Tom Holland and Zendaya’s Relationship Timeline: From Co-Stars to Newly Engaged Couple
What’s up with Spider-Man actors getting together with their love interests IRL? Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst dated from 2001 until 2002, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone broke up in 2015 after four years of dating, and Tom Holland and Zendaya have been in a relationship in 2021. And now, “Tomdaya” is heading down the aisle.
Tom Holland and Zendaya’s Relationship Timeline
July 2016
Holland and Zendaya were cast as Spider-Man and Michelle (later on in the movie we found out she is indeed “MJ,” Michelle Jones-Watson) for Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man reboot, per Deadline. Spider-Man: Homecoming began production in July 2016 and was released in July 2017.
2017
The pair were plagued with dating rumors, particularly of the two of them vacationing together. The co-stars joked about it on Twitter.
2019-2020
Zendaya was reported to be dating her Euphoria co-star Jacob Elordi and according to Harpers Bazaar they were “inseparable” while Tom Holland quarantined with his girlfriend, British actress Nadia Parkes, per Daily Mail.
July 2021
The two were snapped kissing inside a car while stopped at a red light in L.A. as reported by Page Six. The pair was also seen emerging from Zendaya’s mother’s house. It seemed to be serious early on if Holland was already meeting Zendaya’s mom.
September 2021
Tom Holland made the relationship Instagram official by greeting Zendaya on her birthday and calling her “My Mj.” Swoon!
December 2022
Engagement rumors started circulating after a website posted a tweet about the two. While the couple didn’t address the rumor, Z’s mother shut it down by sharing the definition of clickbait on her Instagram stories. We’re living for Momma throwing shade at the page!
March 2023
The couple was known to be strict about keeping their private lives private. However, they let their guards down and enjoyed an afternoon of getting coffee and groceries in London as published by the Daily Mail.
June 2023
In an interview with BuzzFeed, Holland admitted he’s “happy and in love.” When asked about his “rizz” or charisma, Holland said, “I have no rizz whatsoever. I have limited rizz. I need you to fall in love with me, really, for it to work. So, 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,” cheekily referring to how he and Zendaya fell in love. “That’s kind of where my rizz is at. And I’m, you know, I’m locked up, so I’m happy and in love. So I’ve got no need for rizz.”
January 5, 2025
Zendaya debuted a ring on that finger. The internet went wild, and news outlets began reporting on the pair’s engagement. TMZ reported that the proposal happened during the holidays at one of Zendaya’s family homes. The proposal wasn’t over-the-top; it was low-key and just between the two. The pair was reportedly not rushing to plan the wedding, as they still had many projects and work commitments to attend to first.
