Tom Holland Says He's 'Essentially Naked' in Spider-Man Suit: 'It's So Skin Tight'

Mar. 15, 2025

WhenTom Hollandputs on his Spider-Man suit, it’s pretty much like being in his birthday suit.That’s because the Spidey suit leaves very little to the imagination, according to the actor.“Essentially I’m naked in those movies because [the suit is] so skin tight,” Holland toldKelly RipaandMark Consueloson the Oct. 23 episode ofLive with Kelly and Mark. “It’s intense. There’s no better reason to get in shape than being in a movie that everyone else is going to watch, so I love it. I really enjoy it. I find it to be one of my favorite aspects of making those films. It’s really fun to get into shape for a job. I think it’s really cool.“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.Holland, 28, who appeared on the show to promote his new nonalcoholic beer Bero, also said that he loves meeting kids while he’s in the suit and seeing the wonder on their faces — especially when he can trick them with his accent.“My accent really confuses them,” he said. “So then I’ll try, in the moment [to] figure out, ‘Should I slip into my American accent and talk to them like this, or shall I do my English thing?’ But I love it. I love meeting little kids like that.“Tom Holland as Spider-Man.Matt Kennedy/Sony Pictures Releasing/Marvel Entertainment/Courtesy Everett CollectionThe PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!On the Oct. 22 episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,Holland revealed the plans are underway for his fourth turn as Spider-Man.“Next summer, we start shooting. Everything’s good to go. We’re nearly there,” he told hostJimmy Fallon. The two also joked about Holland’s last visit to the show, during COVID, when the actor was promoting the third film,Spider-Man: No Way Home, where he told the host that the famous cameo with previous Spider-Man actorsAndrew GarfieldandTobey Maguirewas nothing but an internet myth.Fallon played Holland the clip of his last appearance, where Holland fibbed about the cameo, saying it wasn’t happening, while the audience laughed about the lie.“I’d just like to add, though, that I did say, ‘At the moment,'” Holland said to Fallon. “So I didn’t technically lie. Albeit I had just come from set with Tobey and Andrew.”Fallon then showed a screenshot of the famous scene with the three Spider-Men with their suits on and masks off all together at the movie’s climax.

WhenTom Hollandputs on his Spider-Man suit, it’s pretty much like being in his birthday suit.

That’s because the Spidey suit leaves very little to the imagination, according to the actor.

“Essentially I’m naked in those movies because [the suit is] so skin tight,” Holland toldKelly RipaandMark Consueloson the Oct. 23 episode ofLive with Kelly and Mark. “It’s intense. There’s no better reason to get in shape than being in a movie that everyone else is going to watch, so I love it. I really enjoy it. I find it to be one of my favorite aspects of making those films. It’s really fun to get into shape for a job. I think it’s really cool.”

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Holland, 28, who appeared on the show to promote his new nonalcoholic beer Bero, also said that he loves meeting kids while he’s in the suit and seeing the wonder on their faces — especially when he can trick them with his accent.

“My accent really confuses them,” he said. “So then I’ll try, in the moment [to] figure out, ‘Should I slip into my American accent and talk to them like this, or shall I do my English thing?’ But I love it. I love meeting little kids like that.”

Tom Holland as Spider-Man.Matt Kennedy/Sony Pictures Releasing/Marvel Entertainment/Courtesy Everett Collection

Matt Kennedy/Sony Pictures Releasing/Marvel Entertainment/Courtesy Everett Collection

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On the Oct. 22 episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,Holland revealed the plans are underway for his fourth turn as Spider-Man.

“Next summer, we start shooting. Everything’s good to go. We’re nearly there,” he told hostJimmy Fallon. The two also joked about Holland’s last visit to the show, during COVID, when the actor was promoting the third film,Spider-Man: No Way Home, where he told the host that the famous cameo with previous Spider-Man actorsAndrew GarfieldandTobey Maguirewas nothing but an internet myth.

Fallon played Holland the clip of his last appearance, where Holland fibbed about the cameo, saying it wasn’t happening, while the audience laughed about the lie.

“I’d just like to add, though, that I did say, ‘At the moment,'” Holland said to Fallon. “So I didn’t technically lie. Albeit I had just come from set with Tobey and Andrew.”

Fallon then showed a screenshot of the famous scene with the three Spider-Men with their suits on and masks off all together at the movie’s climax.

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