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Zendaya lends her support to boyfriend Tom Holland as he is urged to speak out in support of Romeo and Juliet co-star Frances Amewudah-Rivers amid a 'barrage of deplorable racial abuse'

Tom, 27, will play Romeo in the upcoming West End production while Juliet will be portrayed by Francesca Amewudah-Rivers.

Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Arséma, who played young Lady Danbury in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, shared a plea from HBO actress Selina Jones urging Tom to speak up. They are joined by Freema Agyeman (Nurse), Michael Balogun (Friar), Tomiwa Edun (Capulet), Mia Jerome (Montague), Daniel Quinn-Toye (Paris), Ray Sesay (Tybalt), Nima Taleghani (Benvolio), Joshua-Alexander Williams (Mercutio), and Callum Heinrich and Kody Mortimer (Camera Operators). The Shakespearean epic is a story that has been staged hundreds of times on the West End and The Crown actor Josh O'Connor and Irish star Jessie Buckley appeared in a version of the play, filmed for TV inside the National Theatre in 2021.

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