Zendaya’s Mom Seemingly Reacts to Tom Holland Engagement
- Zendaya’s mom, Claire Stoermer, shared a post on Instagram about clickbait.
- Her post was shared amid unverified reports that Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged.
- The stars met through the “Spider-Man” franchise and have been publicly dating since July 2021.
Zendaya’s mom, Claire Stoermer, seemingly reacted to viral rumors that the “Euphoria” star and boyfriend Tom Holland got engaged.
On Wednesday night, Stoermer posted a screenshot of a note containing the definition of “clickbait” on her Instagram Story.
“Clickbait typically refers to the practice of writing sensationalized or misleading headlines in order to attract clicks on a piece of content,” the quote, taken from the marketing software site CoSchedule, read. “It often relies on exaggerating claims or leaving out key information in order to encourage traffic. The term is generally used in a dismissive sense.”
Stoermer didn’t provide additional context or reactions, but her post came days after speculation about the “Spider-Man” costars’ relationship ramped up.
On November 23, the verified Twitter account for the fashion retailer PrettyLittleThing shared a post about the stars “reportedly considering getting married and starting a family.” The brand cited the Instagram account for the company Pubity and the tweet amassed more than 18,000 likes at the time of this article’s publication.
Then a few days later, on Tuesday, more Twitter accounts posted about Zendaya and Holland’s supposed engagement.
Tweets posted by unverified accounts @ThePopTingz, @thepophive, and @westenthu accumulated thousands of likes and retweets. Despite concrete proof, fans online began posting their reactions to the news — some of which went viral.
—turandot (@godhelpthegrl) November 28, 2022
—Norma California loves mess (@Nia_Angell) November 30, 2022
It’s unclear how the baseless rumors began, considering that none of the viral tweets cited reputable sources or publications. But Us Weekly recently published an article with a source claiming that Zendaya and Holland are “both in settling-down mode and are absolutely planning for a real future together.”
Zendaya and Holland met through their roles as MJ and Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Sony and Marvel’s most recent reboot of the “Spider-Man” franchise.
The actors first shared the screen together in the 2017 movie “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and costarred in two sequels, “Spider-Man: Far From Home” (2019) and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021).
Over the years, the pair shut down dating reports and insisted that their relationship was platonic. But in July 2021, they were photographed kissing in an Audi driven by Holland. Since then, the actors have generally remained tight-lipped about their relationship.
Months later, in a cover story for GQ’s Men of the Year issue, Holland said that he and Zendaya “sort of felt robbed of our privacy” when paparazzi took photos of them that summer in the car.
“One of the downsides of our fame is that privacy isn’t really in our control anymore, and a moment that you think is between two people that love each other very much is now a moment that is shared with the entire world,” Holland said.
The “Uncharted” star also said that “it’s not a conversation that I can have without her.”
“This isn’t my story. It’s our story. And we’ll talk about what it is when we’re ready to talk about it together,” Holland said.
Representatives for Zendaya and Tom Holland didn’t immediately respond to Insider’s requests for comment.