Did Tom Holland Ask Zendaya’s Dad for Permission Before Proposing? Here’s the Truth

Tom Holland wove the perfect engagement for Zendaya.

Less than a week after the Spider-Man actress debuted a 5-carat diamond ring on her left ring finger at the 2025 Golden Globes, Tom’s father Dominic Holland confirmed the couple’s engagement, sharing a few parts about the special day, including one important detail.

“Tom, as you know by now was very incredibly well prepared,” Dominic wrote in a Patreon post on Jan. 10, noting that not only had Tom purchased the ring, but he had spoken with Zendaya’s father, Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, and “gained permission to propose to his daughter.”

“Tom had everything planned out,” his father added. “When, where, how, what to say, what to wear…”

Dominic contrasted Tom’s preparedness with his own lack of prep when he proposed to Tom’s mother Nikki Holland 1993, joking he “was woefully ill-prepared, almost as though I wasn’t taking it seriously,” as he hadn’t talked to her family or even gotten a ring.