In a world filled with explosive breakups and scandalous divorces, Meryl Streep and her estranged husband, Don Gummer, showed us exactly how to do it. The two have mastered the art of the invisible break: in 2023, Page six confirmed that they quietly went their separate ways after pretty much a lifetime and four children together. According to a spokesperson for the star, she and Gummer had actually been living separately since 2017, unbeknownst to their fans and perhaps even some of their friends in the industry. Since then, rumors have surfaced Streep is romantically involved with her “Only Murders in the Building” co-star, Martin Short. “Meryl couldn’t help but fall for Martin,” a source revealed Page six. “He’s a gentleman, he makes her laugh and is an all-around positive person. She loves being around him.”
Rumors of their budding romance soon followed Streep announced the end of her decades-long marriage to Gummer. In 2026, more than a year after this surprising development, sources revealed how Gummer felt about his ex-wife’s rumored new relationship. A source told Daily Mail that the sculptor has no hard feelings considering “it’s been so long since they stopped being a couple.” Of course, it would have been a different story if Streep and Short got together shortly after their split. But apparently: “Enough time has passed now that he’s really at peace with it (…) and has come to terms with the end of his marriage.” Furthermore, it also sounds like the former couple is doing much better these days, which is encouraging. According to the insider, “(They’ve) reached a place of mutual respect, which definitely didn’t happen overnight.” All in all, it appears to be a thoroughly cordial situation.
Inside the marriage of Meryl Streep and Don Gummer
In retrospect, there were more red flags that seemed to suggest that Meryl Streep and Don Gummer’s marriage would never last despite having been together for a really long time. One of the supposed red flags was that the two had not been seen in public since their last red carpet appearance at the Oscars in 2018. There were also rumors that Streep’s work, not unlike her character as hashtag girl boss Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada,” often took precedence over her marriage and personal life. In 2002, she offered a rare insight into her relationship with Gummer in a candid interview with Vogue. “Goodwill and a willingness to bend over — and shut up once in a while,” Streep said when asked what the key to their successful union is. “There’s no roadmap for how to raise a family: It’s always a huge negotiation.” She continued: “But I have a holistic need to work and have huge bonds of love in my life. I can’t imagine avoiding one for the other.”
Streep has also admitted that her ex-husband had been more involved in raising the children and managing their household while she often traveled for work. speaks to Sydney Morning Herald in 2019, she credited Gummer with “always being happy to look after the kids” so she would feel a little less guilty about being away from home. At the time, she also opened up about their parenting style, saying that Gummer tended to be the good cop while she often played the bad cop. “Teamwork is everything. My husband Don was … very involved,” Streep told the paper. “He was a little more relaxed when it comes to raising children.” As for her: “I was more of a tiger mom.”
