{"id":680142,"date":"2026-05-19T18:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/680142\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:10:08","slug":"meryl-streep-and-martin-short-prove-romance-is-still-going-strong-with-london-dinner-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/680142\/","title":{"rendered":"Meryl Streep and Martin Short prove romance is still going strong with London dinner date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s [not] complicated.<\/p>\n<p>Meryl Streep and Martin Short\u2019s romance was proven to be still going strong after they were photographed together on a dinner date in London.<\/p>\n<p>A fan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AudeJavel79\/status\/2056133789546328525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">took to X<\/a> over the weekend to share that she had been seated near the actors in a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpending a few days in London, picking a restaurant at random, and ending up eating just a few meters away from Meryl Streep and her husband \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d the fan tweeted alongside a photo of the \u201cDevil Wears Prada\u201d actress and Short leaning in close to one another. (Streep and Short are not married.)<\/p>\n<p>Meryl Streep and Martin Short were spotted on a dinner date in London (as seen above). @AudeJavel79\/ X<\/p>\n<p>A fan said the actors (seen above at the Golden Globe Awards in 2024) were \u201chaving a great time.\u201d CBS via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>In the snap, the \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d actor and Streep were seated on the same side of their dining table and appeared to be looking at the actress\u2019 cell phone.<\/p>\n<p>When the fan was asked if she attempted to get a selfie with the actors, she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AudeJavel79\/status\/2056137039557366151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">replied<\/a>, \u201cNo. They were having a great time. Full of laughs and tender gestures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo desire to impose myself in the middle of that,\u201d the netizen claimed.<\/p>\n<p>The fan said the \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d stars (seen above on set) were \u201cfull of laughs and tender gestures.\u201d  Disney<\/p>\n<p>In the photo, Streep and Short (both seen above at the Season 4 premiere of \u201cOnly Murders In The Building\u201d in 2024) were seated on the same side of their dining table, looking at her phone. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Streep and Short, both 76, first sparked dating rumors in October 2024 when they were spotted looking cozy while sitting together at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/01\/07\/style\/golden-globes-red-carpet-2024-see-all-the-celebrity-outfits\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2024 Golden Globes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, a rep for the \u201cFather of the Bride\u201d actor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/01\/09\/entertainment\/meryl-streep-martin-short-not-dating-just-good-friends\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">denied the gossip<\/a>, telling People\u00a0that they were \u201cjust very good friends, nothing more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In January 2024, Short\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/01\/29\/entertainment\/martin-short-denies-meryl-streep-dating-rumors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">doubled down on his claims<\/a>\u00a0that he and Streep were platonic during an appearance on Bill Maher\u2019s \u201cClub Random\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>The pair (both seen above at the Season 4 premiere of \u201cOnly Murders In The Building\u201d) first sparked dating rumors when they were spotted looking cozy while sitting together at the 2024 Golden Globes. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>However, Short\u2019s rep denied the rumors, telling People that they were \u201cjust very good friends.\u201d (Pictured: Streep and Short at the AFI Awards  Luncheon in 2023.) Getty Images for FIJI Water<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not a couple. We are just very close friends,\u201d he claimed at the time.<\/p>\n<p>However, the following month, the \u201cIt\u2019s Complicated\u201d actress and Short were spotted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/02\/22\/entertainment\/meryl-streep-martin-short-dine-after-denying-dating-rumors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">catching dinner together<\/a>\u00a0at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California.<\/p>\n<p>That August, they\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/23\/celebrity-news\/martin-short-meryl-streep-hold-hands-after-denying-dating\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">held hands on the red carpet<\/a>\u00a0at the Season 4 premiere of \u201cOnly Murders in the Building.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In August 2024, they held hands on the red carpet at the Season 4 premiere of \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d (as seen above). Billy Bennight\/AdMedia \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<p>A source told Page Six that the actors (seen above on set) \u201cseemed together\u201d during the premiere. Disney<\/p>\n<p>A source exclusively told Page Six that the actors\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/26\/entertainment\/meryl-streep-and-martin-short-definitely-seemed-together-at-premiere-party-according-to-eyewitness\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cseemed together\u201d<\/a>\u00a0during the premiere.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2023, we revealed that Streep\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/10\/20\/meryl-streep-husband-don-gummer-have-been-separated-for-more-than-6-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">secretly split from her husband, Don Gummer<\/a>, six years prior. They were married for 40 years and welcomed son Henry, 46, and daughters Mamie, 42, Grace, 40, and Louisa, 34.<\/p>\n<p>Short was previously married to Nancy Dolman for three decades until she died in 2010. They welcomed three children via adoption: sons Oliver, 40, Henry, 36, and daughter Katherine, who sadly <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/24\/celebrity-news\/martin-shorts-daughter-katherine-dead-by-apparent-suicide-at-42\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">died in February<\/a> by an <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/03\/celebrity-news\/martin-shorts-daughter-katherines-death-certificate-confirms-cause-of-tragic-passing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">apparent suicide<\/a>. She was 42.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s [not] complicated. 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