Who has not heard of Tom Holland or Zendaya? If you don’t, you have been living under a rock for the past several years. Tom is well-liked as the newest Spiderman and is just all-around charming, while Zendaya is absolutely stunning and has a thriving acting and modeling career. And they just so happen to be in the same place at the same time!
Fans are going crazy over the news that the internet’s favorite couple has confirmed their relationship. This announcement comes as a joyful and delightful surprise after YEARS of shipping Tom and Zendaya together on all social media conceivable. So, how did they meet and fall in love, and when did Tom confirm that they were in love? Keep your wits about you; we have got the entire schedule for you.
This relationship has been a long time in the making, ever since this gorgeous couple was first seen together in 2016, on the sets of Spider-Man: Homecoming. The two were seen gushing about how much they liked each other as friends and netizens could smell love in the air and the ‘Tomdaya’ ship was started.
As the year 2017 rolled around, the rumors of them being in a relationship picked up pace as they showed amazing chemistry in the movie and news articles were published because an anonymous ‘close personal source’ said that they had started dating in July of that year. These articles highlighted how good of a fit the two superstars were for each making, making fans root for them more and more with each passing day. However, the two shot down dating rumors and continued to be friends.
In the year 2018, they continued to be extremely close and show affection to each other on Instagram and twitter which only fuelled the fire of the rumor mill and people were gushing over the duo. Almost one out of three reels or edits were about them and their chemistry and fans were having a gala time.
In the years 2019 and 2020, Tom and Zendaya were seen with different people at different times which dampened the Tomdaya ship. So, when Zendaya and her Euphoria co-star Jacob Elordi were pictured together on vacation in Greece in August 2019, it sparked dating rumors of their own.
They never declarde their relationship, but in February 2020, photographers catch Elordi kissing her in New York City. However, by September, he seemed to have moved on to Kaia Gerber. Meanwhile, on July 27, 2020, Holland made his relationship with girlfriend Nadia Parks Instagram-official when he published a snapshot of the actress on Instagram.
But now, it looks like we have come, full circle folks! Earlier this year they were spotted kissing in a car which sent all Tomdaya fans into a frenzy as people wrapped their heads around these two beautiful people finally getting together.
Their public appearances have only increased since then, whether it is in parties thrown by friends or showing affection on social media however, they never officially confirmed their relationship, leaving the fans hanging. The couple has been asked questions about their status again and again and they have managed to dodge it or speak in circles, cryptically mentioning that they are in fact together.
In a recent interview with GQ, Tom opened up about his relationship and the kissing photos and from what he said, it seemed like they were definitely together, just not ready to announce it to the world yet.
However, it looks like the time was right to go public as Tom and Zendaya officially debuted as a couple in the 2021 Ballon D’or award ceremony. It doesn’t get better than going red-carpet official. The stars made their first official red carpet appearance as a couple in images from the annual Ballon D’Or awards.
Holland and Zendaya were photographed while Holland placed his arm around Zendaya’s waist at the ceremony, which honors individual achievements in world football. Naturally, both Spider-Man and general Tomdaya fans have reacted with undeniable glee to the photos of their public union.
But it’s only been a few months since they’ve made their romance more public. While neither star has publicly confirmed their relationship, there have been plenty of clues that they are dating. Fans can totally take these new pictures as proof that they are dating.
This relationship has been a long time in the making and both stars have continuously expressed their need for privacy when it comes to their dating life. Their relationship is probably the most loved ship of the decade and fans continue to pour in love all over Twitter. Well, we can now rest in peace knowing that Tom and Zendaya are together. With many of our favorite start couples breaking up, looks like there is hope for love after all!