the drama is suddenly at the center of Zendaya’s latest public moments as new marriage talk around Tom Holland collides with her fashion choices and a surprise appearance at a Las Vegas wedding. On March 12 (ET) in Los Angeles, she attended the Black Women in Hollywood Awards hosted by Essence in an all-white vintage look while wearing what appeared to be a gold wedding band. Days earlier, she also showed up unexpectedly at a chapel ceremony in Las Vegas, serving as an official witness and signing the marriage license alongside Alana Haim.
Wedding-ring spotlight grows after Los Angeles appearance
At the Black Women in Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles on March 12 (ET), Zendaya wore a vintage Cachè dress featuring a gold and silver encrusted flower on the shoulder. The piece was originally designed in 1987 for Whitney Houston and was later worn by Sarah Jessica Parker’s character Carrie Bradshaw in the 2008 film Sex and the City. She paired the look with white Christian Louboutin heels.
Public attention, however, centered on her jewelry. Beneath a tri-band rolling ring on her left ring finger, the 29-year-old wore what appeared to be the same gold band she has been seen wearing lately. The gold band has appeared repeatedly in recent outings, including moments when she did not wear her engagement ring.
In Paris on March 10 (ET) during Paris Fashion Week, she appeared in another all-white outfit, continuing a recurring theme tied to the current marriage chatter. Separately, during an outing in Los Angeles last month (ET date not specified in the provided details), she was seen wearing only the gold band after ditching her 5-carat engagement ring.
the drama links to A24 wedding pop-up where Zendaya signed a license
In Las Vegas on Saturday (ET date not specified in the provided details), Zendaya made a surprise appearance at a small chapel wedding for Payton Whitmore and Kadeem Strickland. The ceremony began with Alana Haim performing a DJ set, including a version of Pitbull’s “Give Me Everything, ” and then “Going To The Chapel Of Love” as the bride walked down the aisle.
Whitmore said the couple chose the chapel event after seeing that A24 was doing a wedding chapel pop-up connected to the film promotion. “We never really wanted your typical traditional wedding, ” Payton Whitmore said. “We saw A24 was doing the drama wedding chapel pop-up in Vegas and thought, ‘what’s more of an untypical wedding than this?’”
Zendaya and Alana Haim served as the official witnesses and signed the marriage license themselves. “It was so surreal seeing Zendaya show up and help us celebrate our love, ” Whitmore said, adding that it meant a lot that Zendaya took time to join them.
For the occasion, Zendaya wore head-to-toe gold, styled by her longtime stylist Law Roach: a gold ruched corset top from Louis Vuitton’s spring 2004 collection and a matching ruffled silk skirt, plus a Cartier Love Unlimited bracelet, Christian Louboutin So Kate pumps, and a Jessica McCormack wire fine gold band described as a wedding band-style ring.
Immediate reactions: Roach teases, family shares, and Zendaya stays silent
Zendaya and Tom Holland have not publicly spoken about the marriage news referenced in these recent appearances. The marriage talk was first raised publicly at the SAG Actor Awards red carpet (ET date not specified in the provided details) by Law Roach, Zendaya’s longtime stylist. “The wedding has already happened, ” Roach said through laughter. “You missed it. ”
Zendaya’s mother, Claire Stoermer, appeared to react the next day (ET) by sharing Roach’s interview on Instagram and writing, “The laugh…”
Quick context
Zendaya is starring in an upcoming A24 wedding drama titled The Drama, and her recent public wardrobe has leaned heavily into white and ivory looks. At the same time, her repeated appearances in a wedding band-style ring have intensified attention around her private relationship.
What’s next
With Zendaya continuing to step out in bridal-coded fashion and a gold band, and with Law Roach’s comments still circulating, the next development to watch is whether Zendaya or Tom Holland choose to address the marriage talk directly. Until then, the public conversation is likely to keep orbiting the same focal point: the drama of a ring, a runway-level wardrobe, and a film promo trail that is increasingly hard to separate from real life.
