Tom Holland and Zendaya in New York City on Dec. 10, 2021.Photo:Cindy Ord/GettyZendayais shedding light on how she balances her private life while being in the public eye.TheChallengersactress, 26, isElle’s September cover star, and in her accompanying interview, she was asked about public interest in her relationship withTom Hollandand how her fans view them as a couple.“Parts of my life, I accept, are going to be public,” Zendaya said. “I can’tnotbe a person andlive my life and love the person I love.““But also, I do have control over what I choose to share,” she continued. “It’s about protecting the peace and letting things be your own but also not being afraid to exist. You can’t hide. That’s not fun either. I am navigating it more than ever now.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Zendaya forElle’s September 2023 issue.ELLE Magazine/ Steven KleinTheEuphoriaactress also recalled toEllehow she felt “a visceral change” in her level of fame and notoriety following season 2 of the HBO teen drama andSpider-Man: No Way Home, while she was filmingChallengersin Boston in spring 2022.“Before, I could get away with going places and getting in and out. But in Boston, I would end up going right back home because it was really overstimulating,” she said. “Everybody would go hang out at a bar or something, and I’d be like, ‘I’d love to, but I think I could ruin everybody’s night. Because it’s just not going to be fun once I’m there.' “Zendayaalso told the magazineshe once went to a store to buy a pillow, where fellow customers took photos of her at the cash register as she was “flustered,” dealing with a credit card issue.And during an outing in Italy a few weeks ago, while walking her dog Noon, “I had this idea of, like, I can walk around Venice. No, I can’t,” the actress said with a laugh. “I had to pick up his poo, and I was like, Lord, please, don’t take a picture of me picking up my dog’s s—.““There’s a picture of me holding the bag, but thankfully they spared the grabbing and the putting-it-in-the-bag part,” Zendaya added.Zendaya on the cover ofElle’s September 2023 issue.ELLE Magazine/ Steven KleinZendaya previously opened up about her fans' respect for her personal life in a cover interview forVogueItaly’s July 2022 issue, saying, “Many of them have grown with me and have watched me evolve in different parts of my life and career and with that, many of us being around the same age, have similar outlooks on life, similar thoughts or even just hopes and wishes for the future, whether it be for my career or the world.“She added thather fans are “really understanding that I’m human, even the hardcore ones, and they want me to be happy and I genuinely feel that from them. They’re really respectful of my boundaries and the things that I choose to keep a little bit more private and keep for myself.”Zendaya said while she’s still “able to maintain a little bit of anonymity,” it’s nothing compared to her “pretty normal life” of the past. “Recently, I’ve had more of a change happening in regards to reactions when I meet people or how people interact with me on a daily basis,” she said at the time.Zendaya.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty"Of course it comes with new sets of challenges and pressures, but I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I started when I was quite young,” the Emmy winner toldVogueItaly. “So thankfully I’ve had a little bit of time to ease and grow my experience in a way that wasn’t just completely an overnight change.““I’m always adjusting to it and trying to be grateful for it all in the end, because it means that people are clearly resonating with the work that I’m doing, and that means a lot to me,” she added.Challengersis in theaters April 26, 2024.
Tom Holland and Zendaya in New York City on Dec. 10, 2021.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty
Cindy Ord/Getty
Zendayais shedding light on how she balances her private life while being in the public eye.TheChallengersactress, 26, isElle’s September cover star, and in her accompanying interview, she was asked about public interest in her relationship withTom Hollandand how her fans view them as a couple.“Parts of my life, I accept, are going to be public,” Zendaya said. “I can’tnotbe a person andlive my life and love the person I love.““But also, I do have control over what I choose to share,” she continued. “It’s about protecting the peace and letting things be your own but also not being afraid to exist. You can’t hide. That’s not fun either. I am navigating it more than ever now.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Zendaya forElle’s September 2023 issue.ELLE Magazine/ Steven KleinTheEuphoriaactress also recalled toEllehow she felt “a visceral change” in her level of fame and notoriety following season 2 of the HBO teen drama andSpider-Man: No Way Home, while she was filmingChallengersin Boston in spring 2022.“Before, I could get away with going places and getting in and out. But in Boston, I would end up going right back home because it was really overstimulating,” she said. “Everybody would go hang out at a bar or something, and I’d be like, ‘I’d love to, but I think I could ruin everybody’s night. Because it’s just not going to be fun once I’m there.' “Zendayaalso told the magazineshe once went to a store to buy a pillow, where fellow customers took photos of her at the cash register as she was “flustered,” dealing with a credit card issue.And during an outing in Italy a few weeks ago, while walking her dog Noon, “I had this idea of, like, I can walk around Venice. No, I can’t,” the actress said with a laugh. “I had to pick up his poo, and I was like, Lord, please, don’t take a picture of me picking up my dog’s s—.