Although the Euphoria star has had dozens of on-screen love pursuits all through her profession, there are far fewer guys who’ve managed to snag the title of Zendaya’s boyfriend in actual life.
Zendaya, for her half, has all the time been notoriously non-public about her relationship life. Whereas the Malcolm & Marie actress has been linked to everybody from co-stars to athletes, it’s very uncommon that followers hear about her love life immediately from her. In her October 2021 British Vogue cowl story, Zendaya performed coy when requested about her present relationship standing and joked concerning the hurdles any would-be suitor must soar over to be able to date her. The Dune star famous that there’s a protracted listing of members of the family who insert themselves into her relationship life—”my dad, my brothers, it’s a complete factor,” she defined, including. “Good luck to whoever needs to take that on.” (I imply, we are able to absolutely consider many who would love the chance).
The multi-hyphenate star additionally opened up about refusing to have her first kiss on digital camera when she starred as Rocky on Shake It Up on the Disney Channel. “I keep in mind being on Shake It Up and being like, ‘I’m not gonna do that,” she informed British Vogue. “I’m going to kiss him on the cheek as a result of I haven’t been kissed but so I don’t need the kiss to be on digital camera.” TBH, she had each proper to attend on her first kiss when she felt prepared for it—and clearly, there have been loads of fortunate dates who’ve had the prospect to lock lips along with her since.
For all the things we learn about who Zendaya’s boyfriend is in 2021—together with each different man she’s reportedly dated all through the years—simply carry on studying under.
Trevor Jackson (2012 – 2016)
Zendaya and Trevor first sparked relationship rumors in 2013 after the Disney Channel alum appeared in a music video for his “Like We Grown” music video. Within the clip, Zendaya portrayed his love curiosity—and the scene clearly left followers speculating that there was one thing extra happening behind the scenes.
The pair addressed the rumors in 2014, with Zendaya telling HipHollywood, “There’s going to be these [rumors] however he’s my greatest pal in the entire world. I really like him to loss of life. That’s all it’s.” Trevor, for his half, additionally denied the relationship rumors on the time: “We be laughing each time we hear it. I can perceive why individuals assume that as a result of we’re actually shut,” he informed the positioning. “However, no she’s simply my pal.”
Years later, nevertheless, Zendaya opened up a couple of secret relationship she had from 2012 to 2016 in an interview with Vogue. Whereas she didn’t identify any names for her “old flame,” the timeline with Trevor definitely provides up.
Odell Beckham Jr. (2016)
Zendaya was briefly linked to NFL participant Odell Beckham Jr. after they had been noticed leaving a celebration collectively in 2016. Her dad, nevertheless, denied any rumors of a relationship between his daughter and the soccer star. “There’s no relationship. We’re simply associates. Whenever you see my daughter out on a date with out me, it’s a relationship,” he informed TMZ on the time, joking that Zendaya’s outing with Beckham Jr. was simply “like an audition” for him to witness.
Jacob Elordi (2019 – 2020)
Zendaya and Jacob Elordi met on the set of HBO’s Euphoria in 2018. The pair had been first romantically linked months after the sequence premiere in August 2019 once they had been noticed vacationing in Greece collectively. In response to a supply who spoke to Us Weekly on the time, “They seemed like they had been getting a little bit cozy.”
The Kissing Sales space star, for his half, downplayed his relationship with Zendaya in an interview with GQ later that 12 months, telling the journal that his HBO co-star was like his “sister.” However by February 2020, the pair had been noticed kissing and searching completely giddy collectively in New York Metropolis. Their romance appeared to fizzle out someday after, as Elordi was quickly linked to his present girlfriend, mannequin Kaia Gerber.
Tom Holland (2017, 2021 – Current)
Zendaya and Tom Holland have sparked romance rumors ever since they met on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016. Hypothesis reached its peak in 2017 in the course of the pair’s promotional tour for the movie, with many assuming that the duo had been secretly an merchandise. Zendaya shut down the rumors on the time, telling Selection, “We’re associates. He’s an ideal dude. He’s actually certainly one of my greatest associates. This previous how[ever] many months, we’ve needed to do press excursions collectively. There’s only a few individuals that can perceive what that’s like at 20 years previous.”
