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On Monday night, Zendaya made history when she was awarded the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emmy for her performance as Rue Bennett in Euphoria.
The 26-year-old actor was up against industry legends Jodie Comer, Laura Linney, Melanie Lynskey, Sandra Oh and Reese Witherspoon.
And after winning the same award in 2020, this year’s ceremony made Zendaya the first black woman to win the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice, as well as the youngest two-time Emmy winner in history.
The former Disney star was visibly overwhelmed by her win as she paid tribute to “all the incredible actresses” in the category, opening her acceptance speech by saying: “I’m so honored to be next to you.”
She continued to thank her Euphoria family for their support during filming as they filmed the grueling scenes, sharing: “Thank you to the incredible cast and crew at Euphoria, thank you for making such a safe place to do this very difficult show, I love you all so much .”
Zendaya singled out showrunner Sam Levinson as she added, “Thank you Sam for sharing Rue with me, thank you for believing in me in moments when I didn’t believe in myself.”
And then she shared her hope that Rue’s on-screen battle with drug addiction would help other people struggling. “Finally, I just wanted to say my biggest wish Euphoria was that it could help heal people,” she explained.
“I just want to say thank you to everyone who has shared their story with me. I want you to know that anyone who has loved a Rue or feels like they are a Rue. I want you need to know that I am so grateful for your stories,” Zendaya concluded. “I carry them with me and I carry them with her, thank you very much.”
Zendaya’s mom joined her at the Emmys in Los Angeles, while her famous boyfriend Tom Holland was notably absent from the ceremony.
Here’s Zendaya’s mom watching her daughter win her second Emmy. She was wiping away the tears. #emmys
It’s uncharacteristic of the British actor, who is certainly no stranger to traveling so he can be with Zendaya while she works.
In fact, Tom recently flew over 4,350 miles to meet his girlfriend on location in Budapest while she was working on Dune: Part Two.
But it’s believed his own work commitments prevented him from being able to join Zendaya on this occasion, with Tom currently filming in New York City for his role in Apple TV+’s The crowded room.
While they were physically apart, Tom was never far from Zendaya’s mind, and she revealed that he was the first person she had messaged after her win.
In a backstage interview after she accepted her award, the actress was asked who the first person she had written was.
“I didn’t have to text my mom because my mom was already there, she’s here tonight, which is very special,” Zendaya began. “And I’m texting my girlfriend.”
The casual reference to her and Tom’s super private relationship sent fans wild, and they flocked to social media to share their reaction to the passing comment — with many pointing out that it’s the first time she’s publicly referred to him as her “boyfriend . “
“Why hearing zendaya say she texted tom first about her win made me cry i love them,” one person tweeted. Another wrote: “I really can’t believe zendaya called her bf like that for years and she has never done anything like that.”
Another joked: “I don’t know what I’m more jealous of Tom Holland getting texts from Zendaya or being able to refer to Tom Holland as my boyfriend like I’m sick.”
I don’t know what I’m more jealous of Tom Holland getting texts from Zendaya or being able to refer to Tom Holland as my boyfriend like I’m sick
Another echoed: “I know if I’m jealous of Zendaya for being with Tom or of Tom for being with Zendaya.” Another tweet read: “Zendaya calling her boyfriend oh I feel weak.”
Tom and Zendaya first met while working on Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016, and were romantically linked soon after.
The two stars have always been tight-lipped about the speculation surrounding their relationship, but when they were pictured kissing while in a car last November, it pretty much solidified that they’re very much together.
Despite the romance now being out in the open, Tom and Zendaya are keeping their PDAs to a minimum, and both stars have admitted that it’s incredibly difficult to maintain their privacy while in a high-profile relationship.
Speaking to GQ last year, Tom explained: “One of the downsides of our fame is that privacy is no longer in our control and a moment that you think is between two people who love each other very much is now a moment , which is shared with the whole world.”
“I’ve always been really determined to keep my private life private because I share so much of my life with the world anyway. We kind of felt deprived of our privacy,” he added.
Zendaya also called out the revealing paparazzi photos, which she called “weird and confusing and invasive.” She told the publication: “That straight feeling [we both share] is just that when you really love and care about someone, some moments or things, you wish were your own.”
And just last month, Tom revealed that he walked away from social media for the sake of his mental health because he had found himself spiraling and becoming “overwhelmed” after reading comments about himself online.
In an Instagram video, the actor told fans: “I’ve taken a break from social media for my mental health because I find Instagram and Twitter to be overstimulating, to be overwhelming.”
“I get caught up and I spiral reading things about me online and ultimately it’s very damaging to my mental state so I decided to take a step back and delete the app,” added Tom.
And while Zendaya isn’t on a conscious hiatus from social media like Tom, she rarely posts on her page — allowing them both to keep their relationship as low-key as they want it to be.
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