India, April 18 -- From friends to lovers, the news of Meryl Streep and Martin Short being in a relationship is one of the biggest highlights of 2025 in Hollywood. Nearly a decade after they first met, rumours of the two dating picked up pace when they co-starred in the TV show Only Murders in the Building.

However, long before they met each other, Streep and Short were happily married to other people. While the Oscar-winning actress was with sculptor Don Gummer for over 40 years, until the two separated in 2017, Short was married to actress and singer Nancy Dolman for 30 years until she passed away in 2010.

The two were first publicly spotted together in 2015, backstage at Short's performance of It's Only a Play on Broadway, which is d...