Per Heightline, Zendaya began dating her Spiderman: Homecoming costar Tom Holland in the Summer of 2017. For a while, both Zendaya and Tom denied anything romantic was going on between them until the mother of Zendaya's close friend, Skai Jackson, added fuel to the rumour mill. Replying to another user's comment on a JustJared Instagram post that questioned the pair's relationship, Kiya Cole shared, "Yes. It's true. They been on the low for a while." Tom and Zendaya have always played coy though, with Tom posting an Instagram soon after Kiya's comment where he stated that Zendaya was just a "mate." Zendaya also shut down the relationship rumours in an interview with Variety after she was questioned about the possibility of romance with Tom, stating, "He's a great dude. He's literally one of my best friends."