Darnell Appling

ABOUT DARNELL APPLING

Instagram star who became famous as Zendaya 's assistant. He traveled extensively with her and was her date to the 2021 Academy Awards. When she won an Emmy in 2020, he handed her the award. He has amassed more than 90,000 followers on his darnellappling account.

He met Zendaya when he was a stand-in on her hit show K.C. Undercover .

In 2019, he was seen bringing Zendaya lemonade in her 73 questions video with Vogue. He has credits on numerous films as Zendaya's assistant, including The Greatest Showman , Dune , and Spider-Man: No Way Home . He described himself as "Vegan-Ish."

He is from East Cleveland, Ohio. In April 2022, he shared a Facebook tribute to his cousin, Benjamin Junebug Shelton, who passed away.

He has been photographed hanging out with Tom Holland and Law Roach .