Zendaya has opened up about her love life and why she chooses to keep it as private as possible.
In a new tell-all interview with Elle, the 26-year-old talked about all things business, fashion, and lifestyle - particularly her personal life.
When discussing how her level of fame had changed over the past few years, the star noted that she'd become "more famous" in a "short [time] span."
"After the last Spider-Man and the last season of Euphoria, there was a visceral change," she explained to the interviewer. "Before, I could get away with going places and getting in and out. But in Boston, I would end up going right back home, because it was really overstimulating."
She continued: "Everybody would go hang out at a bar or something, and I’d be like: 'I’d love to, but I think I could ruin everybody’s night. Because it’s just not going to be fun once I’m there.'"
Zendaya then recalled some incidents that happened in the past few weeks where she was spotted in various locations around the world trying to do ordinary things - though it wasn't easy for her.
When she was forced to go to a pillow store, what was supposed to be an ordinary trip turned into a pap opportunity as she struggled to get her card working to pay for her necessities.
"I was just like, 'Why?,'" she said. "You see I’m flustered."
And then in another incident in Venice, Italy, the Dune actress was spotted as she took her dog for a walk.
"I had this idea of, like, I can walk around Venice. No, I can’t," she said, laughing. "I had to pick up his poo, and I was like, 'Lord, please, don’t take a picture of me picking up my dog’s s***.' There’s a picture of me holding the bag, but thankfully they spared the grabbing and the putting it in the bag part."
With the level of fame Zendaya has achieved, it's difficult to keep things private, especially when it comes to her love life.
Fans have been infatuated with the star's relationship with her Spider-Man co-star, Tom Holland, ever since the pair went public back in 2021.
"Parts of my life, I accept, are going to be public," she told the outlet. "I can’t not be a person and live my life and love the person I love. But also, I do have control over what I choose to share. It’s about protecting the peace and letting things be your own but also not being afraid to exist.
"You can’t hide. That’s not fun, either. I am navigating it more than ever now," she added.
Despite the couple being a fan-favorite, they have managed to keep a major portion of the inner workings of their relationship out of the limelight and can we blame them?
If it's not fans, it's the paps, and if it's not the paps it's "inside sources" selling information to the tabloids for a bit of cash.
Speaking to InStyle in the same year their relationship was officially confirmed, Zendaya opened up about her love for her boyfriend.
"There are many things, obviously, that I appreciate," she told the publisher. "In an actor way, I appreciate that he really loves being Spider-Man. It’s a lot of pressure - you take on the role of a superhero wherever you go. To the little kid who walks by, you are Spider-Man. I think he handled that so well.
"And seeing him at work, even though he’s not a Virgo, he is a perfectionist," the actress continued.
"[He's also] very charismatic," she said. "[He] can make anybody feel comfortable and have a good laugh and a good chat. A good chat - I sound so British."
We can't help but stan!
