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There\u2019s a lot of speculation surrounding Christine Baranski<\/strong><\/a> and King Princess<\/strong><\/a> right now after they\u2019ve been spotted together at many red carpet events.<\/p>\n Christine<\/strong>, 73, and King Princess<\/strong>, 26, most recently were seen holding hands while attending the opening night performance of Mamma Mia<\/em>\u2018s return to Broadway on Monday (August 18) in New York City.<\/p>\n KP<\/strong> added to the speculation by sharing the photo on Instagram and captioning it, \u201cLove is love.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy fave thing about this id idk if this is real or not,\u201d one fan commented, seemingly echoing the thoughts of all the other fans. <\/p>\n So, what\u2019s actually happening between them?<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n For those who don\u2019t know, Christine<\/strong> was previously married to playwright and actor Matthew Cowles<\/strong> until he passed away back in 2014. She has not publicly dated anyone since his death.<\/p>\n Christine<\/strong> and KP<\/strong> worked together on the second season of the Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers<\/em>, which filmed from January 2024 to June 2024. The season was released in May 2025.<\/p>\n The two of them clearly hit it off on set as they started making public appearances together shortly after filming wrapped.<\/p>\n Christine<\/strong> and KP<\/strong> attended a performance of Oh, Mary!<\/em> on Broadway together in August 2024, they stepped out together for the MPTF\u2019s 18th Annual Evening Before the Emmys<\/em> in September 2024, and they walked the carpet together at the opening night of The Picture of Dorian Gray <\/em>on Broadway in March 2025. See all the photos in the gallery<\/a>!<\/p>\n They did a feature together for Interview Magazine<\/a><\/em> in May 2025, in which they discussed their \u201cdeep and intimate friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n Christine<\/strong> said in the piece, \u201cOur first date\u2014let\u2019s give them something to talk about\u2014we actually got dressed up and finally had dinner. I remember we went to this chic, French-y watering hole. We sat at the bar, ordered our martinis, and suddenly we\u2019re talking about our grandmothers who deeply affected and influenced our lives. I think that\u2019s where we profoundly bonded. Tell us about your nana and your devotion to her.\u201d<\/p>\n Christine<\/strong> also noted that \u201cpossibly the greatest gift\u201d of working on Nine Perfect Strangers<\/em> was \u201cdeveloping a friendship with this wildly talented young woman who\u2019s so opinionated, deeply funny and witty. We\u2019ve curiously bonded and wanted to remain friends. That\u2019s a great gift, which is why I\u2019m interviewing you.\u201d<\/p>\n At the end of the interview, Christine <\/strong>said some really kind words.<\/p>\n \u201cYou were my shaman. But we won\u2019t get too deep into this. It\u2019s going to be a beautiful relationship, baby,\u201d she told KP<\/strong>. \u201cI can\u2019t wait for the decades ahead. I\u2019m going to learn so much from you, and I\u2019ll teach you whatever good stuff that I know.\u201d<\/p>\n King Princess<\/strong> replied, \u201cWell, I love you and I\u2019m just thankful to have you in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n Are they dating or not?!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The general consensus is that they are just great friends and are playing into the speculation about their relationship for the fun of it.<\/p>\n Hannah Einbinder<\/strong><\/a>, who was pictured with the pair at the MPTF party last year, commented on the Mamma Mia <\/em>post.<\/p>\n \u201cava and deborah vibes,\u201d she wrote, referencing the dynamic between her Hacks <\/em>character and the one played by Jean Smart<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n KP<\/strong> replied, \u201cdouble date?\u201d Well, they can\u2019t go out with fictional characters, so this is another sign that they\u2019re just feeding into the rumors for fun.<\/p>\n King Princess<\/strong> (aka Mikaela Straus) is a singer who has opened up about \u201cmean girls\u201d<\/a> in pop music. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n