From Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry to JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes, summer 2025 has yielded some rather unexpected love connections. But none have excited me quite like the notion of Christine Baranski and King Princess (né Mikaela Mullaney Straus), who, in recent weeks, have appeared either to be pulling a May-December or…all of our legs.
Speculation began in May, when the Nine Perfect Strangers co-stars spoke to each other for Interview magazine. In the conversation, Baranski called the connection they made during the HBO series, “possibly the greatest gift.”
“We’ve curiously bonded and wanted to remain friends. That’s a great gift,” Baranski said. “Curiously bonded,” huh? How often does a 26-year-old lesbian pop star bond with a 73-year-old woman who’s only ever been married to a man (the late Matthew Cowles)? Outside of porn, not often!
The pair has since deepened their curious bond. They’ve attended at least two Broadway shows and red carpets together—the most recent of which, they were photographed holding hands. Straus posted a photo of the pair on Instagram from the opening night performance of Mamma Mia‘s return to Broadway with the caption: #loveislove. Could this all be for shits and giggles? Sure. But that didn’t stop the comment section from teeming with guesswork.
“My fave thing about this is idk if this is real or not,” one user commented. “omg hi sarah paulson and holland taylor xx,” wrote another. Hannah Einbinder even weighed in, writing: “ava and deborah vibes” in reference to the Hacks characters played by her and Jean Smart.
Obviously, only these two know what’s going on here. If it’s just an intergenerational bond, great! But if it’s something more…I’m quite simply gagged.
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Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi have adopted a baby girl. [People]
I’m failing to see the problem here, but Disney supposedly has no male fans. [Variety]
Not Chris Noth weighing in on grown women’s business…[Daily Mail]
