Tom Holland reveals that the fishnets he wore in his viral Umbrella dance belonged to his grandmother, father was upset.
The performance that made history
Tom Holland’s performance of Rihanna’s song “Umbrella” on Lip Sync Battle in 2017 is still fresh in people’s minds.
But did you know that the fishnet stockings Tom wore in that performance actually belonged to his grandmother?
Recently, Tom revealed this secret on Gordon Ramsay’s cooking show.
From ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ to ‘Umbrella’
The performance started with the classic “Singin’ in the Rain”, but suddenly Tom changed his look and danced to Rihanna’s hit song “Umbrella” while getting drenched in the rain.
The audience was surprised to see his style with wig, quick-change and fishnets.
Dad warned
Tom revealed that when he told his father Dominic Holland about the idea, he said, “Son, I don’t think this is a good idea.
You shouldn’t do this.” His concern was that Tom would become “too famous too quickly” and lose his normal childhood.
Competition from Zendaya
Tom and his now-fiancée Zendaya initially decided they would keep things “easy and light.”
But as rehearsals progressed, the creative team’s “Umbrella” idea became more and more complex – rain machines, wigs, quick-changes, and those famous fishnets!
Still haunts
Years later, Tom laughs that despite all his blockbuster films and projects, people remember the Lip Sync Battle performance in fishnets, not the dialogue from Spider-Man. He admits it “still haunts” him.
Stars are humans too
This anecdote from Tom reminds us that even the biggest stars are humans after all – sometimes shy, sometimes having fun, and sometimes rocking the world by wearing their grandmother’s fishnets!
Summary:
Tom Holland revealed that the fishnets he wore in his viral Lip Sync Battle performance actually belonged to his grandmother, which his father had expressed concern about.