Zendaya talks about acting with Tom Holland: “It’s really strangely comfortable”

ZendayaThe trip to Paris Fashion Week happened so quickly that it felt like a dream. “I don’t think I was there long enough to get airsick,” she said. Vanity fair. Still, Zendaya turned heads in the front row at the Louis Vuitton show, setting the internet ablaze with her bubble dress and structured blazer — although she was the last to know it. “I kind of stay away from it,” she says of online fashion discourse. “I get everything through second-hand information. My mom would say, ‘Oh my God, I love your outfit.’ I was like, ‘Oh, you see it?’ And she would say, ‘Yeah, girl. What?’” Filling in Zendaya is a trait that runs in the family. “My grandmother is famous for knowing my schedule better than me because she follows everything about me online,” she said. “I would call her and she would say, ‘Well, actually you can’t do this because you’re filming this at the time.’ I said, ‘How do you know that?’”

She has certainly been busy keeping up with Zendaya this year. Long after establishing himself as a television lover and bringing it home two leading actress Emmys for her role as Rue in excitement, Zendaya has proven that she is a true movie star. In March, she reprized her role as Chani, her rebellious lover. Timothée ChalametMessiah Paul for part two of Denis VilleneuveOscar-winning sci-fi series, sand dunes. Just two months later, she served, both physically and metaphorically, in the Luca Guadagnino‘S Challenger. That film was a smash hit—a rare critical and commercial success that exceeded box office expectations (to date, the film has earned nearly $100 million worldwide on its budget). 55 million dollars). As teenage tennis star turned pro-clutter coach Tashi Duncan, Zendaya commands both the screen and her sparring partner, Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) and Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor), is the focus of the hottest summer love triangle.

“What I’m really lucky about is working with great filmmakers and great collaborators who really support your ideas and also help guide you through the process,” she said. We are so excited to have Zendaya be a part of us Hollywood issue 2025. Here’s more from her conversation with VF.

Vanity Fair: You are one fashion icon. You have big changes. Do you ever feel worried about your outfit?

Zendaya: Sometimes, sure. I also think that, in many ways, fashion is a tool for me. I consider myself more of a shy person, which I guess you wouldn’t tell from the crazy, sometimes ridiculous outfits I wear. But that’s my armor. I could fall for these characters. Law [Roach] and I love creating these other people. Sometimes we name them—no, I’m just kidding…well, sometimes we name them. [Laughs.] We give them little stories. But it’s true, it helps create this little personality every time you step out. I’m just the embodiment of this girl – who this woman is tonight. It makes the whole process easier because it’s not you; it’s a version of yourself. It’s not like “What am I doing?” but more, “This is really fun and interesting.” It’s almost like a little acting exercise.

I have to say this before I continue: We have the same birthday, September 1st.

September 1st, let’s go! Great day.

Do you have any Virgo traits?

Very much so. I relate deeply. You have?

Oh yes. Want to be in control.

Oh God, yes. But I’m learning to deal with it. I think the reason why I like my job so much is because you can get a certain level of release of control by playing someone who’s not yourself. You might say, “I actually wouldn’t make this decision. I won’t make this choice, so whatever.” I can get lost in other people’s decisions and choices and not be too critical of myself because it’s not me.

Clothes and shoes of Alaïa; earrings of Bulgaria; call Bulgari high-end jewelry.Photo by Gordon von Steiner; styled by George Cortina.