Zendaya and Tom Holland Are Engaged

“They got to know each other while on set,” an insider shared in July 2017. “They became friends and started getting romantic a few months ago. They both are such great people. It’s cool they got together. Everyone gets along with them.”

Nonetheless, Tom and Zendaya, both 28, denied the ongoing rumors, explaining in later interviews that they were just “friends” and continuously poked fun at the notion with jokes on social media.

But fast forward four years later, and their on-screen chemistry became, of course, undeniable in real life.

And although the couple managed to keep the details of their romance private, Zendaya herself didn’t miss the opportunity to gush over what she “appreciated” the most about the on-screen superhero.

“In an actor way, I appreciate that he really loves being Spider-Man,” she told InStyle in October 2021. “It’s a lot of pressure—you take on the role of a superhero wherever you go. To the little kid who walks by, you are Spider-Man. I think he handled that so well.”

In fact, she remembers taking in all the action up close while playing MJ.

“Our director allowed me to come in every day [of the shoot],” she explained. “And it was cool to see how he cares so much about his work and making it right. I watched him do a fight scene all day, which is exhausting. He’d do a move, come back to the monitors, watch it, and say, ‘I can do that better.’ I’d be like, ‘Dude, you got it.’ But he wants us to be perfect, and I really appreciate that.”

But what the actress also appreciates about him, as she noted, is that Tom is a “fun time.”

“Very charismatic,” she added. “[He] can make anybody feel comfortable and have a good laugh and a good chat.”