Zendaya's Reaction To Tom Holland And Chrissy Teigen Almost Kissing Is Viral Again
Zendaya's Reaction To Tom Holland And Chrissy Teigen Almost Kissing Is Viral Again
Ellen DurneyWed, August 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM UTC
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Comedy Central / MTV / Viayoutu.beLegend has it that we saw the very moment that Zendayafell in love with Tom Holland when he danced to Rihanna in a corset and fishnet tights on Lip Sync Battle in 2017. A truly defining moment in pop culture.To be clear, we don't actually know for sure if this is the moment that the now-married co-stars fell in love. However, another clip from that iconic episode has resurfaced online, and people are losing it over Zendaya's reaction to a particular moment involving Tom and Chrissy Teigen.
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For context, that episode of Lip Sync Battle was to promote Spider-Man: Homecoming, and moments after Tom's "Umbrella" number ends, Chrissy — who co-hosted the show with LL Cool J — descends from the ceiling hanging upside down in a Spidey-suit, asking to "live out one of [her] biggest fantasies."
MTV / Viayoutu.beThis is, of course, a reference to the moment in the first Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movie, in which he and MJ (played by Kirsten Dunst) share a passionate kiss in the rain while Spider-Man hangs upside down. A formative memory in my childhood, IYKYK.
©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett CollectionTom is standing on the stage (still in his Rihanna getup) opposite Chrissy. And while this is all going on, Zendaya (dressed as Bruno Mars) is watching on from the sidelines.
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Hilariously, fans have noticed that when Chrissy asks if it'd be "possible" for her to live out her Spidey-kiss fantasy, Zendaya looks around nervously and takes a big gulp. We obviously can't know for sure what she was thinking in this moment, but if she was crushing on Tom at this stage, she probably wouldn't have been too psyched about the prospect of watching him kiss another woman in spandex hanging upside down from the ceiling right in front of her. But who knows?
MTV / Viayoutu.beBefore things can escalate much further, Chrissy's husband, John Legend, comes creeping onto the stage — and immediately, Zendaya's face lights up with apparent relief. Like, just look at her. Has anyone (except Chrissy, obvs) ever looked that happy to see John Legend? You tell me.
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Following the release of Tom and Zendaya's fourth Spider-Man movie together, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the Lip Sync Battle footage has been doing the rounds online, and Z's apparent "sigh of relief" is really making people laugh.
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@epurechic / Viax.comWell, 2026 me would love to tell 2017 Zendaya that she and Tom are now happily married and continuing to rule the box office. What a life! You can watch the full clip here.
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