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Tom Holland has gained plaudits for his portrayal of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films since taking on the role.

In a SiriusXM interview, host Jessica Shaw pointed out the “problematic” belief that women should be shorter than male partners in heterosexual partnerships.

Holland and Zendaya’s on-screen romance was what she was referring to. As a joke, the Spider-Man actor quipped that his co-star is “not that much taller” than him, reports Men’s Health.

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“It’s a stupid assumption,” he says. “It’s ridiculous. I remember when we were doing the Spider-Man screen tests; I mean, you’d have to ask [director] Jon Watts this question, but every girl we tested for both roles was taller than me.

And I wonder whether that was a decision Jon had made; there was no one who tested that was shorter than I was. To be fair, I am quite short. So maybe that’s a decision Jon Watts made, and something he was aware of, and he wanted to break the stereotype.”

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After Shaw brought up their kiss in Far From Home, people talked about it. Zendaya referred to it as a “sweet moment” in a statement. When they didn’t try to “cheat” by framing the shot so that he would appear taller than her, the actress expressed gratitude for it.

Their co-star, Jacob Batalon, put it this way: “It’s not a weird thing for women to be tall.”

In Hollywood, it’s not unusual for a woman to tower over a man. Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden are two famous examples. Diaz is 5’9″ and Madden is 5’6″ tall, respectively. 5’11” actress Nicole Kidman “Tom Cruise, on the other hand, stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches.

Keith Urban, her current boyfriend, is 5’10”. It’s true. Daniel Radcliffe stands at 5’5″, whereas Erin Darke is 5’7″ tall. /TISG