Joshua Jackson (aka the OG sad boy from Dawson’s Creek, aka your mom’s first TV crush) just got spotted strolling around NYC with none other than Bridgerton’s own Simone Ashley, and honestly? I’m spiraling in sequins.
It all went down on Saturday, August 9 — yes, a day that will go down in history next to the moon landing and Kylie Jenner inventing lip kits — when our fave silver fox and the reigning queen of Regency romance took to the streets of Manhattan. And wow, it was giving “rom-com montage before the heartbreak scene.”
Josh kept it chill in a white T-shirt and gray pants — classic “hot guy who owns too many vinyl records” energy. Simone, meanwhile, was out here in a lace camisole and a printed skirt, looking like she just floated out of a perfume commercial that cost $6 million to make and still didn’t explain what the perfume smelled like.
Both of them are in the city filming new projects — Josh is working on Happy Hours with Katie Holmes (so yes, Joey and Pacey reunion moment, AHHH), and Simone is filming The Devil Wears Prada 2 with Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, AND Anne Hathaway. That’s not a cast — that’s a Scientology OT-level manifestation of pure power.
Now, do we know if they’re dating? No. Do we care? Also no. Because whether it’s romantic or just two A-listers getting their 10,000 daily steps, I’m living for the paparazzi pics. Josh’s last public thing was with Lupita Nyong’o, who announced she was single in October 2024. Simone split from Tino Klein in March, which means both are free agents in the open market of celebrity situationships.
Also, Josh recently had his show Doctor Odyssey canceled after one season — but babe, after being spotted with Simone Ashley, I think we can all agree his career (and aura) is still in its expansion phase.
This whole situation feels like when you see your Barbie dolls sitting next to each other on the shelf in outfits that accidentally match, and you’re like: “Yes… the wedding is tomorrow.” 💅✨
