Tom Holland simultaneously embarrassed himself and reminded us all why he has such a large and loving fanbase in a recent Instagram story that saw the Spider-Man: Far From Home star’s attempt to look sexy end with him accidentally smelling his own dog’s excrement.
The new video sees the actor wandering through a park with his canine Tessa while he discusses topics ranging from his experience of meeting famous people to his resolution to read more books this year. But the moment that’s got people talking is when Holland reaches up to adjust his beanie hat with the same hand that he’s using to carry a bag of Tessa’s poop, causing the star to get an up-close whiff of the stuff. The clip is captioned, “Tryna be sexy.”
Of course, there was no way the internet was going to let the incident pass them by without comment, and so fans took to Twitter to show their appreciation for the moment:
tom holland trying to be sexy and accidentally smelling a bag of dog poop is the funniest thing i've seen this year pic.twitter.com/W8n36Fsty4
— maybe: vicky (@coldpizzasIice) February 6, 2019
@TomHolland1996 on Instagram live gives me life. “Trying to be sexy” with a bag of dog poo in his hand 😂😂😂😂
— alex 𐀔 (@alasaurousrex) February 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/gundamkuns/status/1093199530068242440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1093199530068242440&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcomicbook.com%2Fmarvel%2F2019%2F02%2F06%2Ftom-holland-sexy-instagram-reaction-avengers%2F
tom holland saying “my brain is a sponge and it thirsts for knowledge” vs accidentally sniffing dog shit while trying to be sexy literally minutes earlier
— jenna ✿ semi ia (@havinqyourbaby) February 6, 2019
Tom Holland trying to look sexy on an Instagram story but dramatically failing to do so by touching his own face with his dog's bag of poop represents me and my failed attempts on a deep level. @TomHolland1996
— Ceci ✨ (@sissieskalxpsia) February 6, 2019
Tom holland trying to be sexy but brings his dog's poop to his face instead
It is my duty to protect this precious goofball. pic.twitter.com/ujW86zDjR1
— neeha (@NeehaVejayan) February 6, 2019
Tom Holland outside with dog shit and really captioned it “tryna be sexy” someone come get ur mans
— peter the sequel (@spideytcrch) February 6, 2019
Best video of the day goes to @TomHolland1996. For trying to be sexy and hitting himself in the face with a bag of his dogs poop.
— JOHNA BOTTORFF (@ProducerJohna) February 6, 2019
Holland has long earned the affection and sympathy of the public with such endearing moments of awkwardness. The actor is particularly notorious for accidentally dropping Marvel spoilers, though Avengers: Infinity War co-director Joe Russo admitted last year in an interview with Entertainment Tonight that “you can never be punitive toward Tom Holland” because he’s “the nicest guy in the world.”
Indeed, there’s a reason why Peter Parker’s Infinity War death is often singled out as one of the saddest moments of the fatality-heavy film, but since Marvel Studios knows what their audience wants, you can expect Holland to return to our screens when Avengers: Endgame hits theaters on April 26th, 2019, before Spider-Man: Far From Home comes out on July 5th.
