Meryl Streep and Martin Short have been quietly dating for over a year — Report

Meryl Streep and Martin Short are happy together. The pair, who stirred rumors of romance last year after starring in the series "Only Murders in the Building" and being spotted sitting next to each other at various events, have been dating for over a year according to a new report. 

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Page Six reports that the romantic relationship was “completely unexpected” and “took them by surprise." The source claims Streep and Short have been dating for "well over a year" now. 

“Meryl couldn’t help but fall for Martin,” continued the source. “He is a gentleman, he keeps her laughing and is an all-around positive person. She loves being around him.”

The insider claims Streep and Short's family and friends support the relationship. Their kids "think they’re adorable together," they said. 

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More details about Streep and Short's relationship 

Streep and Short are both notorious and well-respected actors in their genres, with Streep being the preeminent dramatic actress in Hollywood and Short a comedy icon. 

The source claims that even though their social circles overlapped, they never considered each other a romantic possibility until they began spending time together in "Only Murders in the Building." Coincidentally, the two play each other's love interests.

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John Hoffman, the series showrunner, discussed Streep and Short's onscreen connection. “It’s just a beautiful romance that you buy, I think because of who these two characters are," he said to The Wrap. "But then you see Marty step up in ways that are incredible and nobody works harder at it, comes in with more intelligence to the work and then to watch him have these scenes that break your heart and have to be played with such dramatic poignancy, riding the line of keeping it comedic, keeping it mysterious…I’m amazed.”

Streep recently divorced Don Gummer, her partner of 45 years and father of her children. Before that, she dated John Cazale, who died of cancer in 1978. 

Short shares a similar story; he lost his wife of three decades, Nancy Dolman, to ovarian cancer in 2010. “Meryl and Martin have bonded over the loss of their exes,” said the insider.  

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