Jacob Batalon Is Engaged 2 Months After 'Spider-Man' Costars Tom Holland and Zendaya's Own Engagement
The Spider-Man: Far From Home actor, 28, popped the question to his girlfriend Veronica Leahov during a romantic New York City proposal, they both confirmed on Instagram on Wednesday, March 5.
Batalon got down on one knee in the first photo of an Instagram carousel he shared, as a seemingly surprised Leahov placed her hand over her mouth in the first image.
'The beginning of the rest of our lives together❤️🔥♾️🔐👸🏼👩🏼❤️👨🏽🤞🏽🌎,' he captioned the sweet roundup.
Batalon made the moment romantic, with a heart-shaped arch of roses, white candles and the Big Apple as the backdrop for the evening proposal.
As the photos went on, Leahov, an architectural designer, embraced her fiancé. The couple also showed off her brand-new diamond ring.
Related: Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon Reveal First Photos of 'Spider-Man 3' with Funny (and Fake) Titles for the New Film
'I'm still dreaming,' Leahov wrote over a video shared to her Instagram Stories that gave another glimpse of the jewel as the couple toasted champagne glasses for the special occasion.
'This next chapter is already my favorite,' she added.
Their engagement comes roughly two months after sources confirmed Batalon's Spider-Man costars Tom Holland and Zendaya are engaged on Jan. 6.
While speaking exclusively to PEOPLE in a December 2021 joint interview ahead of the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Batalon had nothing but great things to say about his bromance with the British actor, also 28.
"We immediately hit it off,' the Hawaii-born actor said in response to Holland, who said the film's director Jon Watts "assigned us the task of becoming best friends, which happened very easily."
"Jacob ended up moving in with me when we filmed the first movie," Holland added, mentioning that he and Batalon were roommates in Atlanta. "I have a scrapbook of Polaroids of us just living in that house and what we got up to. God forbid that scrapbook ever gets out!"
While also discussing the closeness between castmates, Holland told PEOPLE, "[Fame] takes a while for a young kid to figure out. We were lucky that we had each other going through the same thing at the same time. Zendaya was our leader in that sense. All of us are a little family; we all lean on each other."
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Holland proposed to the Euphoria star, 28, at the home of one of her family members over the holidays, a family source confirmed to PEOPLE. The couple costarred in 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming before their relationship bloomed.
"He's always been crazy about her. He always knew she was the one. They have something very special," the insider added, telling PEOPLE at the time that Holland told friends around New Year's.
Batalon's latest movie, Novocaine starring Jack Quaid, opens on March 14.
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