The actor gushed about his “love” for his “Only Murders in the Building” co-star while speaking to Extra Monday about his and Streep’s respective characters’ romance.
“I think a friendship always grows if you work with someone and love that person,” the Tony winner, 74, said during a sitdown with Selena Gomez and Steve Martin.
While Short didn’t “want to reveal too much of what happens” between their characters, Oliver Putnam and Loretta Durkin, Gomez chimed in to call their bond “so sweet.”
Martin, for his part, clarified that Streep, 75, “is friends with all of” them.
“I’ve worked with her,” the comedian, 79, said as Short nodded. “I did a movie with her very fortunately … and if I don’t see her for two years [and] get back together, you’re already laughing and talking. It’s friendly.”
The pair posed for photos together at the “Only Murders in the Building” premiere Thursday. FilmMagic Short’s rep previously said he and Streep are “friends.” Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
“i simply love living in a world where 75 year old Meryl Streep is having a soft relationship launch with her 74-year-old boyfriend, Martin Short,” one fan tweeted at the time, while another called the PDA “so cute.”
The cast members have both previously been married and have children .
Short wed Nancy Dolman in 1972, with the former couple adopting Katherine, 40, Oliver, 38, and Henry, 35, before the actress’ death in 2010 .
Short, pictured above with Streep at Thursday’s premiere, subsequently denied dating rumors. Getty Images Streep, who held Short’s hand at the premiere on Thursday, has yet to speak to speculation. Variety via Getty Images
As for Streep, her rep revealed in October 2023 that she and Don Gummer, who share Henry, 44, Mamie, 41, Grace, 38, and Louisa, 33, had been separated for “more than six years.”
The exes, who “will always care for each other” but have “chosen lives apart,” tied the knot in September 1978.
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