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Tom Holland referred to Zendaya as his \u201cwife\u201d for the first time publicly during a Tuesday, July 21 appearance on the \u2018Dish\u2019 podcast<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The couple, who met during a screen test for 2017\u2019s Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/em>, both star in Christopher Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey<\/em> this summer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
Holland joked Zendaya encouraged him to take the role, saying she\u2019d \u201cleave him\u201d if he turned down the opportunity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Tom Holland<\/a> is referring to Zendaya<\/a> as his \u201cwife\u201d after confirming they had tied the knot<\/a>.<\/p>\nDuring an appearance on the U.K.-based Dish <\/em><\/a>podcast<\/a>, presented by DJ Nick Grimshaw and chef Angela Hartnett, Holland, 30, was asked, \u201cWhich person would you like a holiday in Greece with?\u201d during a quick-fire question round.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cI think probably my wife would be pretty good,\u201d he replied. \u201cIt would be a bit strange if I went, \u2018Sorry babe, I\u2019m gonna take Matt [Damon, Holland and Zendaya\u2019s Odyssey <\/em>costar] actually.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m just having 10 days in Mykonos with Matt Damon<\/a>,\u201d quipped Grimshaw in agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nTom Holland and ZendayaCredit: zendaya\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
This isn\u2019t the first time the Spider-Man <\/em>star has spoken about Zendaya while doing press for The Odyssey, <\/em>which is directed by Christopher Nolan<\/a> and also stars Anne Hathaway<\/a> and Robert Pattinson<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\nWhen Holland sat down with Nolan, Damon and Hathaway to discuss the filmmaker\u2019s latest epic with PEOPLE, the British actor joked that he had to do a \u201clot of thinking\u201d when Nolan, 55, first asked him to co-star in the movie as Telemachus, son of Damon\u2019s Odysseus and Hathaway\u2019s Penelope.<\/p>\n
\u201cI sat down with Z and was like, \u2018I\u2019ve been offered this movie,\u2019 \u201d Holland said of his wife, whom he confirmed he had married<\/a> in an interview last month.<\/p>\n\u201cAnd she was like, \u2018By who?\u2019 And I was like, \u2018It\u2019s the big one.\u2019 And she was like, \u2018Chris?\u2019 I was like, \u2018Yeah, it\u2019s Chris Nolan.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n
Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\nHolland continued, \u201cZ said, \u2018I\u2019ll leave you if you don\u2019t do The Odyssey.<\/em>\u2019 \u201d which had Nolan, Damon and Hathaway, 43, giggling as the director replied, \u201cWell, thank you to her.\u201d<\/p>\nThe Avengers <\/em>star also joked about 29-year-old Zendaya\u2019s on-screen love interests during a July 17 interview with Wired<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Tom](\"https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/media\/2026\/07\/21\/d704cd56-8490-3744-86b8-6ee7a6446f6e\/5367e085-945d-42e7-b104-8f25c7c0522d.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nTom Holland in \u2018The Odyssey\u2019Credit: Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
\u201cDid Athena [played by Zendaya] love Odysseus [Damon] romantically?\u201d said Holland during the chat, reading a question submitted about the movie and its source material.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d quipped the actor, \u201cbecause she\u2019s married to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Matt](\"https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/media\/2026\/07\/21\/d704cd56-8490-3744-86b8-6ee7a6446f6e\/2c74d6fd-0f0e-4366-a85d-af1f10d15ab4.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nMatt Damon and Zendaya in \u2018The Odyssey\u2019Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Studios<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
Laughing at his response, Damon, 55, said, \u201cYep. Good answer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Later in the Q&A, when asked about what Zendaya\u2019s Athena teaches Holland\u2019s Telemachus, Damon sweetly said, \u201cTrue love,\u201d and Holland agreed: \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n
