Meryl Streep again Martin Short they enjoyed a meal together in London recently.
In a fan photo shared by X on Sunday, May 17, the Loner Criminals in the Building The costars were seen sitting around the restaurant. As Short and Streep, both 76, focused their attention on the phone screen, the actor rested his shoulder on the actor’s chest.
“Spending a few days in London, I choose a restaurant at random and end up eating just a few meters away from Meryl Streep and her husband,” the fan’s caption read, mistakenly mistaking Short for Streep’s husband. (Streep is currently single following her split from 2023 Don Gummerwhile Short has remained single since his wife’s death Nancy Dolman in 2010.)
Us Weekly has reached out to Streep and Short representatives for comment.
The sightings come amid reports that the Netflix series is currently filming its sixth season in London, marking the show’s first filming location outside the US. In recent days, Short and Streep’s costar Steve Martin she posted several Instagram photos of herself exploring local sites including Trafalgar Square and a gift shop that sells beanbags labeled “London.”
Streep and Short first sparked dating rumors in January 2024 after attending the Golden Globes together. However, the lawyer at the time denied that their friendship had turned into love. “They are very good friends, nothing more,” a statement obtained by People learn.
The rumors refused to die, however, as Demo spoke fondly of his costar during several interviews as well Amy Schumer he even said he believed Short was “off the market” after seeing him with Streep at the time Saturday Night Live50th anniversary celebrations. “I think it’s tea, I think Marty might not be on the market. That’s what I see,” Schumer, 44, said. People in February 2025.
The two also showed off a streak of PDA while promoting OMITB, including hand holding.
The brief was revealed during the June 2025 issue of “Conan O’Brien You need a friend” podcast that Streep had been nervous about working on OMITB. “I remember the first day I worked with Meryl and I was driving to the studio and thinking, ‘I’m nervous today,’ ” he said at the time. “Me [hadn’t] she was afraid to go on set for a long time.” (Streep first appeared on the show as Loretta Durkin in season 3.)
“The first scene we shot Only Killers it was a scene where we were playing the piano and, we could say, flirting a little,” continued Mututu.” The first set shot is on him to me, so the pressure is on me and it breaks so they can move the cameras back and do his side. We enter [the] it takes its place and just says, ‘Okay, I’m scared.’ I go, ‘Wait a minute, I was scared. You will not be afraid.’”
Five months later, Streep and Short attended opening night Tom Hanks‘play This World of Tomorrowasking for a background photo with Martin, 80, Martin’s wife, Anne StringfieldHanks, 69, Hanks’ wife Rita Wilsonagain Chet Hanks.
Streep and Short have also proven to be repeat customers at Los Angeles’ Giorgio Baldi restaurant in recent months, with the pair spotted leaving the star-studded restaurant together on numerous occasions.
