A shocking new report has revealed that Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin secretly split, but have since reconciled and are now “going strong.”
The fiercely private couple rarely comments on their romance, so it is unknown when the breakup occurred or what brought them back together.
However, there is one person who could have intervened in the separation and it is none other than Chris’ ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow.
Since “consciously uncoupling” from the Coldplay frontman in 2014, Gwyneth has not only remained a friendly co-parent to his children Apple, 20, and Moses, 18, but also a good friend to her ex and a confidant from his on-again, off-again partner Dakota. .
And it wouldn’t be the first time Gwyneth has stepped in before and pulled Chris and Dakota’s on-again, off-again romance off the brink.
Did Gwyneth Paltrow consciously help Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson reconcile? How the singer’s ex has defended the fiercely private couple over the years (pictured with Gwyneth’s husband, Brad Falchuk, in 2019)
Dakota and Chris are said to have had problems in their relationship, but are “going strong” according to People magazine’s sources (pictured together in June 2022).
In 2019, it was claimed that the Sliding Doors star intervened when the couple went through a difficult situation and convinced them to reconcile.
A source told Us Weekly at the time: “Gwyneth is the one who pushed them to do it.”
“Gwyneth is happy if Chris is happy, she only wants the best for him.”
In addition to wishing her ex the best, Gwyneth, who is now married to Brad Falchuk, is an active friend of the star.
The former couple supports each other’s new romances, and Chris even joined Gwyneth, her kids, and her new spouse on a family vacation for her and Brad’s honeymoon.
When reports emerged this year that Dakota and Chris were engaged, Gwyneth reportedly gave them her blessing.
He previously said of Dakota: “We’re actually really good friends.” I love her so much. She is a lovely and wonderful person.”
In 2020, he spoke about Dakota again, saying: ‘I can see how strange it would seem because it’s kind of unconventional. But I think in this case, having gone over it repeatedly, I just adore it.”
Meanwhile, Dakota happily posed for a photo with her future husband’s ex, while also gushing about the former couple’s children, Apple, 19, and Moses, 17.
She told Bustle: ‘I love those kids like my life depends on it. With all my heart.’
As a member of a large mixed-race family, Dakota has learned to accept connections that are not related to blood.
Dakota’s parents are actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. The two separated: Don married Kelley Phleger in 1999 and Melanie married Antonio Banderas in 1996. They divorced in 2015.
When the journalist mentioned a photo Gwyneth posted of her and Dakota, he said, “I grew up in a very big family and I believe in the saying, ‘Blood is thicker than water,'” he explained.
‘The actual saying is, “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb,” meaning that the connections with the people you choose are stronger than the connections with the people you were actually born with.’
Of their friendship, Dakota continued, “I think because I grew up (in a blended family), it’s been more natural, but I really wouldn’t have it any other way.” She really she wouldn’t. I love it. It feels very honest. It feels really authentic…
“No one is hiding anything.”
Since “consciously disassociating” herself from the Coldplay frontman in 2014, Gwyneth has not only remained a friendly co-parent to her children Apple, 20, and Moses, 18, but also a good friend.
Gwyneth is also a confidant of Dakota, Chris’s on-again, off-again partner.
On Monday, it was claimed that Dakota and Chris quietly endured difficult times in their relationship, but are now back on track, sources said. people magazine.
The couple, who have been together since 2017, are said to be “going strong” as they are each busy with their individual careers.
The source said: “They’ve had ups and downs but now they’re definitely back on track.”
Dakota recently premiered her HBO series Am I Okay? She also premiered Ella Daddio’s latest feature film at the Tribeca Film Festival on Monday.
Chris is currently at the end of his Music Of The Spheres tour with Coldplay, which began in March 2022 and ends in November with multiple dates in New Zealand.
The low-key power couple was last seen together in February during a love trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Then, weeks later, it was claimed that the two were “engaged” in March.
It was said at the time that the Coldplay singer proposed to the actress ‘some time ago’ and that he has the full blessing of his ex-wife and children.
The couple has kept their romance private since they began their relationship six years ago.
A source said Mirror in March: ‘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 in love with each other since day one, so taking the next step was inevitable.
“They’re in no rush to plan the wedding, they’re just enjoying making their engagement official.”
Dakota was also seen wearing an emerald green ring on her ring finger on her 34th birthday in Los Angeles last October.
MailOnline contacted representatives for Chris and Dakota for comment at the time.
Chris and Dakota met through mutual friends and “have never really left each other” since then, the actress told Vanity Fair in June 2022.
They were first seen together in 2017, a year after the musician’s divorce from Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth.
However, it was initially unclear whether the pair were dating or just close.
Chris is seen with the ex Gwyneth and her children, Apple and Moses.
In June 2019, the couple faltered, rumored to be the result of Coldplay’s frontman pressuring them to have children.
This was a leap that Dakota, in her professional prime, was reportedly unwilling to make. However, before the summer was over, they got back together.
They will be very happy that they apparently got matching infinity sign tattoos in 2018.
Dakota recently said she loves Chris and Gwyneth’s two children “like my life depended on it.”
Now, Dakota is ready to have children of her own.
She told Bustle: ‘I’m very open to that. I have come to this place where I truly want to experience everything that life has to offer. And especially being a woman, I think: What a magical thing to do.
‘What a crazy, magical and wild experience. If that has to happen to me, I’m all for it. I’ve been really freaking out lately, like we’re not here for long.
‘There is a lot to eat, learn, grow, experience and feel. That includes all the pain, suffering and feeling of helplessness before the world. Most days I feel like the most useless piece of shit.
‘I’m sitting in this stupid chair, talking about this stupid movie, and there are people in unbearable catastrophes, and what can I do? I have this incredible friction in myself.
And then I said, “We won’t be here for long, so if I’m meant to be a mother, go for it.” ‘
The actress has been dating Coldplay frontman Chris since 2017, but watching him perform on stage never gets old.
‘I love watching him. I could see it every day. I do not know how to explain it. “I feel like, I don’t know… I’m watching my favorite thing do his favorite thing,” she explained.
The couple has lived together in a multi-million dollar beach house in Malibu for a few years now.
In June 2019, the couple had a wobble, which was rumored to be the result of the Coldplay frontman pressuring them to have children (pictured in September 2019).
The singer likes to surf and the actress likes to swim, which makes this a perfect place.
Dakota also likes to ride around the area in a 1965 Mustang that her partner bought her as a birthday gift.
They support each other professionally, with Dakota appearing at Chris’s concerts and Chris appearing at Dakota’s premieres.
In June 2023, the vocalist even serenaded his girlfriend during his band’s visit to Naples.
They even worked together once, with Dakota, the director of Coldplay’s 2020 music video for the song Cry Cry Cry.