Originally appeared on E! Online
Joshua Jackson is starting summer with a burgeoning romance.
The Dawson’s Creek alum prompted rumors of a new relationship with model Olivia Burgess with their hand-in-hand walk through New York City June 7.
Joshua—dad to daughter Juno, 6, with ex-wife Jodie Turner-Smith—and Olivia enjoyed a walk through downtown Manhattan in casual summer attire. The Doctor Odyssey star sported an all-white linen set, while Olivia, who graduated from Fordham University in 2015, dressed in gray Bermuda shorts and a black camisole with leather split-toe mules.
Joshua—who was previously linked to Bridgerton’s Simone Ashley in 2025 following a year-long romance with Lupita Nyong’o—was all smiles while stepping out with Olivia, who has walked the runway for fashion houses like Jean Paul Gaultier, in Soho. The two completed their cozy afternoon with drinks at romantic NYC hot spot il Buco.
More from E! Online
And that’s not the only exciting news in the romance department for the Vancouver native.
Joshua and Katie Holmes, whose Dawson’s Creek characters Pacey and Joey made up the show’s most iconic couple, are reviving their on-screen romance in the upcoming movie Happy Hours.
“She’s a lifelong friend now,” Joshua explained of his relationship with Katie, whom he dated in the late ‘90s, on Today March 10. “And for us to get to go back and be able to do this again and honestly for her to create that space for us, was kind of magical.”
TheImageDirect.com
Indeed, Joshua is a true fan of his former costar’s work. The actor shared, “She wrote this beautiful love story in three parts. And we got to do that last summer which was so much fun.”
For real-life summer romances hard-launched by Hollywood’s hottest stars, keep reading…
Jacob Elordi & Kendall Jenner
While the origins of their romance initially sparked in spring 2026, the Frankenstein actor and the Kardashians star took their relationship to the next level in May 2026.
In addition to a double date alongside Kendall’s sister Kylie Jenner and her longtime boyfriend Timothée Chalamet, the duo were spotted on several romantic getaways in early summer 2026, including in Hawaii and Japan.
Tom Cruise & Ana de Armas
Jessica Alba & Danny Ramirez
While fans know Jessica Alba played Sue Storm, they might not be as caught up on the romance rumors she sparked in summer 2025.
Six months after her split from husband Cash Warren, the Fantastic Four actress was spotted hanging out with Top Gun: Maverick’s Danny Ramirez. In fact, they were seen boarding a flight from Cancun to Los Angeles in July 2025, per a video shared by TMZ.
This was no summertime fling, though. The duo continued to go strong well into the following year, stepping out for a Miami getaway in May 2026.
Jennifer Aniston & Jim Curtis
The one where Jennifer Aniston sparked romance rumors with Jim Curtis.
Reports spread that the Friends star and the hypnotist are dating after they were photographed vacationing together in Mallorca in early July 2025. And while they’ve yet to comment on if they’re more than friends, Jennifer has dabbled in Jim’s area of expertise to help with her fear of flying.
“I have been doing some hypnosis lately,” she told Travel + Leisure in April, “and one of the requirements is to remove all of those superstitions.”
While summer was the time for their romance to heat up, Jennifer proved the duo was going the distance when she hard-launched their romance on Instagram in November 2025.
Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson
Megan Thee Stallion had a solid Hot Girl Summer with Klay Thompson.
In July 2025, the Grammy winner and the basketball player made their romance Instagram official, and went on to make their red carpet debut as a couple at her Inaugural Pete & Thomas Foundation Gala in New York days later.
But while the pair appeared to go strong for several months, Megan shared things went south the following spring.
“I’ve made the decision to end my relationship with Klay,” Megan said in a statement to E! News in April 2026. “Trust, fidelity and respect are non-negotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there’s no real path forward.”
Reese Witherspoon & Oliver Haarmann
Anna Kendrick & Alex Edelman
This is a truly aca-awesome romance.
Anna Kendrick and Alex Edelman fueled dating speculation after they were spotted hanging out together on multiple occasions in summer 2025. For instance, the Pitch Perfect star and the comedian were photographed driving together in Studio City, Calif., and shopping at an outdoor market in L.A. that July.
Elliot Page & Julia Shiplett
JoJo Siwa & Chris Hughes
At first, JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes seemed to be dancing around their connection—but no one could deny the serendipity of their romance.
After growing close on Celebrity Big Brother and insisting for weeks that they were just friends, the Dance Moms alum and the Love Island star finally confirmed their relationship had evolved to something more.
“It’s not platonic any more,” JoJo admitted to The Guardian in an interview shared June 2, “and it’s been a beautiful development, a beautiful connection, and I’m absolutely head over heels for him and he’s the same way.”
In fact, Chris says they’ve already thought about next steps.
“I’d love to marry her,” he told The Sun‘s Fabulous. “I’d be lying if I didn’t tell you I run through scenarios of our wedding day. We’d have a proper English wedding and I can imagine her in a full wedding dress. We both want kids. We come from loving families. My mum loves her. She’s my best friend. I love that she’s the person I have to do nothing with and still have the best time. That’s everything to me.”
By the following summer, the couple celebrated one year together.
Katurah Topps & Sabiyah Broderick
Katurah Topps and Sabiyah Broderick found a love that has outlast their run on season 45 of Survivor.
“On Survivor, we both struggled with fire,” Katurah wrote in a June 2025 Instagram post. “I couldn’t make it and she went a week without it. But what we’ve built together? That’s a fire that finally lit itself!”
“From Players to Partners, from Castmates to Co-dreamers…” Katurah continued. “Meet Survivor’s FIRST Black Queer Woman Couple.”
Connor Newsum & Carmen Kocourek
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
