‘Wicked' star gushes about Zendaya and Tom Holland's romance: ‘They deserve to be together'
While promoting his latest film ' Jurassic World Rebirth, ' the ' Wicked ' actor spoke fondly of the 'Spider-Man' couple while playing a game of 'Snog, marry, avoid?' for a segment with BBC Radio 1.
'They deserve to be together all the time in every room if they want to be,' Bailey said at the start of the game, where he was asked to choose whom he would kiss (snog), marry or avoid among Zendaya, Holland and social media mogul Kylie Jenner, who is currently dating ' A Complete Unknown ' star Timothée Chalamet.
'I'm not splitting up Zendaya and Tom in any way,' he explained in the video, posted on Monday, June 30, before opting to avoid Jenner — 'for that reason only.'
He went on to contemplate what to do with the couple.
'Well they're gonna be married soon, aren't they? So if you marry one, you're married into a throuple,' Bailey continued, referring to the Oakland ' Euphoria ' star and her fiancé.
Ultimately, he decided he would snog Holland and marry Zendaya.
The A-list couple met in 2017 on the set of 'Spider-Man: Homecoming,' and went public with their romance four years later. Though neither has spoken about their engagement, Zendaya debuted her 5.02-carat diamond ring at the Golden Globe Awards in January and Holland's father later confirmed the news on his Patreon account.
Law Roach, Zendaya's longtime friend and stylist, revealed that the couple's wedding is ' far away ' due to both actors' busy filming schedules.
The actors are about to begin filming 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' according to a recent social media post from Holland, and are also working on Christopher Nolan's mythic action film 'The Odyssey' together. Both are scheduled for release in July 2026.
On top of that, Zendaya is also filming the highly-anticipated third season of HBO's 'Euphoria' as well as the latest installment of the science-fiction film franchise 'Dune.'
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