Tom Holland Shares How He Really Feels About His Iconic ‘Umbrella’ Performance: ‘I’m Proud of It’

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Tom Holland shared how he really felt about performing Rihanna’s hit song ‘Umbrella’ during a July 2017 episode of Lip Sync Battle.“I’m proud of it,” the Spider-Man: No Way Home star, 27, said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Wednesday, June 14. “I like that it left a lasting impact.

It was an amazing time. My life was changing before my eyes. Spider-Man was coming out. I was on the up. I was getting offers and turning them down for the first time, which was really crazy.

I was meeting producers and directors and going to L.A. by myself. I was finally at that stage where I could say, ‘Can I bring my friends?’ And they’d say, ‘Yeah.’”In the clip, Holland wore a black romper, fishnet stockings and a black bob wig as he showed off his moves in the rain.

The actor went on to stun the audience with racy choreography, even grinding on competitor — and now-girlfriend — Zendaya at one point.When asked about his much-discussed sexy costume, Holland revealed that he wasn’t trying to make a larger statement on toxic masculinity at the time.“I’ve grown up in the most non-toxic masculine environment possible.