““There’s a picture of me holding the bag, but thankfully they spared the grabbing and the putting-it-in-the-bag part,” Zendaya added.Zendaya on the cover ofElle’s September 2023 issue.ELLE Magazine/ Steven KleinZendaya previously opened up about her fans' respect for her personal life in a cover interview forVogueItaly’s July 2022 issue, saying, “Many of them have grown with me and have watched me evolve in different parts of my life and career and with that, many of us being around the same age, have similar outlooks on life, similar thoughts or even just hopes and wishes for the future, whether it be for my career or the world.“She added thather fans are “really understanding that I’m human, even the hardcore ones, and they want me to be happy and I genuinely feel that from them. They’re really respectful of my boundaries and the things that I choose to keep a little bit more private and keep for myself.”Zendaya said while she’s still “able to maintain a little bit of anonymity,” it’s nothing compared to her “pretty normal life” of the past. “Recently, I’ve had more of a change happening in regards to reactions when I meet people or how people interact with me on a daily basis,” she said at the time.Zendaya.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty"Of course it comes with new sets of challenges and pressures, but I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I started when I was quite young,” the Emmy winner toldVogueItaly. “So thankfully I’ve had a little bit of time to ease and grow my experience in a way that wasn’t just completely an overnight change.““I’m always adjusting to it and trying to be grateful for it all in the end, because it means that people are clearly resonating with the work that I’m doing, and that means a lot to me,” she added.Challengersis in theaters April 26, 2024.
Zendayais shedding light on how she balances her private life while being in the public eye.
TheChallengersactress, 26, isElle’s September cover star, and in her accompanying interview, she was asked about public interest in her relationship withTom Hollandand how her fans view them as a couple.
“Parts of my life, I accept, are going to be public,” Zendaya said. “I can’tnotbe a person andlive my life and love the person I love.”
“But also, I do have control over what I choose to share,” she continued. “It’s about protecting the peace and letting things be your own but also not being afraid to exist. You can’t hide. That’s not fun either. I am navigating it more than ever now.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Zendaya forElle’s September 2023 issue.ELLE Magazine/ Steven Klein
ELLE Magazine/ Steven Klein
TheEuphoriaactress also recalled toEllehow she felt “a visceral change” in her level of fame and notoriety following season 2 of the HBO teen drama andSpider-Man: No Way Home, while she was filmingChallengersin Boston in spring 2022.
“Before, I could get away with going places and getting in and out. But in Boston, I would end up going right back home because it was really overstimulating,” she said. “Everybody would go hang out at a bar or something, and I’d be like, ‘I’d love to, but I think I could ruin everybody’s night. Because it’s just not going to be fun once I’m there.' "
Zendayaalso told the magazineshe once went to a store to buy a pillow, where fellow customers took photos of her at the cash register as she was “flustered,” dealing with a credit card issue.
And during an outing in Italy a few weeks ago, while walking her dog Noon, “I had this idea of, like, I can walk around Venice. No, I can’t,” the actress said with a laugh. “I had to pick up his poo, and I was like, Lord, please, don’t take a picture of me picking up my dog’s s—.”
“There’s a picture of me holding the bag, but thankfully they spared the grabbing and the putting-it-in-the-bag part,” Zendaya added.
Zendaya on the cover ofElle’s September 2023 issue.ELLE Magazine/ Steven Klein
Zendaya previously opened up about her fans' respect for her personal life in a cover interview forVogueItaly’s July 2022 issue, saying, “Many of them have grown with me and have watched me evolve in different parts of my life and career and with that, many of us being around the same age, have similar outlooks on life, similar thoughts or even just hopes and wishes for the future, whether it be for my career or the world.”
She added thather fans are “really understanding that I’m human, even the hardcore ones, and they want me to be happy and I genuinely feel that from them. They’re really respectful of my boundaries and the things that I choose to keep a little bit more private and keep for myself.”
Zendaya said while she’s still “able to maintain a little bit of anonymity,” it’s nothing compared to her “pretty normal life” of the past. “Recently, I’ve had more of a change happening in regards to reactions when I meet people or how people interact with me on a daily basis,” she said at the time.
Zendaya.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
“Of course it comes with new sets of challenges and pressures, but I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I started when I was quite young,” the Emmy winner toldVogueItaly. “So thankfully I’ve had a little bit of time to ease and grow my experience in a way that wasn’t just completely an overnight change.”
“I’m always adjusting to it and trying to be grateful for it all in the end, because it means that people are clearly resonating with the work that I’m doing, and that means a lot to me,” she added.
Challengersis in theaters April 26, 2024.
source: people.com
