Zendaya's family ties strained amid fame and distance

Zendaya and Tom Holland are among the more recognizable couples today. Although it might seem that due to her status and wealth, the actress can have almost everything, there are some things money cannot buy. According to her half-sister, Latonja Coleman, relationships within her family are probably quite tense.

Zendaya's relative spoke with "The Sun" and admitted that they do not maintain particularly close contact. She accused the actress of neglecting the family. As she recalls, the last time they supposedly saw each other was in January at a funeral, following a long break, as they had previously spent Thanksgiving together in 2018. Latonja was not pleased with how she was treated at the time.

"When I tried to talk to her, she just gave me a one-arm hug. It felt like I was just a fan"

"Zendaya is very active with my other sister and brother’s kids, but my grandkids don’t even know her. They think she’s just from the Disney Channel," she laments, "I don’t even tell people any more that she’s my sister."

"It feels like I’m the black sheep of the family. They’ve pushed me out," she added. "My other siblings don’t care about me, and honestly, I don’t care about them either." But Zendaya is "different," Latonja said before declaring, "She’s my sister, and I love her no matter what."

Latonja said she met Tom at Thanksgiving 2018 and called him "really really cool."

"He's down to earth and my family likes him. They just look like an odd couple because he's so short and she's so tall. But other than that, I think he’s the one for her."

According to the source, Latonja and Zendaya share the same father but have different mothers: the actress was born to Claire Stoermer, while her half-sister is the daughter of Michelle Mackintosh. Although today the two hardly speak, during the aforementioned holiday they spent together, Latonja even had the chance to meet Tom Holland. He made a positive impression on her, but she also describes him and Zendaya as "an odd couple."

Coleman also fears that she might not be invited to the couple's wedding, and supposedly, it's fast approaching. However, things get even less pleasant as she mentions that when she was diagnosed with cancer, she tried to reach out to Zendaya but was prevented from doing so. She claims she fought the illness alone and isn't even sure if the family informed the actress about her difficult situation.

Despite everything, she hopes they can renew their contact. Now, taking advantage of the reach of a well-read medium, she appeals:

"I don’t want her money. I just want to be in her life, to show her that I love her and support her."