Zendaya says working with husband Tom Holland is 'a dream' — but does mixing love and work actually pay off for the rest of us?

Many people meet their other half at work; in fact, it’s quite common in Hollywood. Zendaya and Tom Holland met on set for Marvel Studios’ “Spider-Man” films and are now sharing the screen again, some 10 years later — something she called “a dream” in a Variety interview.

In the past year, the pair have worked on two movies, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” They didn’t share scenes in “The Odyssey,” so Zendaya watched Holland on set. “I could have cried, I was so proud,” she told Elle. For “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” she said: “I get to go to work every day with my best friend, the person that I love. We bring our dogs to work; it’s like a family affair. We grew up on those movies! It’s like coming home.”

Production for the two movies took the couple to Scotland, Greece, Italy, Iceland and Morocco, according to Elle Decor. “The Odyssey” took 91 days to film, Deadline reported. “I couldn’t imagine doing it without her,” Holland told Entertainment Weekly. He said they were able to approach the director collectively if a scene wasn’t working — something he said he never would have done working with another actor.

Power couple?

While being co-stars can work for some celebrity couples, does this extend outside of Hollywood, where spouses aren’t necessarily apart for months on end? Spouses can work together in a variety of ways: as employees at the same company, co-owners of a business, or one spouse hiring the other. About 1 in 10 US small businesses are spouse-owned, as per Pew Research Center data. Whether it actually works, though, may depend on the couple, the industry, and their career and lifestyle goals.

Emily Thompson, co-founder of Being Boss, shared some pros and cons of working with her life partner, David, in a blog post. She said they can share in the wins and losses, get to build their dream lives together, and their kids are able to see them as partners in more than one way. Thompson added it also builds client confidence and trust in their work.

As for the cons, Thompson said they’re always together, so conversations naturally drift toward business. And having your spouse manage the finances can get tricky. Another risk, according to experts, is having all household income tied to one company or industry.

For richer or poorer

A London School of Economics survey found income satisfaction benefits most when partners share the same occupation and industry. The research also found higher job satisfaction among work-linked couples than non-linked ones, particularly for women — though no differences emerged in satisfaction with leisure or family life. The positive well-being effect was most pronounced among well-educated, high-income couples, and researchers noted outcomes still depend on individual circumstances.

Research from the American Economic Association found spouses who work for the same firm tend to receive more similar pay than they would at separate employers, and that women are on average better off in terms of relative earnings when working alongside their spouse.