Jacob Batalon got a Rolex from Tom Holland
Tom Holland bought Jacob Batalon a Rolex, which Jacob wore to the podcast recording — calling Tom 'my boy for life.'
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Jacob Batalon Intro: The Friend Who Knows Tom Best
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Before Tom Holland himself appears, Amy pulls in Jacob Batalon via video call for a warm-up segment that instantly reveals the depth of the two actors' real friendship. Jacob, a Hawaiian-American actor now engaged and about to turn 30, gushes about Tom with infectious sincerity — noting they were barely old enough to drink when they first screen-tested together in 2016 and that he has never once felt Tom would 'talk dirty behind his back.' The conversation drifts delightfully off-topic: Jacob's freshly groomed Pokémon-named dog Vulpix, the merits of heating pads, and the Rolex Tom gifted him — which Jacob has worn to the recording as a tribute to his friend. [1] — Jacob Batalon "Jacob Batalon got a Rolex from Tom Holland: Tom Holland bought Jacob Batalon a Rolex, which Jacob wore to the podcast recording — calling T…" 11:08 Amy marvels that none of her own friends have ever bought her a Rolex. Jacob closes by asking Amy to put 'The Boiling Rock, Part One' to Tom — a piece of inside lore so opaque that Tom will later insist the conversation stay off-mic.
Jacob Batalon: Growing Up Together on Set
Jacob Batalon and Tom Holland were both around 19 when they screen-tested together in 2016, not yet old enough to drink. Now they're 30. Jacob describes Tom as someone who never talks behind your back, always has your back, and would never show you anything but love — then flashes the Rolex Tom bought him.
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