Only love in the building? Whats really going on with flirty Meryl Streep & Martin Short

It’s complicated — but something’s gotta give.Hollywood septuagenarians, Meryl Streep and Martin Short are giving loved-up Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce vibes from coast to coast, but also playing it coy.Life seems to be imitating art for the veteran stars, whose characters fell in love when Streep, 75, joined the the third season of Short’s hit Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building.”Many think the actors did, too.Their reps have said the pair are “just friends” but Streep and Short, 74, have been spotted all over New York and Los Angeles at dinners, red carpets and events.They even held hands at the premiere of the fourth season of “Only Murders”  in August.Earlier this year, the two were seen sitting together at the Golden Globes and later spotted goofing off at the 2023 American Film Institute Awards.Steve Martin, 79, who stars opposite Short and Selena Gomez on “Only Murders,” added fuel to the fire a week ago when he posted a photo of the trio from a Glamour article, with a giant red bar over Martin’s face.Martin did not add a caption to his post, letting the picture speak for itself — which some took as a possible “hard launch” of an official relationship.Three-time Oscar winner Streep has not made any attempt to hide her affection for Short.Back in September 2019, she was honored at the inaugural TIFF Tribute Gala at Toronto Film Festival and started off by saying, “I’m so grateful to Canada for so many things, chiefly, of course, Joni Mitchell, and second, Martin Short.”“It’s like the biggest open secret,” a senior TV insider said of Streep and Short.

“I hope it’s true … I think it is.They’re adorable.”Another source who has worked with Short said, “Oh I love them together.”Even the executive producer of “Only Murders in the Building” let slip last week that it was a revelation watching Streep and Short fall for each other during the filming of the series.“You know, it is one of the m...