Tom Hollandis still riding high on the love for his epicLip Sync Battleperformance.
“I’m proud of it,” theCrowded Roomactor said in a new interview withThe Hollywood Reporterof his May 2017 appearance on the show alongside girlfriendZendaya. For the routine, he donned fishnets for a now-iconic rendition of “Singin' in the Rain” andRihanna’s “Umbrella.”
Holland, 27, commanded the stage for a showstopping performance of the latter 2007 pop hit, complete with elaborate choreography, pyrotechnics, stage precipitation and even a front flip. Thevideo has since been viewedmore than 140 million times on YouTube.
“I like that it left a lasting impact," Holland toldTHR. “It was an amazing time. My life was changing before my eyes. [Spider-Man: Homecoming] was coming out. I was on the up. I was getting offers and turning them down for the first time, which was really crazy.”
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Tom Holland onLip Sync Battlein 2017.Comedy Central/Youtube
Of the “interesting” experience with the show and the feedback he has gotten from it, the actor said, “I’ve really worked hard in my career and I’ve really been calculated in deciding what it is I do and when I do it. And for all the movies that I’m incredibly proud of, theLip Sync Battleis what I get the most compliments for.”
Asked whether he was making a statement about toxic masculinity with the costume and performance, Holland gave a definitive no.
“I don’t give a f—. I’ve grown up in the most non-toxic-masculine environment possible,” he toldTHR. “I didn’t realize what I was doing was so forward-thinking. I was just like, ‘Yeah, f— it, I’llput some fishnets on and dance in the rain. That’ll be really fun. I don’t care.’ "
Tom Holland on the cover ofThe Hollywood Reporter.Isaac Anthony
Isaac Anthony
Holland almost didn’t appear on the show at all, though, due to advice from his father Dominic.
TheCherryactor previously explained in acover story forBritish GQ’s April 2021 issuethat his dad called him prior to the performance, urging his son to tell everyone that he’d “changed his mind” about doing the show.
“My dad always taught me when I was younger and coming up in the business that you want to get famous as slowly as possible,” he said. “You don’t want to get super famous tomorrow, because you won’t be able to handle it. It will ruin your life.”
Holland said at the time that he’s “very selective of who I talk to and what I do,” as he does not “want to overexpose myself, because my privacy is the last thing I own.”
“I think that’swhy he was so worried,” he added of his father. “And he’d tell me the same thing today I am sure: ‘Pace yourself, you’ve got a long career ahead of you.’ I don’t want to lose myself to all … this.”
source: people.com
