"It's like the biggest open secret," a senior TV insider said of Meryl Streep and Martin Short's alleged romance.

Meryl Streep and Melissa McCarthy just had it out on the latest episode of Only Murders in the Building, and it was the greatest, most unexpected moment of the series so far. Charles ( Steve Martin ),

Martin Short and Meryl Streep’s rumored romance may have just been confirmed by none other than their “Only Murders in the Building” co-star Steve Martin. The beloved comedian, 79, kicked

Meryl Streep “had tears in her eyes” while talking with Only Murders in the Building cocreator John Hoffman about her onscreen romance with Martin Short. “It is one of the most unexpected turns,” Hoffman told Decider of Streep’s character,

Meryl Streep and Martin Short falling in love while filming Only Murders in the Building is a plot twist even the show’s co-creator couldn’t have predicted. As the two stars—who sparked dating rumors in January 2024—take the next step in their relationship in the show’s season four finale,

Of course, rumors about pairs like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce or Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet or even Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are expected to be constant. However, there’s been a surprising amount of chatter around the possibility that Martin Short and Meryl Streep could be dating.

Streep and Short continue to deny that they're romantically involved in real life, but their characters' chemistry onscreen is undeniable Martin Short and Meryl Streep have been denying romance rumors for close to a year,