Zendaya gives cheeky 3-word response to fan's proposal
Zendaya gives cheeky 3-word response to a fan who asked her to marry him at a Spider-Man: Brand New Day event in Mexico, laughing as she made clear she is already off the market. The 29-year-old actress shut down the red-carpet proposal with a witty nod to her marriage to Tom Holland.
Key Takeaways
- A fan shouted a marriage proposal at Zendaya on the Mexico red carpet for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
- She laughed and replied, "You're too late!" — a three-word shutdown captured on video and shared on Instagram.
- The Euphoria and Dune star's reply pointed to her marriage to Spider-Man co-star Tom Holland.
- Holland recently confirmed their private wedding in Esquire and has called Zendaya his wife in interviews.
What did Zendaya say to the fan who proposed?
According to Page Six, a fan yelled, "Will you marry me, please?" as Zendaya walked the carpet Monday in Mexico for the Spider-Man: Brand New Day event.
"You're too late!" she answered while laughing, in a moment that quickly circulated on Instagram and sparked fresh buzz across celebrity breaking news feeds.
The fashion-forward star kept the exchange light, turning an impromptu shout into one of the night's most shared clips without missing a step on the carpet.
Why did Zendaya say the fan was too late?
Zendaya, 29, was signaling that she is married — to longtime partner and Spider-Man co-star Tom Holland, 30. Page Six reports she is happy to let everyone know she is off the market for good.
Holland confirmed the couple privately wed in an Esquire interview last month after months of speculation, including viral AI wedding photos he said his family did not need to be warned about because "they were all there."
Her longtime stylist, Law Roach, also told Access Hollywood at the 2026 SAG Actor Awards in March that "the wedding has already happened," adding, "You missed it." The pair have been linked since 2017 and got engaged over the 2024 holidays.
How has Tom Holland talked about their marriage lately?
While promoting The Odyssey in a Wired interview alongside Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and Robert Pattinson, Holland fielded a fan question on whether Zendaya's Athena loved Damon's Odysseus romantically.
"No. Because she's married to me," Holland cracked, drawing laughs from Damon and Hathaway. Zendaya also stars in the Christopher Nolan-directed epic.
On the UK podcast Dish, he again referred to the Euphoria actress as his "wife," saying she would be the co-star he'd most want on a Greece holiday. He has called her his "person" and "best friend," saying he is the happiest he has ever been with her.