Actor Tom Holland has been publicly referring to his long-time partner Zendaya as his wife during official interviews, despite celebrity stylist Law Roach declaring at the 2026 Emmy Awards that the Hollywood couple is not officially married.

The situation has morphed into an amusing game of celebrity tag, where nobody seems entirely sure what page the couple or their inner circle is reading from. While Holland casually throws around the word "wife" during press appearances, Roach decided to act as the ultimate party pooper on the Emmys red carpet, walking back his own earlier claims that the duo had already exchanged vows.

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When pressed about the ongoing wedding rumors, Roach made it clear that no legal documents had been signed just yet, leaving eager fans scratching their heads over Holland’s confident terminology.

"They are not officially married,"

Roach stated flatly at the 2026 Emmy Awards, effectively squashing months of wild fan theories. He also took the opportunity to address the viral photos circulating across social media platforms that purported to showcase the couple’s secret ceremony. According to Roach, those dreamy wedding snaps floating around the internet are nothing more than fake, computer-generated AI fabrications designed to trick gullible scrolling enthusiasts.

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The confusion is largely Holland’s own doing, thanks to his amusingly relaxed approach to marital terminology. Every time the actor drops the "wife" word in an interview, internet sleuths immediately launch into full investigative mode. The mystery has only been heightened by recent sightings of both stars sporting rings that fans quickly misidentified or theorized as official wedding bands.

The romance between the two global superstars began on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming, though they managed to keep their relationship strictly private for years. Their romance was officially exposed to the world in 2021 when paparazzi photos of the pair kissing inside a car surfaced online. Following years of low-profile dating, Holland and Zendaya formally got engaged in late 2024.

Despite the lack of an official marriage certificate—at least according to Roach—the couple’s professional and personal lives remain closely intertwined. The pair recently reunited on the big screen for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, giving fans plenty of onscreen chemistry to enjoy while the real-life marital debate continues to play out in the most hilariously mixed-up fashion possible.