Zendaya Coleman and Tom Holland have confirmed their relationship, after years of denial. The stars were spotted sharing a passionate kiss in Holland’s car in Los Angeles, the photos of which were released on Page six.

Zendaya and Holland first met after being cast in Spider-man: Homecoming, which was released in 2017. Shortly after that, the pair started popping up on each other’s social media pages. Holland shared a photo of two alongside another friend enjoying summer in the pool in July 2016. Since then, speculations circulated that the two stars are dating, but the pair has repeatedly denied it. 

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In November 2016, the duo graced the cover of The Hollywood Reporter together, where they were listed among the “Next Gen 2016.”

Zendaya captioned the post, “Amidst all the chaos and sadness … this one good thing did happen to me today. Honored to share it with the very best … Spider-Man himself.”

After few weeks, she also shared a video of their visit to a children’s hospital together in New York. Holland and Zendaya walked several red carpets together throughout Summer 2017 to promote their movies Spider-Man: Homecoming.

The duo has been super careful and kept it private, out of the public eye but they’ve gone on vacations with each other.

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“They seem to have a really similar sense of humor and love joking around together,” a source said.

However, both actors crushed the rumors via Twitter.

“Wait wait … my favorite is when it says we go on vacations together HA! I haven’t been on a vacation in years! Hbu?” Zendaya tweeted. 

Holland also denied these claims and said,  “Does the press tour count?”

Zendaya made it very clear that she and holland were just friends by the fall. In August 2017, Zendaya told Variety, “He’s a great dude. He’s literally one of my best friends. This past how many months we’ve had to do press tours together. There are very few people that will understand what that’s like at 20 years old.”

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Holland was then spotted hanging with Zendaya and her parents at Bobby Van’s Central Park South. In March 2018, they attended the Oscars together, though they walked the red carpet separately, they sat next to one another during the ceremony. 

The two remained close friends, Holland shared a stunning image of Zendaya’s Joan of Arc-inspired Met Gala look in 2018, where he captioned the photo, “All hail the queen.” To which Zendaya also reacted and returned the favor the following month wishing him a happy birthday, she shared a video of him and captioned the clip, “Happy birthday loser.”

In September, When the ‘Malcolm and Marie’ star’s birthday rolled, Holland posted a paparazzi pic of the two alongside a Spider-man statue.