Tom Holland & Zendaya Relationship Timeline: From Spider-Man: Homecoming to Today

Tom Holland and Zendaya quickly became one of Gen-Z’s “It” couples after co-starring together in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man movies.As their characters Peter Parker and M.J.fell in love on screen, fans couldn’t help but notice sparks flying off screen, too.

Over the years, the pair kept their romance mostly private, with Tom once telling The Hollywood Reporter in June 2023, “Our relationship is something that we are incredibly protective of and we want to keep as sacred as possible.We don’t think that we owe it to anyone, it’s our thing, and it has nothing to do with our careers.” Now, after years of speculation and sweet public moments, the couple has taken the next step—they’re officially engaged! From their Marvel beginnings to red carpet appearances and finally a proposal, look back at Zendaya and Tom’s full relationship timeline below.

2016  Zendaya and Tom first met in 2016 when she auditioned for the role of M.J.in Spider Man: Homecoming.

After she was cast, the two quickly became friends once they bonded on set.  2017 After the first Spider-Man film premiered, the Cherry actor and the Greatest Showman actress were seen attending several public events together to promote their MCU movie.During their press tour, the best buds were always smiling and enjoying each other’s company alongside their other co-stars.  In 2017, PEOPLE reported that Tom and Zendaya were secretly dating and vacationed together, which they both vehemently denied.

“Wait wait … my favorite is when it says we go on vacations together HA! I haven’t been on a vacation in years.Hbu @TomHolland1996???” Zendaya tweeted that year, which Tom responded by writing, “Does the press tour count?” Later that year, Zendaya clarified to Variety that she was not dating Tom.

“We are friends,” she noted.“He’s a great dude.

He’s literally one of my best friends.This past how many months we’ve had to do press t...