Meryl Streep<\/strong><\/a> and Martin Short<\/strong><\/a> enjoyed a meal out together in London recently.<\/p>\n In a fan photo shared via X<\/a> on Sunday, May 17, the Only Murders in the Building<\/em><\/a> costars were seen seated side by side inside a restaurant. As Short and Streep, both 76, focused their attention on a phone screen, the actress rested her shoulder on the actor\u2019s chest.<\/p>\n \u201cSpending a few days in London, choosing a restaurant at random and ending up eating just a few meters from Meryl Streep and her husband,\u201d the fan\u2019s caption read, mistakenly taking Short to be Streep\u2019s husband. (Streep is currently single following her 2023 split from husband Don Gummer<\/strong>, and Short has been a widower since the 2010 death of wife Nancy Dolman<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to representatives for Streep and Short for comment.<\/p>\n The sighting comes amid reports that the Netflix series is currently shooting its sixth season in London, marking the show\u2019s first filming location outside of the U.S. In recent days, Short and Streep\u2019s costar Steve Martin<\/strong> posted multiple Instagram<\/a> photos of himself exploring local sites, including Trafalgar Square and a gift store selling beanies inscribed with \u201cLondon.\u201d<\/p>\n Streep and Short first sparked dating rumors in January 2024 after they attended the Golden Globes together. However, a rep at the time denied that their friendship had turned romantic. \u201cThey are just very good friends, nothing more,\u201d a statement obtained by People<\/em> read.<\/p>\n Rumors refused to die down, however, as Short spoke fondly about his costar during several interviews, and Amy Schumer<\/strong> even stated that she believed Short was \u201coff the market\u201d after seeing him with Streep during Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a>\u2019s 50th anniversary celebrations. \u201cI think that the tea is, I think Marty might be off the market. That\u2019s what I\u2019m seeing,\u201d Schumer, 44, told People<\/em> in February 2025.<\/p>\n The pair have also shown a string of PDA while promoting OMITB, <\/em>including hand-holding.<\/p>\n Short revealed during a June 2025 appearance on the \u201cConan O\u2019Brien Needs a Friend\u201d podcast that he had been nervous to work with Streep on OMITB<\/em>. \u201cI remember the first day working with Meryl and driving to the studio and thinking, \u2018I\u2019m nervous today,\u2019\u201d he said at the time. \u201cI [hadn\u2019t] been nervous going to the set for a long time.\u201d (Streep first appeared on the show as Loretta Durkin in season 3.)<\/p>\n
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