{"id":575906,"date":"2026-07-30T18:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/575906\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T18:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:41:12","slug":"ireland-can-claim-tom-holland-as-one-of-its-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/575906\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland can claim Tom Holland as one of its own"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Irish Spider-Man? Yes please! People of Ireland, we can claim Tom Holland as one of our own- and no doubt we&#8217;re absolutely going to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 30-year-old actor, best known for his role as the superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was born and raised in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it was revealed by Tom&#8217;s own father that Tom, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2026\/07\/30\/entertainment\/tom-holland-praises-wife-zendaya\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">married to his co-star Zendaya<\/a>, has roots in the Emerald Isle- yay!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-1358900212.jpg\" alt=\"LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 13: (L-R) Tom Holland and Zendaya attendsthe Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures' 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' on December 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-1829602\"  \/>Tom Holland and Zendaya. Pic: Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C6gUUfxILYV\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ireland AM<\/a> in May 2023, Tom&#8217;s dad Dominic Holland gushed over his son, calling him a &#8216;good kid&#8217; as he revealed the actor chose to live close to his family in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosts Gr\u00e1inne Seoige and Martin King joked it was because Tom still got his washing done and &#8216;three meals cooked for him a week&#8217;. Dominic then fessed up that he does in fact, still do his son&#8217;s washing and cooks food for him.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/zendaya-tom-holland-56.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Holland, Zendaya\" class=\"wp-image-1829609\"  \/>Tom Holland and Zendaya. Pic: Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Dominic, you martyr! Are you sure you&#8217;re not an Irish mammy?,&#8217; Gr\u00e1inne jokingly questioned. &#8216;You sound like one!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To their surprise, he explained the Holland clan has roots in Ballywilliam and Nenagh, revealing that his Granny Quigley hailed from Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;All my cousins, they all claim Tom to be their closest cousin now,&#8217; Dominic explained. Gr\u00e1inne interjected: &#8216;Absolutely, and now we&#8217;re going to claim him also.&#8217; Too right!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Word on the street is that if you listen closely, you&#8217;ll often hear Tom telling Zendaya that there&#8217;s a grand auld stretch in the evenings, thus bringing great drying weather.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Irish Spider-Man? Yes please! 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