Christine Baranski and King Princess might be laying all their (platonic) love out there as the stars sparked romance rumors when holding hands on the red carpet this week for Broadway’s “Mamma Mia!” limited revival.
The “Gilded Age” actress, 73, held hands with the 26-year-old Brooklyn-born “1950” singer, real name Mikaela Straus, in a post shared Wednesday by the latter.
“#loveislove,” King Princess, who identifies as a lesbian, captioned the photo, snapped Monday outside the Winter Garden Theatre.
A representative for Baranski confirmed to the Daily News that they “have a platonic friendship, nothing more.
“They are not currently in a relationship and never have been,” they continued.
Supporting “Mamma Mia!” is a return to form for Emmy and two-time Tony winner Baranski, who starred in both film adaptations of the ABBA jukebox musical.
Those who have been following Baranski and the “Ain’t Together” crooner’s “deep and intimate friendship” — as described in Interview Magazine back in May — similarly didn’t believe them to be anything more than close friends. While promoting the second season of Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers,” based on Liane Moriarty’s novel of the same name, Interview described the duo as “co-star-cum-soulmates.”
The “Good Fight” star said in that interview that they’d “curiously bonded and wanted to remain friends. That’s a great gift.”
“Be careful, Christine, because people will talk,” King Princess chided.
“Our first date — let’s give them something to talk about — we actually got dressed up and finally had dinner,” said Baranski of having “profoundly bonded” over martinis and discussing their grandmothers.
Baranski shares two children with late husband, Daytime Emmy nominee Matthew Cowles. He died in 2014 at age 69.
King Princess previously dated “Hunger Games” and “The Hate U Give” star Amandla Stenberg and was also linked to Quinn Wilson.
Originally Published: August 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM EDT
