A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms actor Dexter Sol Ansell, 11, had his wish of meeting Zendaya fulfilled at the 2026 Emmys—and the photo is even sweeter than you’d imagine. In the snap shared to Ansell’s Instagram Sept. 15, the 11-year-old—donning a bedazzled cream suit for the occasion—posed alongside the Euphoria actress, who crouched down beside him. But the tween’s Spidey senses could have never predicted that he’d get a two for one special at the event. After all, Zendaya’s husband Tom Holland—who skipped the red carpet before taking his seat next to The Drama star inside Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater—also swooped in on the sweet moment, smiling behind the young actor with his hands by his sides. Ansell captioned the post alongside pointing and spider emojis, “This.” In case you missed it, when nominations were first announced, the young actor was overjoyed over the thought of meeting the Disney Channel alum, and a social media video captured the whole thing. As he said in the clip after screaming in excitement over the accolade, “I’m meeting Zendaya!” #enews#emmy2026#zendaya
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Dexter Solansell's Emmy's wish came true.
On September 15th, the Night of the Seven Kingdoms star shares on Instagram
that he was able to fulfill his wish of meeting fellow nominee Zendaya
at the 78th annual awards ceremony.
Alongside a photo of the 11-year-old posing with the drama star and her husband Tom Holland,
Dexter simply captions the post this with pointing and spider emojis.
In case you missed it, when nominations were first announced,
the young actor was overjoyed over the thought of meeting the Disney Channel alum
and a social media video captured the whole thing.
And on the way to TV's biggest night, Dexter reiterated his hope of meeting her.
So I'm really excited to meet Zendaya because obviously I love
Spider-Man and she's one of the main people in that so I'm really excited to meet her.
And a fun fact actually, in season two of the Night of the Seven Kingdoms,
I actually wore Tom Holland's harness in one of the scenes. It was really cool.
And though it's clear the actor came home a winner after the interaction,
he also reflected on what it's like to be recognized at the ceremony
all before his upcoming 12th birthday.
He told Live For Me's Kelsey Knight before the ceremony,
It feels amazing. It's the best birthday present anyone could ever give me.
