How long have Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin been dating?
Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin are reportedly engaged
MADAME Web actress Dakota Johnson and Coldplay's frontrunner Chris Martin have been dating for several years.
The two met through mutual friends after Chris famously "consciously uncoupled" from ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow in 2015.
How long have Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin been dating?
Dakota Johnson has been in a relationship with Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin, since October 2017.
The pair reportedly met through mutual friends and often keep their relationship lowkey.
In February 2021, they moved in together to a $12.5 million Malibu mansion.
The relationship has also come with some job opportunities for Dakota, who managed to bag the role of co-directing Coldplay's music video for Cry Cry Cry.
She said, “That experience was just pretty dreamy. I am so grateful I was given the opportunity… I was working with such incredible artists in every department… I felt extremely privileged to make that video.”
In March 2024, rumors broke that the couple are reportedly engaged.
An insider told : "The couple got engaged a while ago and have kept the news private. But now they are being open about it with their circles.
"They have been besotted with each other from day one so taking this next step was inevitable. They are in no rush to plan the wedding but are just enjoying making their commitment official."
When did Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow 'consciously uncouple?'
Chris and Gwyneth Paltrow were married for 13 years before they "consciously uncoupled" in 2015.
The former couple tied the knot in 2003, with their divorce finalized in 2016.
They share two kids, including 19-year-old daughter Apple Martin and 17-year-old son Moses Martin.
Gwyneth revealed that she kept the Martin surname after the two split.
Speaking to the , she said, “I personally – legally – did keep my last married name. My legal name is Gwyneth Paltrow Martin.
“I think in my case, because I am known out in the world as Gwyneth Paltrow, I had always kept that identity in a way.
“But in things related to school I am Martin. Other children call me Mrs Martin, which is kind of hilarious.”
“It’s a personal choice," the star continued.
She is now married to Brad Falchuk.
Are Dakota and Gwyneth friends?
Gwenyth revealed to that she "adores" her ex's significant other, Dakota.
“I love her,” Gwyneth said of the actress.
“I can see how it would seem weird because it’s sort of unconventional. But I think, in this case, just having passed through it iteratively, I just adore her.
"I always start to think of the ampersand sign - what else can you bring in, instead of being resistant to or being made insecure by? There’s so much juice in leaning into something like that.”
In 2018, Gwyneth also revealed that she still spoke to her ex Chris "every single day."
She said at the time: "Chris is a very close friend. I see him every day, I talk to him every day. And it [the divorce] was very difficult, but I think you see in the children that they got through it, so I am proud of us, I really am."
"We kept to our commitment that we would put the children first."
In an interview with , Dakota shared that she is a proud stepmom when she referred to Moses as her stepson, which also sparked engagement rumors.
"I love those kids like my life depends on it. With all my heart," she also told the outlet.
When asked how she feels about motherhood, Dakota responded, "I’m so open to that. I’ve gotten to this place where I really want to experience everything that life has to offer.
"And especially being a woman, I’m like, 'What a magical f***ing thing to do. What a crazy, magical, wild experience.' If that’s meant to happen for me, I’m totally down for it," she continued.
"I’ve been really tripping out recently like, we’re not here for very long. There’s so much to eat up and learn and grow from and experience and feel. That includes all the pain and the suffering and feeling so helpless about the world.
"Most days I feel like the most useless piece of s***. I’m sitting in this dumba** chair, talking about this dumba** movie, and there are people in excruciating catastrophes, and what can I do? I do have that incredible friction in myself.
"And then I’m like, 'We’re not here for very long,' so if I’m meant to be a mother, bring it on."