{"id":6253,"date":"2026-06-21T00:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T00:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/zendaya-reveals-moment-she-fell-hard-for-tom-holland\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T00:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T00:24:12","slug":"zendaya-reveals-moment-she-fell-hard-for-tom-holland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/zendaya-reveals-moment-she-fell-hard-for-tom-holland\/","title":{"rendered":"Zendaya reveals moment she &#8216;fell hard&#8217; for Tom Holland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131695515.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A source has divulged that Tom Holland\u2019s viral performance of \u201cUmbrella\u201d was the exact moment  Zendaya became \u201csmitten\u201d with her now-husband. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cEuphoria\u201d actress was said to have fallen \u201chard for\u201d Holland after witnessing his fishnet-clad, rain-soaked 2017 drag performance of Rihanna\u2019s \u201cUmbrella\u201d during an episode of \u201cLip Sync Battle,\u201d according to a source for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15916395\/Zendaya-reveals-fell-husband-Tom-Holland-seeing-swap-Spider-Man-outfit-leather-shorts-fishnets-drag-performance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the Mail on Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The insider reportedly told the newspaper that the daring performance \u2014 complete with fireworks \u2014 \u201csealed the deal\u201d for the \u201cGreatest Showman\u201d star, 29. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just sexy but it shows how amazingly talented he is,\u201d the source told the outlet. \u201cIt takes a lot of confidence for a straight guy to pull off drag.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>A source revealed that Zendaya \u201cfell hard\u201d for Tom Holland during his viral \u201cLip Sync Battle\u201d performance of Rihanna\u2019s \u201cUmbrella,\u201d as seen above. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The lip-sync \u201csealed the deal\u201d for the \u201cEuphoria\u201d star, they told the Mail on Sunday.  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>During the performance \u2014 which has since gone viral \u2014 the \u201cDune\u201d actress could be seen gaping and laughing in disbelief as Holland performed sultry choreography in black frilly shorts and a latex corset top. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he was announced as Spider\u2013Man, people were taken aback because he\u2019s slightly wimpy,\u201d the source told the outlet. \u201cBut what he lacks in stature he more than makes up for in talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They added of the famous moment, \u201cYou can see the shock on her face but then the admiration. I\u2019m sure it\u2019s something they will show their kids one day.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cIt takes a lot of confidence for a straight guy to pull off drag,\u201d the insider told the outlet.  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The source said the performance \u201cshows how amazingly talented he is.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The report emerged just days after the \u201cSpider Man: Far From Home\u201d actor, 30, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/tom-holland-confirms-secret-wedding-to-zendaya\/\">confirmed he and Zendaya<\/a> are husband and wife after months of speculation. <\/p>\n<p>During an interview with Esquire published Tuesday,\u00a0the \u201cAvengers: Endgame\u201d actor was asked if he had to clarify to family that <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/17\/celebrity-news\/zendaya-finally-addresses-tom-holland-marriage-rumors-ai-wedding-photo-confusion\/\">AI photos of them at a wedding celebration<\/a> were bogus. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, because they were all there,\u201d Holland said, adding, \u201cThat\u2019s all you\u2019ll get on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holland made no secret of the fact that marriage to the Emmy winner has been good to him. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holland confirmed he secretly married Zendaya in an Esquire interview published June 16. They\u2019re seen here in a 2023 social media upload.  <span class=\"credit\">zendaya\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Zendaya, seen here in March in Paris, first sparked marriage rumors in February by wearing a simple gold band.  <span class=\"credit\">WWD via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s my best friend, and I\u2019m the happiest I have ever been when I\u2019m with her,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cBut I have also never felt so supported and safe, ever. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The power couple was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/zendaya-tom-holland-relationship-timeline-history\/\">first romantically linked<\/a>\u00a0back in 2017 amid filming of \u201cSpider-Man: Homecoming,\u201d though they\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/07\/02\/zendaya-tom-holland-confirm-theyre-dating-with-kiss-pics\/\">didn\u2019t go public<\/a>\u00a0until years later, in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Zendaya set the rumor mill on fire by <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/20\/celebrity-news\/zendaya-sparks-marriage-rumors-with-tom-holland-after-being-seen-wearing-a-gold-band\/\">wearing a simple gold band instead<\/a> of her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/06\/style\/zendaya-engagement-ring-tom-holland-details\/\">multi-carat engagement ring<\/a> during an outing in Beverly Hills. <\/p>\n<p>Her stylist Law Roach, subsequently told \u201cAccess Hollywood\u201d at the SAG Actor Awards in March <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/01\/celebrity-news\/zendaya-and-tom-holland-secretly-married-stylist-law-roach-reveals-at-sag-actor-awards-2026\/\">that \u201cThe wedding has already happened<\/a>,\u201d adding, \u201cYou missed it. It\u2019s very true.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/20\/celebrity-news\/zendaya-reveals-moment-she-fell-hard-for-tom-holland\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A source has divulged that Tom Holland\u2019s viral performance of \u201cUmbrella\u201d was the exact moment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/131695515.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}