zendaya

ZENDAYA walks like an Egyptian with a Cleopatra hairstyle as she models a web dress for her Spider-Man movie premiere.

The US star, 29, wore the outfit with a spider brooch in Shanghai, China.

Her other blockbuster, The Odyssey, also featuring husband Tom Holland, is topping global box offices.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is out next week.

Last week, Hollywood golden girl Zendaya revealed she was taking a break from showbiz after a gruelling 12 months.

Asked about her plans at the New York premiere of the three-hour movie, based on Homer’s epic ancient poem, she said: “Sometimes you need to just disappear for a little bit.”

TIME AT HOMER

The Odyssey star Zendaya reveals plan to take break from Hollywood

TOO GOOD TO MYTH

Zendaya looks like Greek goddess as she flashes side boob in white gown

The star is one of the most in-demand actresses and, this year alone, has had five huge press tours promoting projects. 

Fans will have seen Zendaya in the final series of HBO’s Euphoria, starring alongside Robert Pattinson in The Drama and reprising her role of Chani in Dune: Part Three.  

After a world tour for The Odyssey, she will hit the promo trail once more for Spider-Man: Brand New Day — in which she plays the love interest for star Tom Holland, her new husband. 

She has also voiced a new character for Shrek 5, due for release next year.  

Quizzed about what she would do next, she answered: “Oh girl, nothing. Just mind my business, you know? And stay to myself.  

“This is such a whirlwind, and you’re kind of like in a new place every second, and your brain is kind of all over the place. 

“It’s fun and I’m grateful, and I wouldn’t change a thing, but sometimes you need to just, you know, disappear for a little bit.”  

TOM Holland has finally confirmed he and Zendaya are married after months of speculation.

A number of AI-generated wedding pics took the Internet by storm earlier this year sparking an ‘are they/aren’t they?’ frenzy.

In a new interview with Esquire UK, the Spider-Man star, 30, was asked if he needed to address the viral images with his family in case they awkwardly felt they’d been left out.

He said: “No, because they were all there…That’s all you’ll get on that.”

While he wouldn’t go into any more detail on the A-list couple’s wedding, he was happy to speak about the relationship more generally and how he is the “happiest I’ve ever been”.

He said: “Our business can present very stressful situations and it’s really nice to have a bedrock of a relationship that will stand the test of time.

stamp of approval

Zendaya flashes side-boob and shows off new tattoo tribute to Tom Holland

‘AT EASE’

Zendaya shares moment she knew Tom Holland was The One but won’t confirm wedding

“We can support each other in ways that only we can, because only we understand really what it’s like to live this life, and I think that is such a luxury, because I just don’t understand how I would be able to have anything like that with anyone else.

“So, for me, I found my person. She’s my best friend, and I’m the happiest I have ever been when I’m with her, but I have also never felt so supported and safe, ever. Period.”

The nuptials have been a not so well kept secret for some time.

Zendaya’s stylist Law Roach said in March that the pair were husband and wife at the Actor Awards.

He told Access Hollywood: “The wedding has already happened. You missed it.”

When asked to spill more details by the reporter, the stylist laughed and said: “It’s very true.”

The same month she was seen wearing a wedding band at the 19th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood.

The A-list pair reportedly got engaged between Christmas 2024 and New Year, in one of Zendaya’s family homes in the US.

Tom popped the question in a romantic and intimate setting, sources told TMZ at the time.

The English actor reportedly asked Zendaya’s dad, Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, for his blessing months before the proposal but waited until the time was right to get down on one knee.

Although they didn’t announce their engagement, during a panel event a reporter called Zendaya Tom’s “girlfriend”, to which the actor corrected them and said: “Fiancée.”

In January 2025, Zendaya was pictured wearing a huge £500,000 diamond ring by Jessica McCormack.

Tom and Zendaya first met on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016.

After years of speculation about their relationship, the pair finally confirmed their romance in 2021 after they were photographed kissing in Los Angeles.

While the couple has kept their relationship mostly under wraps, Tom previously opened up about Zendaya’s support during his sobriety journey.

Speaking in October 2024, the actor said throughout his journey his girlfriend showed an “overwhelming sense of support.”

“I realised who my real friends were,” Tom told TV host Michael Strahan.

