Tom Holland’s father was mocked mercilessly after charging fans $4 to read a blog about his son’s engagement to Zendaya.

Zendaya and Tom Holland’s Christmas engagement is the Hollywood fairytale romance that has captured the hearts of romantics around the world, but Tom’s father’s confirmation of the news has raised eyebrows.

News of the engagement broke after the Golden Globes last week, following much speculation about her jewelry on the red carpet, and eagle-eyed fans noticed she debuted a stunning new bling, on her ring finger.

While fans are excited for the happy couple, who met on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017, they couldn’t help but find it strange that the news was confirmed by Tom Holland’s father, Dominic, via his blog from Patreon.

Dominic posted confirmation of his 28-year-old son’s engagement on Patreon, a site for creatives where readers pay for subscriptions.

“The engagement has now been confirmed and why am I writing about it here, but without adding anything new and juicy like a date, location, guest list,” the father of four wrote in the December 10 post that took a while to read. four dollars.

While fans loved the details of the post, like the fact that Tom asked Zendaya’s father for permission, many were amused by the fact that Dominic had a Patreon and were quick to ask why.

“I need to know who is subscribed to Tom Holland’s dad’s Patreon,” one confused fan wrote to X, formerly known as Twitter.

‘Sorry, quick question, why does Tom Holland’s dad have a Patreon?’ asked another.

“Why does Tom Holland’s father have a Patreon?” read another blunt response.

“There’s nothing real about this, but who the hell is paying for Tom Holland’s dad’s Patreon?” another responded.

‘Why doesn’t Tom Holland’s dad have a Patreon where the whole family helps pay for the ring or Spider-Man money?’ another X user joked.

According to Dominic’s post, he launched his blog during the lockdown.

“Like many ‘artists’, I came to Patreon during lockdown, when our wise politicians shut down the world and my diary emptied and my income fell to zero,” he wrote.

He added that he is “aware enough” why many people may subscribe to his blog.

‘Most of my clients come indirectly, and my skill is whether I can retain them or not. Many of those who come hoping to get goodies on Tom only last a month and have to accept the loss of $2, which is the least I can charge by the way,’ he joked.

The comedian and writer delved into some of the details of the engagement, revealing that Tom was “incredibly well prepared” to pop the question to his longtime girlfriend.

‘I had bought a ring. “He spoke to his father and got permission to propose to his daughter,” he wrote. “Tom had everything planned.”

He cleverly added his own proposal to his wife Nikki, if it was not well thought out or planned.

“My own proposal was nothing like my oldest son’s, who has obviously seen all the sludge movies because I never saw him reading a book as a kid,” he joked in the blog post.

He added: “For most men, the stress of buying an engagement ring is being able to afford it.” I suspect this was the least of Tom’s worries, more concerned about the stone, its size and clarity, its accommodation, which jeweler…’

Earlier in the week, Zendaya’s father, Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, denied a report suggesting Tom had asked for his daughter’s hand in marriage before the proposal.

When contacted for comment on his reaction to Zendaya, 28, getting engaged to Tom, Kazembe told DailyMail.com that what was reported was “a load of rubbish”.

“That was a bunch of nonsense dished out by TMZ,” he said before adding, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

When asked for further answers by a DailyMail.com journalist, he declined to comment further.

The Euphoria star’s new five-carat cushion-cut diamond is set in an 18k white and yellow gold band.

The ring is said to be from stylish New Zealand-born, London-based jeweler Jessica McCormack and is estimated to be worth more than $200,000.