Zendaya and Tom Holland tend to avoid the spotlight at Hollywood events or anywhere in public, so it was a rare sight to see them step out for dinner in Los Angeles on Friday night.
The couple were joined by friends, but couldn’t resist putting on a loved-up display any chance they got, clasping hands and beaming ear to ear as they strolled across a parking lot.
At one point, the 29-year-old — who addressed the AI photos of their supposed wedding earlier this week — slipped her arm through Holland’s, and he returned the sweet gesture by placing his hand over hers.
Holland’s feelings for his fiancée were written clearly on his face as he gave her loving side glances now and then.
Zendaya was wearing a black long-sleeved top paired with a flowing pleated white skirt that had a slit going down the side.
Zendaya and Tom Holland tend to avoid the spotlight anywhere in public, so it was a rare sight to see them step out for dinner in Los Angeles on Friday night
The couple were joined by friends and their friends’ children during their evening out
The Euphoria actress, who appeared to be wearing only a gold band on her left ring finger, also wore her dark hair in a bob, a style that has been a recurring favorite of hers in recent years.
Holland, 29, kept it casual in loose trousers, a striped shirt and sneakers, along with a baseball cap and a sweater flung over one shoulder in case it got chilly.
It was the first time the couple had been spotted together since wedding rumors started spreading through the Hollywood community and beyond.
Earlier in the day, Zendaya was seen hitting up the upscale Bvlgari boutique in Beverly Hills with her older half-brother, Austin Stoermer Coleman, looking stylish in the same ensemble she wore to dinner that night.
On that occasion, she was wearing her slim gold band with the huge diamond engagement ring — given to her by her Spider-Man costar.
The $500,000 sparkler, designed by London jeweler Jessica McCormack, caught the light as she left the luxury Rodeo Drive shop in a black SUV.
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, Zendaya addressed the viral AI photos of her and Holland’s ‘wedding’, admitting that ‘many people believed’ the fake shots after her stylist said they had gotten married.
‘Many people have been fooled by them. While I was just out and about in real life, people were like, “Oh my God, your wedding photos are gorgeous,” and I was like, “Babe, they’re AI. They’re not real,”‘ she said.
Zendaya and Holland couldn’t resist putting on a loved-up display any chance they got
The Euphoria actress was beaming ear to ear as she clasped hands with Holland
The pair seemed to be amused by something as they conversed with the children
Zendaya has always tried to maintain a private life outside the Hollywood limelight despite her years as a child star
It was the first time the couple were spotted since wedding rumors started
Zendaya, who was on the show to promote her new movie The Drama opposite Robert Pattinson, said ‘many people’ in her own family were also fooled into thinking they’d tied the knot without getting an invitation.
Still, the brunette beauty remained coy when asked about the headlines generated over their supposed wedding.
‘Really? I haven’t seen any of them,’ Zendaya said.
The speculation that Zendaya and Holland have already tied the knot in a secret ceremony continues to grow.
Liza Colon-Zayas, who costars with the couple in the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day, fueled the rumors by reposting a blurb from Zendaya’s stylist, Law Roach, who claimed his client and Holland married on the sly.
The Emmy-winning actress, whose role in the franchise’s fourth installment has been kept under wraps ahead of the film’s July 31 release, tagged both Zendaya and Holland along with a heart hands emoji.
Colon-Zayas’s social media share came just days after Roach fueled the marriage talk.
On the red carpet at the 2026 Actor Awards, Roach said, ‘The wedding has already happened. You missed it,’ per Access Hollywood.
Those wedding rumors hit fever pitch after AI photos of their supposed wedding went viral
The actress appeared to be wearing only a gold band on her left-ring finger, adding fuel to buzz that they’re already hitched
Zendaya looked relaxed and stylish in a pleated white skirt and long-sleeved black top
Holland kept it casual in loose trousers and striped shirt along with a baseball cap and a sweater flung over one shoulder
Zendaya and her Spider-Man costar got engaged over the holidays in 2024 and remain mum over those persistent rumors that they are already married
When pressed by a reporter, Roach confirmed with a laugh, ‘It’s very true.’
