Tom Holland Details “Humbling Experience” of Being Ghosted by Erling Haaland
Tom Holland decided to shoot his shot, but it hit a little wide off the mark.
Like many soccer fans, the Spider-Man star has found himself enraptured with the larger-than-life presence that is Norway’s national team player Erling Haaland—so much so he invited the athlete out to dinner when they were both in Monaco to watch an F1 race in June ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Haaland, however, left the other Holland on read.
“And I’ll tell you what,” the Odyssey actor said of the incident to Jimmy Fallon during his July 13 appearance on The Tonight Show, “that is exactly the type of humbling experience that is important for actors.”
As the 30-year-old explained, “You’re like, ‘I’ll text him, I’ll take him to dinner.’ Not even a response. Not an excuse, not ‘I’m busy tonight. I’m playing football.’ Nada.”
But even though Holland’s dinner date attempt was blazed over, he’d still be game for a sit down with the six-foot-five Norwegian titan—but he’s not sure the feeling would be reciprocated after England’s July 11 defeat of Norway during the World Cup quarterfinals.
