India, July 7 -- The rumoured romance between Meryl Streep and Martin Short reportedly kickstarted early 2024, though both have repeatedly denied being anything more than friends. Incidentally, this fell right in line with the fact that Meryl, 76, had spent a significant bit of 2023, shooting for the third season of Only Murders in the Building, in which she then debuted as Loretta Durkin, love interest to Martin's Oliver Putnam.

Now if you're wondering how the reported romance is fairing, reports as recent as March 2025 suggest that Meryl and Martin have been together for "well over a year". Now Martin's anecdote about them being nervous around one another, may just be the nearest nod of confirmation from the horse's mouth. The actor, 7...