Zendaya Surprises Tom Holland With Sweetest Gift for Final Romeo & Juliet Show

Zendaya arrived at the closing night of Romeo & Juliet in London's West End bearing a gift for her boyfriend Tom Holland, the production's leading actor.

By Corinne Heller Aug 04, 2024 7:17 PM
| Updated Nov 02, 2024 10:36 PM
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Zendaya truly is Tom Holland's biggest fan.

Knowing parting is such sweet sorrow, his girlfriend arrived at the closing night of the West End production of Romeo & Juliet—of which the actor played the lead male role—while bearing a gift. On Aug. 3, Zendaya was photographed walking to London's Duke of York Theatre while carrying a large bouquet of red roses.

The actress—who wore a white tank top under a tan jacket covered in floral appliqués, light denim jeans and brown pumps—had also joined her Spider-Man costar on the opening night of the new production of the Shakespeare play in May and was also spotted at one of his shows the following month.

Zendaya had said earlier this year that she "could not be more proud" of Tom. Speaking to Vogue in an interview published in April, the Dune actress added, "I’m going to try to see as many shows as I possibly can."

The British actor, who had made his major theater debut as a child in Billy Elliot the Musical in 2008 in the West End, starred in Romeo & Juliet opposite leading actress Francesca Amewudah-Rivers.

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The actor, who had made his major theater debut as a child in Billy Elliot the Musical in 2008 in the West End, had starred opposite leading actress Francesca Amewudah-Rivers in Romeo & Juliet, which was directed by Jamie Lloyd.

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Zendaya, 27, and Tom, 28, met on the set of the 2017 movie Spider-Man: Homecoming and first sparked romance rumors in 2021. They have often showed public support for each other's careers.

"I'm lucky that I have someone like Zendaya in my life," Tom told Jason BatemanSean Hayes and Will Arnett on the July 3 episode of their Smartless podcast. "It's interesting being in a romantic relationship with someone that is in the same boat as you."

The Avengers star added, "You can share your experiences and all that sort of stuff—and that's worth its weight in gold."

Look back at Zendaya and Tom's cutest pics together...

July 2016: Comic-Con Fun

Tom Holland and Zendaya shared a laugh during the Marvel panel event at San Diego Comic-Con International 2016 in San Diego, Calif, ahead of the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming.

May 2017: MTV Movie & TV Awards

The Spider-Man: Homecoming stars spoke onstage at the award show in Los Angeles.

June 2017: Promoting in Spain

Tom and Zendaya attended a photo call for Spider-Man: Homecoming in Madrid.

June 2019: Par-tay

The duo appeared at the after-party for the premiere of Spider-Man: Far From Home in Hollywood, Calif.

September 2021: Birthday Shoutout

Months after their romance was confirmed, Tom gushed over his onscreen and offscreen girlfriend.

 

"My MJ, have the happiest of birthdays," he wrote, referring to Zendaya by her character's name, in his Sept. 1 post. "Gimme a call when your up xxx"

December 2021: Back to London

The two attended a photo call for Spider-Man: No Way Home at The Old Sessions House in London.

December 2021: Promoting Spider-Man: No Way Home

Tom and Zendaya spoke during SiriusXM Radio's Town Hall with the cast of Spider-Man: No Way Home in New York City.

December 2021: Spider-Man: No Way Home Premiere in L.A.

The actress, in a custom Valentino gown, and Tom, in a Prada suit, posed for pictures at the premiere of Spider-Man: No Way Home in Los Angeles.

December 2021: Celebrating a Dream Fulfilled

After their third Spider-Man film hit theaters, Zendaya heaped praise over her leading man.

"My Spider-Man, I’m so proud of you," she gushed, "some things never change and good thing @tomholland2013."

February 2022: Taking in a New York Minute

The duo dressed to impress as they enjoyed a belated Valentine's Day night on the town in NYC Feb. 16.

June 2023: Tom's 27th Birthday

Zendaya shared this sweet shot of her boyfriend enjoying the water in honor of his birthday.

June 2023: Tom's "Sexiest" Pic Ever

Tom unveiled this beauty for his 27th birthday, joking on Instagram, "A gift from me to you. I thought I'd share possibly the sexiest picture ever taken of me!" Zendaya was into it, reacting with a heart-eye emoji.

March 2024: Acing a Tennis Date

Zendaya channeled her inner Tashi Duncan ahead of her movie Challengers' release during a tennis outing with Tom and her longtime assistant Darnell Appling at the Men's Final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.

April 2024: All Smiles

The two enjoyed a night out in London.

May 2024: In Fair Verona

Zendaya supported Tom after the debut of his play Romeo and Juliet in London, where the pair were seen holding hands following the show.

October 2024: Bero Launch Party

As Tom debuted his non-alcoholic beer company, Bero, Zendaya was by his side in a coordinating burgundy look.

November 2024: Low Key Date Night

While visiting Zendaya in Newbury, Massachusetts, where Zendaya was filming her movie The Drama, the duo popped out for a pint of Bero.

“I’m heading out to a bar to have my first Bero in the wild,” Tom, wrote on is Instagram story alongside a shot of his longtime girlfriend smiling in the background. “I’ll let you know how it goes.”

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