The Real Reason Tom Holland Isn’t at the Met Gala With Zendaya
It’s one of the biggest moments in her career, so everyone was wondering why Tom Holland wasn’t at the Met Gala with Zendaya. She’s a co-chair alongside Chris Hemsworth, Bad Bunny, and Jennifer Lopez for the 2024 event which was themed Garden of Time.
Unfortunately, Tom’s run as Romeo in Romeo & Juliet at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London opens on May 11. The Met Gala is on May 6, meaning Tom likely won’t be able to make it. There are usually press previews ahead of productions opening to the public. Sorry to disappoint, stans.
He also took to Instagram Stories an hour or so before the red carpet started to show he’d suffered an injury playing golf—a red mark on his forehead. “Whoever said golf isn’t a contact sport is full of shit. You can almost see the dimples,” of the golf ball.
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Tom and Zendaya met in 2016 in on the set of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, where they were cast as love interests Peter Parker and Michelle “MJ” Jones. It was only a matter of time before their on-screen chemistry transcended the Marvel Cinematic Universe, sparking rumors that their connection was more than an act. In 2017, Tom openly confessed that Zendaya was his first-ever celebrity crush during a Spider-Man press junket—but it would take another few years before the pair went public with their relationship.
The romance whispers turned into headlines in July 2021 when paparazzi photos captured the pair locking lips in a car. However, the duo kept their private world tightly under wraps, choosing to reveal their relationship at their own pace. Come September 2021, the duo went Instagram official on Zendaya’s birthday in a heartfelt post shared by Tom. “My MJ, have the happiest of birthdays,” he shared, an affectionate nod to Zendaya’s on-screen persona.
Their private dynamics unfolded occasionally on social media, with Zendaya reciprocating the sweet gesture on Tom’s birthday in June 2022. “Happiest of birthdays to the one who makes me the happiest <3,” she wrote at the time.
Despite their celebrity status, the couple has maintained an air of mystery around their relationship, offering only glimpses in interviews and press junkets. According to an insider who spoke to Us Weekly in June 2023, the pair really do their best to keep their romance “under wraps.”
“Before they began seeing each other, they had both always been very private when it came to their personal lives,” the source said at the time. “It was something that bonded them in the early stages of their relationship because they were both on the same page when it came to avoiding public speculation.”
