Christine Baranski And King Princess Are Not Your New Celebrity Couple
Rumors are flying after red carpet appearances and Instagram posts, but the two stars have made it clear they’re just friends.
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The internet got itself into a tizzy over a pairing no one had on their bingo cards: Christine Baranski and King Princess. After being photographed hand-in-hand at a couple of red carpet events and posting cozy snaps from the reopening of Mamma Mia! on Broadway, the veteran actress and the 26-year-old musician became the latest celebrity “are they or aren’t they” obsession. King Princess even threw gasoline on the fire with an Instagram caption reading simply, “#loveislove.” Fans immediately flooded the comments with knowing winks, jokes, and comparisons to Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor.
Then came the celebrity stir. Hacks star Hannah Einbinder joined in by reposting a photo of the two with the cheeky line, “do i even need to say it.” King Princess volleyed back, playfully suggesting a “double date.” The internet, predictably, went wild. Within hours, major outlets were dissecting their supposed May-December romance and emphasizing the forty-seven-year age gap, as if friendship between women of different generations is too strange to stand on its own.
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But here’s the thing: Baranski and King Princess have already addressed this dynamic directly. In a conversation for Interview Magazine back in May, the two joked about giving people “something to talk about,” while also making clear that what they really share is a deep and surprising bond. “We sat at the bar, ordered our martinis, and suddenly we’re talking about our grandmothers who deeply affected and influenced our lives. I think that’s where we profoundly bonded,” Baranski recalled of her Nine Perfect Strangers costar.
Talk, people have. But what’s gotten lost in the noise is what’s really on display: an unlikely friendship forged across age and career lines. Baranski calls King Princess “possibly the greatest gift.” King Princess calls Baranski a mentor. All we see are two women enjoying each other’s company and having a laugh at our expense.
Sometimes, people are just friends.
