Zendaya And Tom Holland Were Warned Against Visiting The Louvre—Here's Why

Spider-Man: Far From Home co-stars Zendaya and Tom Holland are still going strong.

While the couple usually keeps their relationship private, the Dune actress recently spoke with Vogue to share some things about Tom and the dark side of fame.

As we all know, Zendaya practically became famous overnight following the success of Euphoria. The same thing happened to Holland after Spider-Man: Homecoming appeared on the big screens in 2017. I just love how they bonded over their rise to stardom together.

"We were both very, very young, but my career was already kind of going, and his changed overnight. One day you’re a kid and you’re at the pub with your friends, and then the next day you’re Spider-Man,” Zendaya said. “I definitely watched his life kind of change in front of him. But he handled it really beautifully.”

Zendaya also recalled when she and Holland went to Paris in the fall of 2022. They planned a trip to the Louvre, but the "powers that be" didn't want them there. They were told, “It’s already busy. You might make it worse.” They went regardless, and it actually went well.

"It was actually fine,” she said. “You just kind of get used to the fact that, Oh, I’m also one of these art pieces you’re going to take a picture of. I just gotta be totally cool with it and just live my life.” Iconic. Anyway, the two ended up receiving privileges (as one who is famous normally would), and they were allowed to stay past after closing time. “It was one of the coolest experiences ever,” she added. “It was like Night at the Museum.”

Being under the spotlight constantly can be overwhelming, and Zendaya is always grappling with how to exist in public. “I think growing up, I always felt like when someone asks for a picture, I have to do it, all the time. You have to say yes, because you need to be grateful that you’re here,” she explained. “And while I still feel that way, I also have learned that I can say no, and I can say kindly that I’m having a day off, or I’m just trying to be to myself today, and I don’t actually have to perform all the time.”

She worries about her future kids, too. “Because I don’t necessarily want my kids to have to deal with this,” Zendaya admitted. “And what does my future look like? Am I going to be a public-facing person forever?” That's not something she'll have to worry about soon because, according to the actress, she's currently experiencing her "angsty teenager phase" as a result of not really having a childhood.

“Hmm. It’s funny,” Zendaya said, “because it’s something that I’m figuring out now. I don’t know how much of a choice I had. I have complicated feelings about kids and fame and being in the public eye, or being a child actor."

"We’ve seen a lot of cases of it being detrimental. … And I think only now, as an adult, am I starting to go, Oh, okay, wait a minute: I’ve only ever done what I’ve known, and this is all I’ve known," she continued. "I’m almost going through my angsty teenager phase now, because I didn’t really have the time to do it before. I felt like I was thrust into a very adult position: I was becoming the breadwinner of my family very early, and there was a lot of role-​reversal happening, and just kind of becoming grown, really.”

"Now, when I have these moments in my career – like, my first time leading a film that’s actually going to be in a theater – I feel like I shrink, and I can’t enjoy all the things that are happening to me, because I’m like this,” Zendaya balls up her fists as an example. Being a star in Hollywood isn't all glitz and glamour. “I’m very tense, and I think that I carry that from being a kid and never really having an opportunity to just try sh*t. And I wish I went to school.”

Though the weight of fame is certainly burdensome, Zendaya is doing her best to spend time with her family and explore her passions while working. She says the work-life balance is "something I’m still really trying to [do]."

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