Meryl Streep and Martin Short, two "adorable" lovers who have been together for over a year.

BarcelonaIn the celebrity press, there's a tendency to focus on young stars, but in recent months, an older couple has been causing a stir. They are Meryl Streep and Martin Short, 75 and 74 years old, respectively, who have been together for over a year, according to the article. Page SixAlthough the actors have never confirmed the relationship, the rumors about falling in love They started in February 2024 and a few days ago the American digital, through sources close to the couple, gave details about how this "unexpected" love story between two Hollywood legends came about.

According to Page Six, falling in love "caught them by surprise." "Meryl couldn't help but fall in love with Martin. He's a gentleman, he makes her laugh, and he's a very positive person. She loves being with him," the newspaper's sources say. The relationship between the actors reportedly began when they met on the set of Only murders in the building, the Disney+ comedy starring Short, which Streep joined to play a one-off character, Loretta, who went on to have a longer run than expected. Interestingly, in the series, the characters end up falling in love, so in this case, reality has imitated fiction.

According to the newspaper's sources, "neither of them was looking for a relationship when they started dating." "Friends and family, including their children, fully approve of the relationship and think they're adorable," they add. Before falling in love, the actors had been friends for many years.

News of Streep and Short's romance broke in the media almost a year after it was made public that The actress had separated from her husband, the sculptor Don Gummer, with whom he has four children. In fact, it was Page Six the media that revealed that for six years the protagonist of classics such as Out of Africa and her then-husband led separate lives. Short, for his part, was married for thirty years to Nancy Dolman, who died of ovarian cancer in 2010, and with whom he had three children. Streep has also experienced cancer firsthand: before marrying Gummer, she was the partner of actor John Cazale, Fredo Corleone of The Godfather, who died in 1978 from lung cancer. The couple, who had a 14-year age gap, met in 1976 while starring in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare in New York and later shared the cast in The Hunter (1978). According to Page Six, the fact that both Streep and Short had experienced the loss of their partners brought them closer together.

Since they started dating, the actors have not hidden away and, in fact, have attended many cultural and social events together, such as the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the comedy show Saturday Night Live, a show the comedian has hosted five times. This March they also went to see the play Oh! Mary and took a photo with the entire cast. The image, shared on Instagram by the show's official account, also features celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) who attended the performance.

The relationship between the two Hollywood giants is going full steam ahead, but in no case does it seem that it will end in marriage, because neither would be interested, according to Page Six. "Meryl is still legally married to Don, but even if she were divorced, it's not something that interests either her or Martin," the source explains. "They're happy dating as girlfriend and boyfriend."