Tom Holland’s new haircut is causing quite the online commotion.
The Spider-Man actor, 27, just opened his West End run of Romeo and Juliet, and fans are having a good chin wag all about it.
But it’s not his acting that has got everyone talking – although he was dubbed ‘mesmerising’ by critics – but his new hair.
Famed for his usual bouncy locks, the megastar looks totally different with a very short cut for his Shakespearean role. And fans are obsessed.
‘Okay, but Tom Holland’s new haircut has me in a chokehold,’ wrote @amielbaxter on X, while @fireflyCOYS said: ‘Tom Holland gets a footballer haircut and suddenly I see the vision.’
‘Tom Holland has actually never looked more attractive and I don’t understand how this ass haircut is doing this,’ added @myownjudgment, while newbie fan@quarrterlife said: ‘Never had an interest in Tom Holland but the haircut is doing WONDERS, he’s actually kinda hot.’
Tom’s barnet’s debut came as the preview night of Romeo and Juliet was cancelled last minute, sending fans into a frenzy online.
It was due to kick off at the Duke of York Theatre on Saturday May 11, but just a day before and fans were told the performance was not going ahead.
After thousands scrambled to bag tickets earlier this year, they were left disappointed when it was announced the play – starring Tom as Romeo and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers as Juliet – ‘cannot go ahead as planned’.
According toDeadline, the reason it was pulled was ‘due to the technical aspects of the production needing further preparation’.
However, the official opening night went ahead as planned on May 23, as Tom’s partner and fellow megastar Zendaya came out to support him and his hair.
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It appears that – unlike Tom’s short trim – the haircut is growing on fans as they initially took to social media with some reservations.
‘Why would Tom Holland cut his hair like that?’ asked @brycevglover while @luvsomebodyelse wrote: ‘Tom Holland’s hair I’m mourning.’
Reddit users were even more divided on the issue, with some claiming it makes the star look more ‘mature’ while others agreed he looks ‘like every other British guy’ with the new look.
User Zakrobbo2001 simply wrote, ‘Miss the curls,’ while Street_Peace_8831 disagreed, writing, ‘Honestly, I don’t think he could ever have a bad haircut. His face would make it look good.’
User saygirlie posted, ‘Tom’s face has matured (in a good way). He no longer looks like a young boy,’ to which Inf1nite_gal replied, ‘I think the haircut is helping too.’
But sakura0601x disagreed, writing: ‘This haircut is making him look like a roadman… who said this was ok????’
Kooky_Bodybuilder_97 agreed, posting: ‘That hair is a crime.’
Many agreed that the haircut makes him look like a British teenager, and not in a flattering way.
User, taxidermy_restaurant wrote: ‘It’s a triggering haircut for ppl who went to British secondary school.’
This comes after Tom suffered a nasty injury on St Andrew’s iconic golf course when a ball hit him in the head.
He missed the Met Gala – which his partner Zendaya, 27, attended in style and co-chaired – and documented his evening instead by showing fans his red golf ball-sized mark on his forehead.
‘Who ever said golf isn’t a contact sport is full of s**t. You can almost see the dimples,’ he wrote on a picture shared onInstagramof the mark.
He then linked to his father Dominic Holland’s Patreon site, where the doting dad shared an amusing story about the series of events which led the ball to Tom’s head.
Dominic shared that a gold ball did indeed hit his son’s head, but it was not a serious injury.
‘In fact, it was hit by a sand wedge from 80 yards albeit by a scratch golfer who should have known better and frankly been more accurate,’ he wrote, according toMail Online.
‘The offending player was Alex Roberts, a close friend of Tom’s… without knowing that his most important and highly valuable friend was off the green to his left.’
‘[Tom was] lucky then to be playing in Scotland (the home of golf) in April when woolly hats are mandatory for survival,’ his dad joked.
He was then ‘dispatched to hospital for some checks.’
Meanwhile Zendaya rocked the red carpet in two separate gowns, as Tom fawned over her at home sharing photos of her on social media looking radiant at the star-studded event.
Tom and Zendaya – who live together in London – finally confirmed dating rumours in 2021 which were first sparked when they shared the screen in 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, where they forged a very close friendship.
In a chat with Extra, Tom previously revealed they often reflect over their Spider-Man days together where their relationship blossomed.
‘Zendaya and I will, every now and then, watch Spider-Man 1 and reminisce about being 19 and making those movies again,’ he said.
‘I love those movies, and I love savouring those moments, so I try not to watch them as often as I would maybe like to because it’s so special.
‘It’s such a luxury, such a gift to be able to sit down and sort of relive your youth.’
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