Even the most polished stars have their moments of awkward humanity—and for Tom Holland, one such moment has become Hollywood legend. According to Zendaya, her Spider-Man co-star once made an on-set mistake so unexpected that it left the entire crew in stunned silence.
While the phrase “I called her by the wrong name” has circulated widely online, the truth behind the story isn’t about a name mix-up at all. Instead, the real incident was an unfiltered, deeply human blunder—one that Holland himself has since owned up to with characteristic honesty and humor.
A Scene in the Air — and a Sudden Silence
The unforgettable moment happened during the filming of one of the Spider-Man movies—most likely between Far From Home (2019) and No Way Home (2021). Holland and Zendaya were performing a wire-assisted stunt, suspended in midair by a complex harness rig that kept them strapped tightly together.
As Holland later explained during a press interview, the physical strain of the Spider-Man suit—famously tight and restrictive—had some unintended consequences. While suspended with Zendaya, he felt an uncontrollable pressure build up from the harness.
Then, the moment of truth arrived.
“I farted,” Holland admitted in the interview, laughing as he recounted it. “Yeah, I farted on [Zendaya], unfortunately. It’s tough—the suit’s tight, the harness squeezes it out.”
What followed, according to both actors, was a stunned hush that fell over the set. Crew members froze. Zendaya, ever composed, glanced over at Holland in disbelief before both of them burst out laughing.
“I think everyone just stopped,” Zendaya later joked in an interview. “We didn’t know what to do—do we cut? Do we keep rolling? It was the quietest five seconds ever.”
Five Years Later — A Story Still in Circulation
Though the event itself happened roughly five years ago, during production for one of the middle Spider-Man films, the story resurfaced during promotional interviews for No Way Home in 2021. Fans couldn’t get enough of Holland’s self-deprecating honesty—proof, once again, that his charm lies in his willingness to laugh at himself.
Zendaya, for her part, has always handled the memory with humor and grace. She described the moment as “the kind of thing you can never unhear—but also never stop laughing about.”
Humanity Behind the Masks
The incident has become one of the most talked-about behind-the-scenes moments in the Spider-Man franchise, not because it’s glamorous or dramatic, but because it’s completely relatable. In a world where superhero films demand perfection—from sculpted suits to gravity-defying stunts—this moment of human awkwardness made audiences love Holland and Zendaya even more.
Holland, often known for accidentally revealing Marvel secrets, proved once again that his openness is part of his enduring appeal. As Zendaya put it with a smile during a later interview, “Tom just says things. You can’t help but love him for it.”
A Superhero With a Sense of Humor
Looking back, the “incident that silenced the crew” wasn’t a scandal or a serious mistake—it was a reminder that even superheroes have very human moments.
And if you ask Tom Holland, he’d probably agree: “It’s embarrassing, sure,” he once said, laughing, “but at least it made Zendaya laugh. That’s a win in my book.”