Tom Holland Reveals Why He Will Sometimes Google Girlfriend Zendaya: ‘A Bit of an Anxiety Thing’

Mar. 15, 2025

Zendaya and Tom Holland at the premiere of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ at the Regency Village and Bruin Theatres in Los Angeles, California on December 13, 2021.Photo:Michael Buckner/Variety/Penske Media via Getty

Michael Buckner/Variety/Penske Media via Getty

Zendayais often onTom Holland’s mind — and his Google.TheSpider-Manactor, 28, revealed that he sometimes Googles his actress girlfriend to “check” to make sure she’s okay.“The last thing I googled was actually Zendaya,” Holland admitted on Samah Dada’sOn The Menupodcastwhile promoting his newnon-alcoholic drink brand Bero. “I’m not on [social media], and I delete it when I’m not using it.”“So, sometimes, like, it’s more of a bit of an anxiety thing, but I’ll check to see if everything’s good and to make sure we’re all cool,” he further explained. So I just give her a little Google and look [through] the news, and I’m like, ‘She’s good.' “Zendaya, Tom Holland.ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images; Christopher Polk/WWD via Getty ImagesThe extent of Holland’s care for Zendaya was on full display at the New York City launch party for his Bero brand on Thursday, Oct. 24.In aviral clip, the actor could be seen rescuing theChallengersstar from fans who swarmed her while asking for autographs, taking her hand and pulling her way from the crowd, asking them to “give us a little bit of space.”He was also captured on video getting a photographer to move aside and make some room for him and Zendaya as they exited the event and went to their car.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The pair, who met while working on 2017’sSpider-Man: Homecomingand began dating in 2021, have kept their relationship relatively private.Zendaya previously opened up about navigating the balance of maintaining a private relationship in the public eye in an interview withElle.Tom Holland and Zendaya attend SiriusXM’s Town Hall with the cast of Spider-Man: No Way Home on December 10, 2021 in New York City.Cindy Ord/Getty“I can’tnotbe a person and live my life and love the person I love,” she told the outlet last year. “You can’t hide. That’s not fun either. I am navigating it more than ever now.”“It’s about protecting the peaceand letting things be your own but also not being afraid to exist,” she added.However, the couple aren’t shy about expressing their feelings for each other and gratitude for how they met. Holland previously toldExtraat the 2024Critics Choice Awardsthat he and Zendaya often rewatchSpider-Man: Homecomingto “relive” that time in their lives.“Zendaya and I will, every now and then, watchSpider-Man 1and reminisce about being 19 and making those movies again,” he said.“I love those movies, andI love savoring those moments, so I try not to watch them as often as I would maybe like to because it’s so special,” he added. “It’s such a luxury, such a gift to be able to sit down and sort of relive your youth.”

Zendayais often onTom Holland’s mind — and his Google.

TheSpider-Manactor, 28, revealed that he sometimes Googles his actress girlfriend to “check” to make sure she’s okay.

“The last thing I googled was actually Zendaya,” Holland admitted on Samah Dada’sOn The Menupodcastwhile promoting his newnon-alcoholic drink brand Bero. “I’m not on [social media], and I delete it when I’m not using it.”

“So, sometimes, like, it’s more of a bit of an anxiety thing, but I’ll check to see if everything’s good and to make sure we’re all cool,” he further explained. So I just give her a little Google and look [through] the news, and I’m like, ‘She’s good.' "

Zendaya, Tom Holland.ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images; Christopher Polk/WWD via Getty Images

ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images; Christopher Polk/WWD via Getty Images

The extent of Holland’s care for Zendaya was on full display at the New York City launch party for his Bero brand on Thursday, Oct. 24.

In aviral clip, the actor could be seen rescuing theChallengersstar from fans who swarmed her while asking for autographs, taking her hand and pulling her way from the crowd, asking them to “give us a little bit of space.”

He was also captured on video getting a photographer to move aside and make some room for him and Zendaya as they exited the event and went to their car.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

The pair, who met while working on 2017’sSpider-Man: Homecomingand began dating in 2021, have kept their relationship relatively private.

Zendaya previously opened up about navigating the balance of maintaining a private relationship in the public eye in an interview withElle.

Tom Holland and Zendaya attend SiriusXM’s Town Hall with the cast of Spider-Man: No Way Home on December 10, 2021 in New York City.Cindy Ord/Getty

Cindy Ord/Getty

“I can’tnotbe a person and live my life and love the person I love,” she told the outlet last year. “You can’t hide. That’s not fun either. I am navigating it more than ever now.”

“It’s about protecting the peaceand letting things be your own but also not being afraid to exist,” she added.

However, the couple aren’t shy about expressing their feelings for each other and gratitude for how they met. Holland previously toldExtraat the 2024Critics Choice Awardsthat he and Zendaya often rewatchSpider-Man: Homecomingto “relive” that time in their lives.

“Zendaya and I will, every now and then, watchSpider-Man 1and reminisce about being 19 and making those movies again,” he said.

“I love those movies, andI love savoring those moments, so I try not to watch them as often as I would maybe like to because it’s so special,” he added. “It’s such a luxury, such a gift to be able to sit down and sort of relive your youth.”

source: people.com