Meryl Streep and Martin Short at the 2024 AFI Awards.Photo:Michael Buckner/Variety via GettyIt’s only good times in the building whenMartin ShortandMeryl Streepget together!Short, 73, and Streep, 74,stepped out for dinner with friendsWednesday at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California, and now a source has shared on-the-scene details about the dinner with PEOPLE.“They were really enjoying their meal and having a blast the whole time,” the onlooker says of the longtime friends andOnly Murders in the Buildingcostars.The source notes that there was “lots of laughing” and adds that the group “couldn’t have been having a better time.”Meryl Streep and Martin Short at the 2024 Golden Globes.Todd Williamson/CBS via GettyIndeed, Short and Streep were all smiles as they left the L.A. area Italian hot-spot earlier this week. For the night out, theDevil Wears Pradastar winner wore black pants, a hot pink button down and red jacket, while theThree Amigosalum sported a gray sweater and black blazer.Their outing comes after Shortshut down speculationthat surfaced online last month that the pair was romantically involved.At the time, rumors began to swirl that the costars were dating after fans pointed out that they appeared to be close to one another at theGolden Globesin January, but a rep for Short confirmed to PEOPLE shortly after the award show that the pair “are just very good friends, nothing more.“Short himself alsodenied that he and Streep were datingon an episode ofBill Maher’sClub Randompodcast in late January. When the host, 68, joked about the gossip, the comedian responded: “We’re not a couple, we are just very close friends.”Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Selena Gomez and Martin Short at the 2024 AFI Awards.Steve Granitz/FilmMagicShort was married to actress Nancy Dolman from 1980 until herdeath from ovarian cancer in 2010. The pair sharethree childrentogether: Katherine Elizabeth, 40, Oliver Patrick, 37, and Henry Hayter, 34.Meanwhile, PEOPLE confirmed in October of last year that Streep hadseparatedfrom her husband of 45 years with whom she sharesfour children: Henry, 44;Mamie, 40;Grace, 37, andLouisa, 32.A representative for Streep told PEOPLE in a statement at the time, “Don Gummerand Meryl Streep have been separated for more than 6 years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart.”The forthcoming season ofOnly Murders in the Buildingwill see Short and Streep reunite on screen. The star — who joined the cast in season 3 as theater actress Loretta Durkin who became the love interest of Short’s Oliver Putnam — wasconfirmed to reprise her roleearlier this month.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The first three seasons ofOnly Murders in the Buildingcan be streamed in full on Hulu.
Meryl Streep and Martin Short at the 2024 AFI Awards.Photo:Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
It’s only good times in the building whenMartin ShortandMeryl Streepget together!Short, 73, and Streep, 74,stepped out for dinner with friendsWednesday at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California, and now a source has shared on-the-scene details about the dinner with PEOPLE.“They were really enjoying their meal and having a blast the whole time,” the onlooker says of the longtime friends andOnly Murders in the Buildingcostars.The source notes that there was “lots of laughing” and adds that the group “couldn’t have been having a better time.”Meryl Streep and Martin Short at the 2024 Golden Globes.Todd Williamson/CBS via GettyIndeed, Short and Streep were all smiles as they left the L.A. area Italian hot-spot earlier this week. For the night out, theDevil Wears Pradastar winner wore black pants, a hot pink button down and red jacket, while theThree Amigosalum sported a gray sweater and black blazer.Their outing comes after Shortshut down speculationthat surfaced online last month that the pair was romantically involved.At the time, rumors began to swirl that the costars were dating after fans pointed out that they appeared to be close to one another at theGolden Globesin January, but a rep for Short confirmed to PEOPLE shortly after the award show that the pair “are just very good friends, nothing more.“Short himself alsodenied that he and Streep were datingon an episode ofBill Maher’sClub Randompodcast in late January. When the host, 68, joked about the gossip, the comedian responded: “We’re not a couple, we are just very close friends.”Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Selena Gomez and Martin Short at the 2024 AFI Awards.Steve Granitz/FilmMagicShort was married to actress Nancy Dolman from 1980 until herdeath from ovarian cancer in 2010. The pair sharethree childrentogether: Katherine Elizabeth, 40, Oliver Patrick, 37, and Henry Hayter, 34.Meanwhile, PEOPLE confirmed in October of last year that Streep hadseparatedfrom her husband of 45 years with whom she sharesfour children: Henry, 44;Mamie, 40;Grace, 37, andLouisa, 32.A representative for Streep told PEOPLE in a statement at the time, “Don Gummerand Meryl Streep have been separated for more than 6 years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart.”The forthcoming season ofOnly Murders in the Buildingwill see Short and Streep reunite on screen. The star — who joined the cast in season 3 as theater actress Loretta Durkin who became the love interest of Short’s Oliver Putnam — wasconfirmed to reprise her roleearlier this month.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The first three seasons ofOnly Murders in the Buildingcan be streamed in full on Hulu.
It’s only good times in the building whenMartin ShortandMeryl Streepget together!
Short, 73, and Streep, 74,stepped out for dinner with friendsWednesday at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California, and now a source has shared on-the-scene details about the dinner with PEOPLE.
“They were really enjoying their meal and having a blast the whole time,” the onlooker says of the longtime friends andOnly Murders in the Buildingcostars.
The source notes that there was “lots of laughing” and adds that the group “couldn’t have been having a better time.”
Meryl Streep and Martin Short at the 2024 Golden Globes.Todd Williamson/CBS via Getty
Todd Williamson/CBS via Getty
Indeed, Short and Streep were all smiles as they left the L.A. area Italian hot-spot earlier this week. For the night out, theDevil Wears Pradastar winner wore black pants, a hot pink button down and red jacket, while theThree Amigosalum sported a gray sweater and black blazer.
Their outing comes after Shortshut down speculationthat surfaced online last month that the pair was romantically involved.
At the time, rumors began to swirl that the costars were dating after fans pointed out that they appeared to be close to one another at theGolden Globesin January, but a rep for Short confirmed to PEOPLE shortly after the award show that the pair “are just very good friends, nothing more.”
Short himself alsodenied that he and Streep were datingon an episode ofBill Maher’sClub Randompodcast in late January. When the host, 68, joked about the gossip, the comedian responded: “We’re not a couple, we are just very close friends.”
Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Selena Gomez and Martin Short at the 2024 AFI Awards.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Short was married to actress Nancy Dolman from 1980 until herdeath from ovarian cancer in 2010. The pair sharethree childrentogether: Katherine Elizabeth, 40, Oliver Patrick, 37, and Henry Hayter, 34.
Meanwhile, PEOPLE confirmed in October of last year that Streep hadseparatedfrom her husband of 45 years with whom she sharesfour children: Henry, 44;Mamie, 40;Grace, 37, andLouisa, 32.
A representative for Streep told PEOPLE in a statement at the time, “Don Gummerand Meryl Streep have been separated for more than 6 years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart.”
The forthcoming season ofOnly Murders in the Buildingwill see Short and Streep reunite on screen. The star — who joined the cast in season 3 as theater actress Loretta Durkin who became the love interest of Short’s Oliver Putnam — wasconfirmed to reprise her roleearlier this month.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
The first three seasons ofOnly Murders in the Buildingcan be streamed in full on Hulu.
source: people.com
