Tom Holland Reveals Why He Will Sometimes Google Girlfriend Zendaya: ‘A Bit of an Anxiety Thing’

Holland and Zendaya met while working on 2017’s 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' and began dating in 2021

Zendaya and Tom Holland at the premiere of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' at the Regency Village and Bruin Theatres in Los Angeles, California on December 13, 2021.
Zendaya and Tom Holland at the premiere of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' at the Regency Village and Bruin Theatres in Los Angeles, California on December 13, 2021. Photo:

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Zendaya is often on Tom Holland’s mind — and his Google.

The Spider-Man actor, 28, revealed that he sometimes Googles his actress girlfriend to “check” to make sure she’s okay.

"The last thing I googled was actually Zendaya,” Holland admitted on Samah Dada’s On The Menu podcast while promoting his new non-alcoholic drink brand Bero. “I’m not on [social media], and I delete it when I’m not using it.” 

“So, sometimes, like, it’s more of a bit of an anxiety thing, but I’ll check to see if everything’s good and to make sure we’re all cool,” he further explained. So I just give her a little Google and look [through] the news, and I’m like, ‘She’s good.' "

Zendaya during a photocall at a press conference for the film "Dune: Part Two" in Seoul; Tom Holland at The 29th Critics' Choice Awards
Zendaya, Tom Holland.

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The extent of Holland's care for Zendaya was on full display at the New York City launch party for his Bero brand on Thursday, Oct. 24.

In a viral clip, the actor could be seen rescuing the Challengers star from fans who swarmed her while asking for autographs, taking her hand and pulling her way from the crowd, asking them to “give us a little bit of space.”

He was also captured on video getting a photographer to move aside and make some room for him and Zendaya as they exited the event and went to their car. 

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The pair, who met while working on 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and began dating in 2021, have kept their relationship relatively private.

Zendaya previously opened up about navigating the balance of maintaining a private relationship in the public eye in an interview with Elle.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 10: Tom Holland and Zendaya attend SiriusXM's Town Hall with the cast of Spider-Man: No Way Home on December 10, 2021 in New York City.
Tom Holland and Zendaya attend SiriusXM's Town Hall with the cast of Spider-Man: No Way Home on December 10, 2021 in New York City.

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“I can’t not be a person and live my life and love the person I love," she told the outlet last year. "You can’t hide. That’s not fun either. I am navigating it more than ever now.”

"It’s about protecting the peace and letting things be your own but also not being afraid to exist," she added.

However, the couple aren’t shy about expressing their feelings for each other and gratitude for how they met. Holland previously told Extra at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards that he and Zendaya often rewatch Spider-Man: Homecoming to "relive" that time in their lives.

"Zendaya and I will, every now and then, watch Spider-Man 1 and reminisce about being 19 and making those movies again," he said. 

"I love those movies, and I love savoring those moments, so I try not to watch them as often as I would maybe like to because it’s so special,” he added. “It's such a luxury, such a gift to be able to sit down and sort of relive your youth.”

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