Whereas rumors quieted for just a few years, the Spider-Man co-star reignited talks of romance in July 2021. The pair had been photographed sharing a passionate kiss in Holland’s automobile. The photographs—which you’ll see right here—just about broke the web. A supply who spoke to Folks on the time confirmed the connection, revealing, “They began seeing one another whereas they had been filming Spider-Man. They’ve been tremendous cautious to maintain it non-public and out of the general public eye however they’ve gone on holidays with one another and try to spend as a lot time as potential with each other.”
The insider continued, “They’re each actually formidable they usually problem one another—however, most significantly, they make one another crack up. They appear to have a very related humorousness and love joking round collectively. They’ve nice banter forwards and backwards.”
Whereas Tom and Zendaya have continued to play coy about their relationship, the actress spoke about what she appreciates most about her rumored beau in her November 2021 InStyle interview. “There are various issues, clearly, that I admire,” she informed the journal. “In an actor method, I admire that he actually loves being Spider-Man. It’s plenty of strain—you tackle the function of a superhero wherever you go. To the little child who walks by, you’re Spider-Man. I feel he dealt with that so properly. And seeing him at work, although he’s not a Virgo, he’s a perfectionist.”
In an interview with GQ in 2021, Tom revealed what Zendaya taught him about fame. “Having her in my life was so instrumental to my sanity,” he stated. “She is so good at being the function mannequin for younger guys and ladies. When anybody comes up, like, ‘Can I’ve an image?,’ it’s by no means a foul time. Whereas my preliminary response was: ‘Why are you speaking to me? Go away me alone.’” Tom additionally mentioned the 2021 photograph of him and Zendaya kissing, which he noticed as an invasion of his “privateness.” “One of many downsides of our fame is that privateness isn’t actually in our management anymore, and a second that you simply assume is between two folks that love one another very a lot is now a second that’s shared with all the world,” he stated. “I’ve all the time been actually adamant to maintain my non-public life non-public, as a result of I share a lot of my life with the world anyway,” he says. “We kind of felt robbed of our privateness.”
Zendaya added, “It was fairly unusual and bizarre and complicated and invasive. The equal sentiment [we both share] is simply that while you actually love and care about anyone, some moments or issues, you would like had been your personal.… I feel loving somebody is a sacred factor and a particular factor and one thing that you simply wish to take care of and undergo and expertise and revel in amongst the 2 folks that love one another.”
When requested how he and Zendaya began relationship, Tom informed GQ, “I don’t assume it’s about not being prepared. It’s simply that we didn’t wish to. It’s not a dialog that I can have with out her. You recognize, I respect her an excessive amount of to say… This isn’t my story. It’s our story. And we’ll discuss what it’s after we’re prepared to speak about it collectively.”
As for what Zendaya thinks of Tom, the previous Disney Channel star gushed to GQ about her co-star. “He’s a enjoyable time,” she stated. “Very charismatic, could make anyone really feel comfy and have chuckle and chat. A superb chat—I sound so British.”
Even years later she’s confirmed that the one particular person to rizz her up was her Spider-Man co-star. “I feel somebody who has lovely charisma, not within the Dune solid, however labored for me is Mr. Tom Holland,” she stated in a Buzzfeed pet interview. “I’m extra shy and kinda quiet, so it takes a little bit extra to drag me out of my shell,” she defined. “However he’s nice at simply, like, speaking to individuals and attending to know individuals.”
The Crowded Room actor even acknowledged his rizz sport when making a film with a love curiosity. “I’ve no rizz in anyway. I’ve restricted rizz,” he informed Buzzfeed. “I would like you to fall in love with me, actually, for it to work. So, lengthy sport. Most likely making a film with one another. Undoubtedly helps when the characters you’re enjoying are falling in love with each other—you possibly can kind of blur the strains a little bit bit. That’s sort of the place my rizz is at. And I’m, you already know, I’m locked up, so I’m completely satisfied and in love. So I’ve bought no want for rizz.”
He additionally talked about his relationship with social media after the Euphoria star sends him memes on daily basis on Instagram. “It’s nonstop,” he says. “She sends me an excessive amount of, it’s like, I can’t sustain! I delete my Instagram for days at a time. I obtain it to publish after which I’ve to test my messages, and I’ll have a whole lot and a whole lot and a whole lot of issues from her.”
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