Joshua Jackson Fuels Romance Rumors With Olivia Burgess in NYC

joshua jackson stepped out in New York City on June 7 holding hands with model Olivia Burgess, turning a casual afternoon walk into a public signal that drew fresh attention to his dating life. The pair moved through downtown Manhattan in summer clothes before ending the outing with drinks at il Buco in Soho.

Downtown Manhattan Walk

Jackson wore an all-white linen set, while Burgess chose gray Bermuda shorts, a black camisole and leather split-toe mules. The look was low-key, but the hand-holding made the outing harder to read as a simple lunch stop; that kind of public display tends to reset the conversation around a celebrity who has already been linked to other names this year.

Burgess And Jackson

Burgess graduated from Fordham University in 2015 and has walked the runway for fashion houses such as Jean Paul Gaultier. Jackson, meanwhile, is the father of 6-year-old daughter Juno with ex-wife Jodie Turner-Smith, which keeps his private life under steady public scrutiny even when he is not promoting a project.

2025 has already put Jackson back into relationship headlines after he was linked to Bridgerton's Simone Ashley following a year-long romance with Lupita Nyong’o. That sequence gives the June 7 outing more weight than a one-off sighting: it lands inside an established pattern of public dating speculation rather than standing alone.

Happy Hours And Holmes

March 10 added another layer when Jackson spoke about Katie Holmes while discussing their upcoming movie Happy Hours. He said, "She’s a lifelong friend now," and added, "And for us to go back and be able to do this again and honestly for her to create that space for us, was kind of magical." He also said, "She wrote this beautiful love story in three parts." and "And we got to do that last summer which was so much fun."

Last summer, Jackson and Holmes filmed Happy Hours, and the new outing only pushes more attention toward how he is being discussed: as an actor balancing a reunion with a longtime former costar and a fresh public sighting with Burgess. For readers tracking his next move, the immediate takeaway is simple — the relationship chatter is no longer just attached to old co-stars and past romances.