Actor Jacob Batalon appears to have confirmed his Spider-Man co-star Tom Holland’s engagement to Zendaya.
Jacob, 28 – known for his role as Peter Parker’s best friend Ned Leeds in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the MCU) – spoke about Tom, 28, in a recent interview amid promoting his new film Novocaine. While discussing his own engagement to Veronica Leahov, Jacob was quizzed on whether he and Tom had coordinated proposing to their respective partners.
Speculation has been rife that Tom and co-star Zendaya, 28, are engaged, especially after the latter was spotted with an apparent engagement ring at the Golden Globes earlier this year. The couple hasn’t confirmed it but Jacob’s response has further fueled the excitement among fans.
Asked by Metro if he and Tom planned to propose “so close to each other”, Jacob laughed and shared: “No. I definitely, we did not know about each other’s plans like that. But I will say I thought about it first. We didn’t know about each other’s plans like that, no”.
Fans were quick to react with excitement, as reported by the Mirror US. One fan exclaimed: “So it’s CONFIRMED”. Another suggested: “Well someone got baited to confirm something”. Whilst a third person said: “He doesn’t even know that he confirmed what we’ve all been dying to know”.
Despite the reaction, it’s thought that confirmation of the engagement had already been provided by Tom’s father Dominic Holland. As previously reported, he shared insights into Tom’s proposal preparations in a post on Patreon. He wrote: “Tom, as you know by now was very incredibly well prepared. He had purchased a ring. He had spoken with her father and gained permission to propose to his daughter”. He continued by contrasting his own actions over proposing to Tom’s mother Nikki Holland, saying: “Tom had everything planned out… When, where, how, what to say, what to wear… I on the other hand was woefully ill-prepared, almost as though I wasn’t taking it seriously”.
Dominic didn’t shy away from expressing his concerns about the challenges of fame on relationships either. He said: “I do fret that their combined stardom will amplify their spotlight and the commensurate demands on them and yet they continually confound me by handling everything with aplomb”.
Adding his optimism for the couple’s future despite, Dominic penned: “And even though show-business is a messy place for relationships and particularly so for famous couples as they crash and burn in public and are too numerous to mention, with us an example, with Nikki helming this family and my ‘ wisdom ‘ on tap and a study in getting things mostly wrong and yet somehow right at the same time, I am completely confident they will make a successful union”.
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Source: Mirror
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