Joshua Jackson enjoyed a lovely day in New York City with model Olivia Burgess.
According to photos obtained by TMZ, Jackson, 47, was spotted out and about with Burgess on Sunday, June 7. The pair were all smiles as they held hands while on a stroll in the Big Apple.
Jackson and Burgess kept it casual for their outing, with the Dawson’s Creek alum rocking a linen button-up shirt and matching pants paired with sneakers and sunglasses. The model, who has walked the runway for the fashion brand Jean Paul Gaultier, donned a black tank top, gray Bermuda shorts and mules. She opted for a messy updo.
Jackson’s day with Burgess comes shortly after the actor made headlines for reconnecting with Katie Holmes. The former costars — and real-life exes — reunited to star in their new movie Happy Hours, which Holmes, 47, wrote and directed. The pair previously worked together on Dawson’s Creek from 1998 until 2003, where they portrayed frenemies turned lovers Pacey Witter and Joey Potter. While filming the beloved teen drama, the duo dated for about one year after the show’s premiere.
Last summer, Holmes and Jackson were spotted filming in New York City together. It was later revealed that they were collaborating on Happy Hours. The film, which is written to be part one of a trilogy, follows a couple who are contemplating whether their fizzled connection is worth a second chance.
The same day Jackson was spotted with Burgess, he and Holmes attended the Tribeca Film Festival together, posing together and holding hands while on the red carpet. At one point, Jackson gushed about his connection to Holmes after nearly three decades of friendship.
“The time that we spent together when we were young is very precious to both of us,” he told a reporter per a social media clip. “And [it] is like one of the core personal and professional relationships in my life.”
Jackson also applauded Holmes for her creativity and the work she put into Happy Hours, which premiered at the festival.
“We had talked about it over the years, and then — I don’t think you’re giving yourself enough credit — because then she creates this beautiful space for the two of us to come back and work together and tell a beautiful story,” Jackson explained. “A hopeful story, a real human story and for me, I was both flattered and very excited to have the opportunity to come back and share this space with you after all of these years.”
Holmes, for her part, added that she takes her and Jackson’s friendship and professional relationship “very seriously.”
“I want to do right by Josh. I have a great deal of respect. So I wanted it to be right,” she said on Sunday. “We’ve often talked about doing something again, but we never knew what. So it was really about that and agreeing to go for it, I suppose. He said yes, and that made me feel very good.”
