Fans are frantically googling Tom Holland’s age after watching Spider-Man: Homecoming

THERE’S no denying it — fans love the new Spider-Man movie. But, after watching Tom Holland at the helm, there’s something that’s worrying a lot of them.

EVERYBODY is in love with the brand new Spider-Man — but more than their love for the actual movie, there’s also thousands of fans that are in love with its star Tom Holland.

The British actor, who plays a 15-year-old Spider-Man in the movie, has sparked a frenzy on google as fans walk out of the cinema frantically searching how old he actually is.

The thirst is real for 21-year-old Tom Holland.

Thousands of Spider-Man: Homecoming fans have taken to Twitter to express their momentary stress over falling in love with a 15-year-old before tweeting their relief at realising the actor is in fact 21 — and the responses are hilarious.

Pretty sure 75% of my theater took out their phones to look up Tom Holland's age 20 minutes into the movie.

— evanxavier (@evanxavier) July 10, 2017

Friends: "How can you have a crush on Tom Holland, he's like 15!"
Me: He's 21! He's of age!!!! pic.twitter.com/lZX32oPJJk

— Roxy 🦇 (@RoxyfromGotham) July 10, 2017

FIRST THING I DID AFTER LEAVING SPIDER-MAN HOMECOMING WAS LOOK UP TOM HOLLAND'S AGE AND THIS IS ADULTHOOD #thankgoditsnotcreepy

— Rachel (@racheldoesbooks) July 9, 2017

It's so weird to be at an age where I want to date Tom Holland AND Robert Downey Jr

— Sabrina Danielle (@sabdaniellee) July 10, 2017

can safely say after seeing Spider-Man: Homecoming, "Tom Holland age" Google searches will blow up exponentially once it's released wide

— Francesca Bacardi (@OriginalFresca) June 25, 2017

Overall 2017 has blessed me with Fionn Whitehead and Tom Holland. Both age appropriate men I can thirst over

— Gen (@runningbullets) July 10, 2017

Around the world, everyone over the age of 18 breathes a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank god. Tom Holland is 21."

— rachel leishman (@RachelLeishman) July 10, 2017

I ACTUALLY CHECKED TOM HOLLAND'S AGE AFTER THE SHOW TOO HAHAHAHAHA

— kley (@clayeaquino) July 11, 2017

Like literally every other actor who plays a high-schooler in Hollywood, Holland is six years older than his character.

But when you compare Holland’s age gap to other actors who have starred in high school movies, the Spider-Man star is one of the most realistic.

He’s also the closest in age when compared to former Spider-Man stars Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire who were playing high-schoolers from the ages of 29 and 27 respectively.

In Mean Girls, a then-25-year-old Rachel McAdams played 17-year-old Regina George.

And in Grease, Stockard Channing was 34-years-old when she sung her way as the high school senior Betty Rizzo. Olivia Newton-John also had a huge gap, playing the innocent Sandy at the age of 30.

Pitch Perfect is another prime example of actors giving us unrealistic expectations of what it means to play certain ages with Rebel Wilson and Anna Kendrick both playing first year college students at the ages of 32 and 27 respectively.

Hailee Steinfeld, Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson in Pitch Perfect 2.

Originally published as Fans are frantically googling Tom Holland’s age after watching Spider-Man: Homecoming