During a June interview with Esquire<\/em><\/a>, Holland confirmed for the first time that he and Zendaya had tied the knot. This admission came after the Euphoria<\/em> actress\u2019 longtime stylist, Law Roach<\/a>, had announced in March<\/a> that Holland and Zendaya\u2019s \u201cwedding has already happened. You missed it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\nThe two actors originally met during a screen test for 2017\u2019s Spider-Man: Homecoming <\/em>and their relationship was confirmed<\/a> in July 2021.<\/p>\nThis summer both appear in The Odyssey<\/em> (which landed on July 17) and Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em><\/a> (in theaters July 30).<\/p>\nRead the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Tom Holland referred to Zendaya as his \u201cwife\u201d for the first time publicly during a Tuesday, July 21 appearance on the \u2018Dish\u2019 podcast<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The couple, who met during a screen test for 2017\u2019s Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/em>, both star in Christopher Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey<\/em> this summer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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\nHolland joked Zendaya encouraged him to take the role, saying she\u2019d \u201cleave him\u201d if he turned down the opportunity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Tom Holland<\/a> is referring to Zendaya<\/a> as his \u201cwife\u201d after confirming they had tied the knot<\/a>.<\/p>\n
During an appearance on the U.K.-based Dish <\/em><\/a>podcast<\/a>, presented by DJ Nick Grimshaw and chef Angela Hartnett, Holland, 30, was asked, \u201cWhich person would you like a holiday in Greece with?\u201d during a quick-fire question round.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think probably my wife would be pretty good,\u201d he replied. \u201cIt would be a bit strange if I went, \u2018Sorry babe, I\u2019m gonna take Matt [Damon, Holland and Zendaya\u2019s Odyssey <\/em>costar] actually.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just having 10 days in Mykonos with Matt Damon<\/a>,\u201d quipped Grimshaw in agreement.<\/p>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n Tom Holland and ZendayaCredit: zendaya\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
This isn\u2019t the first time the Spider-Man <\/em>star has spoken about Zendaya while doing press for The Odyssey, <\/em>which is directed by Christopher Nolan<\/a> and also stars Anne Hathaway<\/a> and Robert Pattinson<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Holland sat down with Nolan, Damon and Hathaway to discuss the filmmaker\u2019s latest epic with PEOPLE, the British actor joked that he had to do a \u201clot of thinking\u201d when Nolan, 55, first asked him to co-star in the movie as Telemachus, son of Damon\u2019s Odysseus and Hathaway\u2019s Penelope.<\/p>\n
\u201cI sat down with Z and was like, \u2018I\u2019ve been offered this movie,\u2019 \u201d Holland said of his wife, whom he confirmed he had married<\/a> in an interview last month.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd she was like, \u2018By who?\u2019 And I was like, \u2018It\u2019s the big one.\u2019 And she was like, \u2018Chris?\u2019 I was like, \u2018Yeah, it\u2019s Chris Nolan.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n
Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n
Holland continued, \u201cZ said, \u2018I\u2019ll leave you if you don\u2019t do The Odyssey.<\/em>\u2019 \u201d which had Nolan, Damon and Hathaway, 43, giggling as the director replied, \u201cWell, thank you to her.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Avengers <\/em>star also joked about 29-year-old Zendaya\u2019s on-screen love interests during a July 17 interview with Wired<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n Tom Holland in \u2018The Odyssey\u2019Credit: Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
\u201cDid Athena [played by Zendaya] love Odysseus [Damon] romantically?\u201d said Holland during the chat, reading a question submitted about the movie and its source material.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d quipped the actor, \u201cbecause she\u2019s married to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n Matt Damon and Zendaya in \u2018The Odyssey\u2019Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Studios<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
Laughing at his response, Damon, 55, said, \u201cYep. Good answer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Later in the Q&A, when asked about what Zendaya\u2019s Athena teaches Holland\u2019s Telemachus, Damon sweetly said, \u201cTrue love,\u201d and Holland agreed: \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n
During a June interview with Esquire<\/em><\/a>, Holland confirmed for the first time that he and Zendaya had tied the knot. This admission came after the Euphoria<\/em> actress\u2019 longtime stylist, Law Roach<\/a>, had announced in March<\/a> that Holland and Zendaya\u2019s \u201cwedding has already happened. You missed it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two actors originally met during a screen test for 2017\u2019s Spider-Man: Homecoming <\/em>and their relationship was confirmed<\/a> in July 2021.<\/p>\n
This summer both appear in The Odyssey<\/em> (which landed on July 17) and Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em><\/a> (in theaters July 30).<\/p>\n
Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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