Tom Holland Says Zendaya ‘Had a Lot to Put Up With’ While He Filmed The Crowded Room
12.06.2023 - 19:21
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had such a “difficult” time making The Crowded Room that he's taking a —but it wasn't just the Apple TV+ series's heavy subject matter that took a toll on the Spider-Man star. In a June interview with , Holland spoke about the physical transformation he underwent to play Danny Sullivan, a traumatized young man arrested in connection to a New York City shooting in 1979. “In my career, I've always felt like I've been very good at leaving work at work, and for the first time with The Crowded Room it really did start bleeding into my personal life,” he said. “And I think a large reason for that is when you make a film, it only takes four months, and that would be considered a long film.
But The Crowded Room, it’s 10 months of playing this character, day in and day out. I really did find myself kind of morphing with him in certain moments. And obviously, I had that crazy hairstyle.”To fit the era, Holland's hair was dyed dark and cut into what could best be described as a mullet-bob, complete with uneven jaw and shoulder-length curls.
“I don't like my hair being that dark. I really like how my hair is like my mum's, kind of red. Yeah, it was tough.
That was a part of the show that I don’t miss for sure,” Holland said, explaining that he had trouble seeing himself in the mirror when he got home from set. Apparently, he wasn't the only one. “And also I had the bangs. Bless Zendaya, she had a lot to put up with, with me looking like that for 10 months, it was rough.”Tom Holland and met on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016 and have been linked romantically since they were spotted in July 2021.
Despite the , the pair have been . In April 2022, Zendaya opened up about Holland . “I think it’s great to have that support and
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