Tom Holland Is ‘Proud’ to Call Zendaya His Girlfriend After Keeping Romance Private: He ‘Wants the World to Know’

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Tom Holland is more than happy to gush about his sweet romance with Zendaya after years of keeping things low-key.“Zendaya and Tom really did their best to keep their romance under wraps when they first started dating,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly of the Marvel costars. “Before they began seeing each other, they had both always been very private when it came to their personal lives.

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.”Their relationship was something both actors “preferred to keep to themselves” given their lives in the public eye, the insider notes — until now. “That has shifted over time and they acknowledge that everyone knows they’re together,” the source tells Us. “So Tom is proud to call Zendaya his girlfriend and express how much he loves her because he wants the world to know.”Over the past month, Holland, 27, has shared new insight into his connection with the Golden Globe winner, 26. “I fixed my girlfriend’s door once really early on in our relationship,” Holland revealed in a June 23 interview with Unilad.While his relationship with Zendaya didn’t go public until July 2021 — the twosome were photographed kissing in a car — fans were quick to point out that Holland’s carpentry comment was similar to one he made during a December 2019 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

At the time, he told host Jimmy Kimmel that he “fixed a friend’s door once” but did not specify who the friend was, leading many to speculate it was Zendaya.Though they initially remained out of the spotlight, the lovebirds have been spotted together in various places over the past few months, including spending a