A Brief History of Zendaya and Tom Holland Flirting Publicly – The Cut

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It is absolutely none of our business whether professional cuties Tom Holland and Zendaya are in a romantic relationship. Still, any time they are together, its hard not to anxiously await a little bit of their public flirtation. Take, for instance, the pictures from the Spider-Man: No Way Home premiere on December 13. Zendayas hand on his chest! Toms hand around her back! Sure seems romantic to those of us desperate to aw at any and all Tom-daya content.

Neither Zendaya nor Holland has actually confirmed (or denied!!!) their relationship. And its unlikely that they will given their privacy with previous relationships. With that in mind, here is a timeline of their rumored dating history. Please speculate accordingly.

Zendaya and Holland meet on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming. At the time, Holland tells People, We are like the best of friends. Shes so great and amazing. He adds that hes a little worried about dealing with fame, but says, Zendaya is super famous and shes been through this and I just call her up and say, How do I manage being famous? Im very glad I have a friend like her. A friend, hmm? Well see about that!

Shortly after their now-world-renowned episode of Lip Sync Battle, an unnamed source tells People that Zendaya and Holland are dating! Huzzah! Theyve been super careful to keep it private and out of the public eye, the source claims, but theyve gone on vacations with each other and try and spend as much time as possible with one another. They also assert that Holland is practically moved into Zendayas new L.A. mansion.

Then, Zendaya and Holland swiftly set the record straight: No, they are not dating. Despair! In fact, Zendaya tweets that she hasnt taken a vacation in years, let alone with her Spider-Man co-star. The next month, Zendaya speaks out about the dating rumors saying, It happens all the time, and of course we expected it I mean, it comes with the territory. It comes with the job, so its all good.

Aside from Holland posting a picture of Zendaya at the 2018 Met Gala, rumors about their relationship have gone all but silent. And who among us hasnt tweeted a picture of Zendaya with the caption, All hail the queen?

In 2019, Zendaya is rumored to be dating her Euphoria co-star, tall boy Jacob Elordi. Theyre seen together in Greece. In early 2020, hes seen giving her a little kiss. Then, in October 2020, Elordi is reportedly dating model Kaia Gerber. (It appears they have since split.)

Meanwhile, Holland is reportedly dating actress Nadia Parkes. In May 2020, a source close to the pair tells the Daily Mail that the two have spent lockdown together in Hollands home in London. In July 2020, he posts a picture of her on Instagram, further fueling dating rumors.

July 1: To some, a normal Thursday. To others, the day that Those Pictures of Zendaya and Holland making out in a car were taken. Around this time, Page Six also shares photos of Holland hanging out with Zendaya and her mom.

August 22: Zendaya and Holland are pictured at a friends wedding looking very date-y.

September 1: Two words: My MJ. In honor of Zendayas birthday, Holland posts a picture of the two of them on-set, writing, Gimme a call when your up xxx. Three Xs!

September 11: Zendaya posts pictures from the Venice Film Festival where she wore that devastating leather Balmain dress. Holland comments three fire emoji. His comment currently has over 68,000 likes.

October 19: Holland posts a picture of Zendaya from the Dune red carpet, simply captioned Dune with a heart-eyes emoji.

October 20: Zendaya and her Dune co-star Timothe Chalamet are interviewed by BuzzFeed. Chalamet is asked who Zendayas biggest crush is, and he replies, Easy, Tom Holland! Zendaya giggles. This is as close to dating confirmation as weve gotten thus far.

November 9: In an interview with Total Film, Holland says hes very happy and in love, though he doesnt mention anyone by name.

November 17: GQ publishes an interview with Holland in which he talks about his relationship with Zendaya in the most candid way to date. One of the downsides of our fame is that privacy isnt really in our control anymore, and a moment that you think is between two people that love each other very much is now a moment that is shared with the entire world, Holland said, referring to the aforementioned car pictures. Ive always been really adamant to keep my private life private, because I share so much of my life with the world anyway, he said. We sort of felt robbed of our privacy. When asked whether he felt they werent ready to share their relationship, Holland said, I dont think its about not being ready. Its just that we didnt want to.

Which brings us to now. At the December 13 premiere of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Zendaya and Holland are photographed together, as youd expect. Holland even stops an interview to watch Zendaya arrive on the red carpet.

So, are they together together? The world may never know for sure! But, with all due respect to their privacy, well take any and all Tom-daya content we can get.

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