Joshua Jackson was photographed holding hands and smiling with model and actress Olivia Burgess during a romantic day out in New York City on June 7, 2026, a public outing that immediately stirred speculation about a possible new relationship. The sighting marked the first time Jackson stepped out with Burgess in June 2026.
The timing mattered because Jackson was already in New York for a Tribeca Film Festival screening of Katie Holmes’ movie Happy Hours, turning a routine festival visit into a moment that drew a second kind of attention. Burgess, meanwhile, is no stranger to the spotlight: she has walked for major fashion houses, danced for Beyoncé and once said modeling gave her the excuse she had always wanted to move back to Paris.
Burgess’ connection to Paris runs through her own biography. Raised there as a toddler by her mother, model Gloria Burgess, she later moved with her family to Washington, D.C., when she was 4 years old. In 2017, she said she was originally from Paris but had not lived there since she was a child, adding that she always wanted a reason to return and that modeling gave her that chance.
That background has made Burgess a recognizable figure in fashion circles for years. She signed with Wilhelmina, appeared in runway shows for Jean Paul Gaultier, Chromat and Agent Provocateur, posed for campaigns for Bloomingdale’s and The Gap and said dance helped her bring strength and elegance into her modeling work. She also said she learned at the first rehearsal that she would be performing alongside Beyoncé at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, after being told only that she was auditioning for a live performance with a Grammy-winning artist.
Still, the New York outing leaves one thing unresolved. Jackson and Burgess have not publicly confirmed they are dating, and the framing around their appearance remains that of a possible new relationship rather than a settled one. Jackson split from Jodie Turner-Smith in 2023, and the pair share a daughter, Juno Rose Diana Jackson, who was born in 2020.
For now, the photographs do the talking. They show Jackson and Burgess walking together, holding hands and smiling, and they are enough to push the rumor mill into overdrive without closing the question of where the relationship stands. Whether they choose to say more is the next detail readers will be watching for.
