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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Rebecca Shaw

I will never understand heterosexual dating culture’s obsession with height. Just get a footstool!

Actors and couple Tom Holland and Zendaya, whose height difference has been the subject of much scrutiny.
Actors and couple Tom Holland and Zendaya, whose height difference has been the subject of much social commentary. Photograph: Sipa US/Alamy

A few nights ago, for some reason, I got served a TikTok where (dating) actors Zendaya and Tom Holland were asked a question about their much-commented-on height difference. OK, the reason might be because I’d been scrolling TikTok for 25 minutes and earlier that day googled Zendaya’s height after seeing Dune: Part Two … but who knows.

In this TikTok, Zendaya replied that her mum is taller than her dad, so tall woman/shorter man relationships were always normal to her, and she didn’t even realise it was an issue until dating Tom (who also doesn’t find it an issue).

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