his performance, playfully dancing in front her. 

June 2017

After attending a photocall for their first film together, Zendaya tweeted about her then-buddy when Tom made a noticeable motion toward her on the red carpet when cameras were flashing. “Everyone deserves a hype man like @tomholland1996,” she wrote via Twitter in June. 
Once the first movie premiered, the actors denied romance rumors, with Zendaya telling Entertainment Tonight that summer, “It happens all the time, and we expected it … It comes with the job. So, it’s all good.” 

June 2019

After rumors spread of them dating in 2018, it’s safe to say the duo remained friends in 2019 since Tom was seen hanging out with Olivia Bolton, whereas Zendaya was spotted with Jacob Elordi. 

June 2019

The Uncharted actor and the Dune actress’ characters Peter and MJ shared their first kiss at the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home, which sent fans buzzing about the actors’ real-life relationship status. 

July 2021

At long last, Tom and Zendaya confirmed they were dating a few months after being spotted kissing in a car. After Tom called her “My MJ” on Instagram, the pair appeared smitten with each other at a Spider-Man: No Way Home red carpet event in December. 

September 2021

The former Billy Elliot star called the Greatest Showman actress “My MJ” in a sweet Instagram birthday tribute. 
“Have the happiest of birthdays,” Tom captioned his September 1 post, featuring a selfie of the two of them together with Tom wearing his Spider-Man costume. “Gimme a call when [you’re] up,” he wrote at the time. Zendaya commented, “Calling now” with a heart emoji in response. 

November 2021 

Tom addressed the photos of he and Zendaya kissing in a car over July in an interview with GQ. “We sort of felt robbed of our privacy,” he said. 
However, he still briefly gushed about his girlfriend and how she helped him adjust to fame. “Having her in my life was so instrumental to my sanity,” the Chaos Walking star added. “She is so good at being the role model for young guys and girls. When anyone comes up like, ‘Can I have a picture?’ it’s never a bad time, whereas my initial reaction was, ‘Why are you talking to me? Leave me alone.’” 

December 2021

Shortly Zendaya formally dubbed Tom “My Spider-Man” on her Instagram account, the two looked happy together at another premiere night for their third Spidey movie. 

January 2022

Tom uploaded two sexy pictures of himself from his Prada campaign to Instagram and Zendaya commented with several heart eye emojis. 

September 2022

*Very* rare public spotting! Zendaya celebrated her 26th birthday at an Italian hotspot in NYC with Tom, her mother, Claire, and Euphoria costar Hunter Schafer.

November 2022

Rumors swirled after the pair was spotted together. Although Tom and Zendaya didn’t comment on the speculation, Zendaya’s mom shared a cryptic post seemingly in response to the chatter a few days later.

“Clickbait typically refers to the practice of writing sensationalized or misleading headlines in order to attract clicks on a piece of content,” Zendaya’s mom shared via Instagram Stories. “It often relies on exaggerating claims or leaving out key information in order to encourage traffic. The term is generally used in a dismissive sense.”

March 2023

Zendaya showed her commitment to Tom when she wore a gold ring with his initials “TH” engraved in cursive lettering while getting a pink manicure.

June 2023

Tom gave fans another rare glimpse inside their relationship and shared how understanding Zendaya is. The actor underwent a physical transformation for his lead role in the show The Crowded Room and his leading lady was a good sport about it.

“I would come home from work and I would see myself in the mirror and I would see him,” Tom told Radio Times, while explaining ​how his character took over his mental state. “So, it did take a while to figure out how to put him to bed and wake Tom up and get on with my life and be myself. But I figured it out and was very happy and healthy.”

He continued, “And also I had the bangs. Bless Zendaya, she had a lot to put up with, with me looking like that for 10 months. It was rough.”

June 2023

In a BuzzFeed video, Tom revealed that he has “limited rizz” when it comes to dating. Instead, he said he likes to play the “long game” with flirting and basically shared how he and Zendaya came to be.

“I need you to fall in love with me, really, for it to work. Long game, probably making a movie with each other. 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,” he said.

However, Tom added that he’s “locked up” and “happily in love,” so he has “no need for rizz” anymore. He also said Zendaya was his childhood crush!

July 2023

Tom spoke fondly of his relationship with Zendaya in an interview with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett on the “Smartless” podcast.

“I’m lucky that I have someone like Zendaya in my life,” he said. “It’s interesting being in a romantic relationship with someone that is in the same boat as you. You can share your experiences and all that sort of stuff — and that’s worth its weight in gold.”

January 2024

Zendaya started off the new year by cleaning up her Instagram account, unfollowing everyone — including Tom. This made many fans fear that she and Tom split. While Zendaya didn’t address her cleanse, Tom eased concerns by telling TMZ they were “absolutely not” broken up. Phew!