made a rare comment about Martin Short, whom she has been rumored to be dating.
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Meryl Streep Breaks Silence on Martin Short Romance
Meryl Streep made a rare comment about Martin Short, whom she has been rumored to be dating.While making an appearance on on SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live on Monda...
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While making an appearance on on SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live on Monday, the 76-year-old actress discussed the possibility of her making a return to Broadway.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 star — who just one day ago — previously performed on Broadway in the 1970s and has done stage acting over the years.
When the talk show host brought up the topic and asked if the film legend would ever take the stage again, she mentioned her longtime friend, costar and rumored boyfriend, 76, in her answer.
'Oh, I would love to do so,' she told Cohen. 'I was talking with Marty Short about that.'
She also added: 'We were thinking that would be fun to do something together.'
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Meryl Streep made a rare comment about her rumored boyfriend Martin Short during a radio show interview on Monday
When asked if she would ever return to the Broadway stage, she brought up her longtime friend, costar and rumored boyfriend, 76, in her answer; pictured in August 2024
Streep and Short have been rumored to be dating since January 2024 when the Only Murders in the Building costars were in January 2024.
Over the years, the pair have been spotted together on a number of occasions but never confirmed they were dating.
She said she would 'love' to do stage acting again, adding that she 'was talking with Marty Short about that'; pictured in January 2024
She also added: 'We were thinking that would be fun to do something together'
The pair sparked romance rumors due to their chemistry as onscreen lovers in Only Murders in the Building
The pair were longtime friends prior to Streep joining the ensemble cast in 2023 and developing a close working relationship with him; pictured in February 2015
'She has a right to be a diva, and she's just so polite and fun and generous,' he added.
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Short also previously denied the dating rumors and said her being casted as his character's love interest was a coincidence.
'We're not a couple. We are just very close friends,' he told People in January 2025.
He also told the outlet: 'They already planned that I would have a theatrical experience and there would be a love interest.'
He added: 'So that was coincidental, but she just wanted to be on the show. She didn't know about [the love story].'
Short is a widow and was previously .
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Streep was previously .
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