Zendaya hails husband Tom Holland’s devotion to Spider-Man: ‘He cares so much’

By Lauren Del Fabbro, Press Association Entertainment Reporter

Zendaya has said she admires husband Tom Holland and praised the actor for caring so much about the impact Spider-Man has on fans: “The person wearing the suit is a good person and cares”.

The Dune actress, 29, stars as Michelle Jones-Watson, better known as ‘MJ’, the love interest of Holland’s Peter Parker in the Spider-Man franchise.

She reprised her role in the latest iteration of the blockbuster, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which takes place four years after the events of 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home where a spell was cast to make the world forget the web-slinging superhero’s real identity in order to save the universe.

Speaking at the London premiere, the actress, who met Holland, 30, on the set of their first film in the franchise, said she has loved seeing him “grow into such a leadership position” after the actor stepped into the writers’ room for the first time and helped shape some of the story.

Zendaya told the Press Association: “I admire many things about him.

“Off camera, I would say watching him grow into such a leadership position on this film and really take control in such a beautiful, creative way.

“I think he cares so much about Peter Parker and the character, and you can really see that.

“I love the way that he extends that outside of his everyday life because little kids don’t know that he’s not Spider-Man and I think he wears that with pride.

“It’s nice to know that the person wearing the suit is a good person and cares. So yeah, I love that side too.”

Zendaya also praised Holland for his ability to create such a “dynamic character”.

She added: “I think, as an actor, his ability to create such physicality with the character, I think people don’t understand how difficult it is to have the physicality of Peter Parker inside Spider-Man while your face is covered.

“I just think he’s so talented.”

Zendaya has become known for ‘method dressing’ – walking the red carpet in outfits that reflect the film she’s starring in – and attended the London event in a shimmering ivory gown which featured glittery threads mimicking the strands of a spider’s web.

A golden spider brooch sat at the base of her spine and mirrored a similar piece of jewellery that clung to the knot of husband’s tie.

The couple met in 2017 on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming and have gone on to act opposite one another in 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home and 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home.

They also starred together in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which was released earlier this month.