United Kingdom, July 1 -- Martin Short was stunned when Meryl Streep admitted she was nervous on her first day filming Only Murders in the Building.

The 75-year-old actor portrays Oliver Putnam in the series opposite the 76-year-old screen legend as his love interest Loretta Durkin and he was shocked to learn she was just as apprehensive about shooting their first scenes together in season three as he was.

Speaking on Sirius XM's Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, he said: "So, the first scene we shot in Only Murders was a scene where we're at the piano and we're kind of flirting a little bit.

"The first shot set up [panned over Meryl to me] so it's pressure on me.

"And then, we break down so that they can reverse the cameras and do her si...