Zendaya made a heartbreaking confession during a Q&A session on her website back in 2017. In a two-part question, she was asked if she’d ever been cheated on, and if she had any advice about making decisions in relationships.
According to Entertainment Tonight’s report, she revealed that she had been cheated on in a previous relationship. Instead of feeling bitter towards all men because of the devastating incident, she kept a surprisingly level-headed perspective.
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Zendaya explained that even though her former partner had betrayed her trust, she still believed “not all men are dogs.” She said it would be unfair to “categorize an entire type of person” just because of a past painful experience.
However, Zendaya encouraged people to trust their gut feelings. She said, “If you feel it, it’s probably happening. If you feel like you can’t trust somebody, or you feel whatever, then you shouldn’t be in a relationship with them.”
She also admitted that she felt like most young people simply aren’t ready to be in committed relationships. She explained that young people are growing and learning. “They make bad decisions sometimes because they don’t know any better.”
Zendaya added that if a person makes bad decisions, that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t know right from wrong. She revealed, “It just means that they’re still in the experimental phase in their life where they haven’t made the right decisions yet.”
Zendaya Keeps Her Relationship Private
Zendaya confessed that she understood just how difficult young relationships could be. She mentioned that it’s really hard to be in a relationship with someone when both people are still learning so many valuable life lessons.
Zendaya also shared some helpful advice for any of her followers who might be struggling with their own relationships. She said, “You cannot change anybody. You cannot make someone grow up faster than they’re supposed to.”
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Thankfully, Zendaya’s devastating experience of being cheated on didn’t stop her from opening her heart and finding love again. She’s been rumored to have been linked to Tom Holland since 2017 when they starred in Spider-Man: Homecoming together.
But it wasn’t until a few years later that Zendaya’s relationship with Tom was basically confirmed. In July 2021, Page Six published photos of the couple sharing a kiss in Tom’s car.
Since then, Zendaya and Tom have managed to keep most private details of their relationship out of the public eye. Last year, Tom told The Hollywood Reporter that he and Zendaya are both “incredibly protective” of their romance. They want to keep it “as sacred as possible.”
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It sounds like Zendaya and Tom are on the same page with their relationship. They were recently spotted at the finals of the BNP Paribas Open together, and they both looked extremely happy to be in each other’s company.
It’s terrible that Zendaya experienced the heartbreak of being cheated on in one of her previous relationships. But now that she’s with Tom, who seems respectful, trustworthy, and head-over-heels for her, hopefully, she never goes through a painful betrayal like that again.
