After Zendaya sparked engagement rumors at the 2025 Golden Globes, one reporter went straight to the source.
“As Zendaya exited the ballroom, a recently engaged [Los Angeles] Times reporter held up her left ring finger and pointed at it,” Amy Kaufman wrote in post-Golden Globes coverage on Sunday, January 5. “The actor responded by flashing her own bling on her left hand, doing a sort of jazz-fingers motions.”
Kaufman continued: “‘Are you engaged?’ the Times asked. She kept showing her ring, smiled coyly and shrugged her shoulders mysteriously.”
The Challengers star, 28, who was nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, walked the red carpet sans partner Tom Holland on Sunday while wearing a custom Louis Vuitton gown and Bulgari jewelry. On her left hand, Zendaya notably rocked a diamond ring, which fans on social media pointed out wasn’t part of a Bulgari collection, hinting it as a personal piece of jewelry. A source has since confirmed their engagement to Us Weekly.
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Zendaya and Holland met on the set of 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. After several years of denying romance rumors, the costars went public in 2021 and have gone on to offer rare glimpses into their relationship.
Holland, 28, has previously detailed the “nerve-wracking” aspects of finding love in the spotlight, telling British GQ in 2021, “It means that if you are dating someone, you have to be really conscious of their feelings, because if something does happen between the two of you, it’s not just happening between the two of you, it’s happening in front of the entire world. And it can be very complicated. It’s one of the things I worry about most, of all the things in my career.”
Meanwhile, Zendaya said she has accepted the “parts of her life” that are “going to be public” knowledge.
“I can’t not be a person and live my life and love the person I love. But also, I do have control over what I choose to share,” she told Elle in August 2023. “It’s about protecting the peace and letting things be your own but also not being afraid to exist. You can’t hide. That’s not fun, either. I am navigating it more than ever now.”
A source told Us at the time that the couple have felt more confident in their bond since taking their romance public.
“Zendaya and Tom really did their best to keep their romance under wraps when they first started dating,” the insider shared in June 2023. “Before they began seeing each other, they had both always been very private when it came to their personal lives. It was something that bonded them in the early stages of their relationship because they were both on the same page when it came to avoiding public speculation.”
More recently, the pair have been less shy when it comes to speaking about each other in the press. Last year, Zendaya was asked which of her Dune costars had the most rizz, which refers to charisma.
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“I don’t know. Rizz is short for charisma, right? Everybody’s kind of got their own,” Zendaya told Buzzfeed in February 2024. “I think someone who has beautiful charisma, not on the Dune cast, but personally works for me, is Mr. Tom Holland.”
Zendaya praised Holland for being able to exude charm. “I’m more shy and kind of quiet. So it takes a bit more to pull me out of my shell. But he’s great at just talking to people, getting to know people,” she continued. “He’s just naturally very good at that. I’ve definitely had to pull it out of me a little bit. He’s got that natural gift.”
Shortly before Zendaya sparked engagement rumors, Holland told Men’s Health that the duo won’t always be hitting the carpet together saying, “Because it’s not my moment, it’s her moment, and if we go together, it’s about us.”