“And getting an overwhelming sense of support from them and enjoying a nightlife experience with them without the pressure of having a drink was a beautiful experience.”

This year they will appear on the big screen twice together, firstly in Christopher Nolan’s historical epic The Odyssey and later in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

ZENDAYA looks a little bit stumped as she poses against a fallen tree trunk.

The Dune actress, 29, wore a plunging brown dress and matching PVC boots for the cover of Elle magazine.

Zendaya, whose partner is Spider-Man actor Tom Holland, also laid in the hay in a white cut-out dress.

She told the mag: “I think I do have wisdom to offer, but I also do still feel like a f***ing kid. Like, ‘What the f***, I’m about to be 30?

“I still feel like a child inside.”

A new Euphoria feud has emerged last month as Zendaya’s “tension” with a show star was revealed – and it’s not Sydney Sweeney.

pricey’s fury

Katie Price ‘disgusted’ as Lee fails to contact her on 48th birthday

LEGEND LOST

Wish You Were Here…? star Judith Chalmers dies aged 90 after Alzheimer’s battle

This comes as insiders told the Daily Mail Zendaya has a rocky relationship with the actress, who apparently flirted with her man Tom Holland on set.

But now, it seems Zendaya has clashed with another member of the Euphoria team.

Eager fans have long questioned why the new series of the show has taken so long to air – but it seems the real reasons have finally surfaced.

The creator of the HBO series, Sam Levinson, recently told fans the delay between season two and three was a result of strikes, the in-demand cast and finding the right way to pay tribute to Eric Dane and Angus Cloud.

However, a source told Vanity Fair the delay between series sparked serious tension behind the scenes, creating a rift between Sam and Zendaya.

Vanity Fair’s source claimed the once close collaborators grew apart and Zendaya was less involved with development of the third season.

• The July/August issue of ELLE UK is on sale from 18 June.

EXCLUSIVE: American star Hemky Madera has opened up about joining the Emmy-winning HBO series, Euphoria.

Euphoria’s latest season has certainly got audiences talking after featuring a huge time-jump and some new characters.

Now, one of the stars of Euphoria has teased working on the new season and starring opposite singer and lead Zendaya.

In an exclusive interview with Reach Plc, the publishers of the Mirror, Hemky Madera has spoken about his mysterious new character Jimenez and joining the show.

The 49-year-old star, who is best known for Queen of the South, said: “Being part of this cast is amazing, from the crew, for [creator] Sam [Levinson] all the way to Zendaya and all between, so it was a great experience to be part of this show.”

He went on to tease: “I can’t say much about his character but his moral compass is in a certain way.” Adding: “But it’s a fun, whacky character.”

Although not much is known about Madera’s character, he is set to be playing a key role and will be appearing in six out of the eight episodes of season three.

Get HBO Max free with Sky

This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more

£4.99

£0

Sky

Get the deal here

Sky is giving away free subscriptions to HBO Max with its £22 Ultimate TV bundle, which also includes Netflix, Disney+, discovery+, Hayu, and around 135 channels at no extra cost.

He said: “Zendaya’s character Rue and my character through many episodes together, working together. So it’s pretty cool.”

On working with the 29-year-old Spider-Man: Homecoming star, Madera said it was “amazing”.

He elaborated: “She’s such a pro. She was very welcoming and she was on from the emotional to the action to everything in between was pretty cool to work with.”

He went on to tease the third season, saying it was a “more mature flavour” and the characters were now adults and “no longer under the blanket of high school”.

He added: “They’re making their mistakes and learning from them.”

Madera admitted that although he’d been familiar with the series, it wasn’t until he started auditioning for Euphoria that he became a fan and binged the first two seasons.

“I’m very honoured to be a part of the show,” he said.

Madera said about the audition process that it was “tricky” because it was his second in-person audition in eight years. Due to shooting Queen of the South, the actor would have to send off self-tapes.

“It was nerve-wracking in the sense of being back in a room, but at the same time very exciting to be part of the room,” Madera explained.

Along with Euphoria season three, Madera has a long list of upcoming projects, including Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.

He is also going to be appearing in Victor, The Last Horseman, La Máquina, and El Secreto del Retrato.

Euphoria season 3 airs on HBO Max and NOW in the UK on Mondays