Later that evening, Roach told Entertainment Tonight, ‘The wedding’s over, sorry.’
Zendaya’s mother, Claire Stoermer, responded to the wedding rumors as well.
On March 2, she shared a clip from Roach’s Entertainment Tonight interview on her Instagram Stories and wrote, ‘The laugh….’ along with a face with tears of joy emoji.
Colon-Zayas and Roach’s teasing hints come after fresh marriage speculation erupted in February when Zendaya was spotted wearing a simple gold band underneath her diamond engagement ring while strolling around Beverly Hills.
Zendaya, who also seemingly flashed her gold wedding band in a photo shoot, and Holland continue to remain mum on the subject.
Chatter about the couple’s relationship status first began more than a year earlier at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, where the actress was seen wearing a dazzling diamond on her left-hand ring finger.
A few months later, Holland addressed the rumors in a charming moment during a panel event.
Earlier on Friday, Zendaya stepped out to do some high-end shopping at Bvlgari in Beverly Hills and her older half-brother Austin Stoermer Coleman tagged along
Zendaya was seen leaving the Rodeo Drive shop in a black SUV
On this occasion, she was wearing the $500k sparkler designed by London jeweler Jessica McCormack
When an off-camera reporter referred to the Shake It Up alum as his ‘girlfriend,’ Holland couldn’t help but correct him with a laugh. ‘Fiancée,’ he clarified.
The couple first sparked dating rumors in 2016 when they were cast alongside each other in Spider-Man: Homecoming. At the time, insiders claimed the young costars had grown close during filming, bonding over shared experiences navigating sudden superstardom.
In 2017, reports surfaced that the pair had gone on vacation together, though both were quick to shut down romance claims – Zendaya cheekily tweeting that if they had gone on a trip, she must have forgotten the invite.
Nevertheless, their chemistry during press tours was impossible to ignore. From playful Twitter banter to sweet birthday tributes – including Holland once calling Zendaya ‘Mate’ in a post that fans still reference – speculation simmered for years.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in 2023, Holland explained, ‘Our relationship is something that we are incredibly protective of, and we want to keep as sacred as possible. We don’t think that we owe it to anyone, it’s our thing, and it has nothing to do with our careers,’ he added.
Zendaya has been promoting her new movie The Drama, even stepping in as official witness to a wedding in Las Vegas to create buzz, and Holland is doing his part too.
The English actor took to his Instagram account to post the movie poster showing Zendaya and Pattinson in wedding clothes and urged his followers to go see the film.
‘I honestly couldn’t be more excited for you to see this movie and believe me when I say it’s gonna floor you. Get your tickets now!’ Holland wrote in the caption.
Zendaya’s real-life fiance is doing his part to help promote her upcoming movie The Drama which hits theaters on April 3
Holland took to social media to urge his followers to ‘get your tickets now!’
Despite the marketing ploy, The Drama is not a rom-com or a wedding movie – it’s a black comedy that features a disturbing twist that has reportedly left some early viewers horrified (Zendaya and co-star Robert Pattinson are seen in a still from the flick)
Despite the marketing ploy, The Drama is not a rom-com or a wedding movie. It’s a black comedy that features a disturbing twist that has left some early viewers horrified, according to TMZ.
Insiders who watched early screenings ahead of the film’s April 3 release told the outlet that audiences who were expecting a lighthearted storyline were instead left ‘blindsided’ by the thickening plot.
Several viewers also thought it crossed a line into ‘problematic’ territory, potentially offering a sympathetic look at an unforgivable act.
In the film, produced by A24, Zendaya stars as Emma Harwood, a bookstore clerk from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who is engaged to Pattinson’s character Charlie Thompson, a museum director from London.
A week before their wedding, they decide to play a game with friends, where they all confess the worst thing that they’ve ever done. However, when it’s Zendaya’s turn, she reveals a shocking secret that leaves everyone reeling.
Besides Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Zendaya and Holland are both set to appear in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic The Odyssey, slated for release on July 17.
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