If you feel like you’re living under a rock because you don’t know the extent of Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson’s relationship, that’s okay. The Coldplay frontman and the actor, known for his roles in “The Lost Daughter” and the “Fifty Shades” franchise, sparked dating rumors in 2017 after being spotted at a restaurant together Sushi. Before becoming a couple, Martin was married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow from 2003 until they separated in 2014, while Johnson was in a relationship with musician Matthew Hitt, among others.
Since that first outing, the couple has mostly kept their relationship private, but they’ve still had some sweet moments throughout the years. From celebrity sightings to occasional insights during interviews, this couple has been letting go of the little things over the past six years. Plus, their relationship with Paltrow and her husband Brad Falchuk proves the power of blended families. Paltrow and Martin share two children , named Apple and Moses, and their amicable split means they’ve spent many occasions together with their new partners.
From the song’s dedication to their Malibu home, here’s the complete timeline of the couple’s relationship.
November 2023: Dakota Johnson Provides Insight On How Chris Martin Helped Her During “Low Days”
Johnson has long been an advocate for mental health awareness and was honored at the 2023 Hope for Depression Research Foundation’s annual luncheon on November 14. During her speech, she gave gives rare insight into how Martin helped her on difficult days, with humor and consideration. “A few weeks ago, I was having a bad day and my partner said to me, ‘Are you really having a hard time?’ and I said ‘No?'” she told guests. “And he said, ‘Honey, you’re wearing a Cats T-shirt.’ Like in the song Cats, it turned out I was really struggling but that moment lifted me up and pulled me out of it.”
June 2022: Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson make a rare public appearance
In June 2022, the couple was spotted walking together in New York City , ET reports. The outing was one of the few occasions the pair were seen in public together and honestly, they couldn’t have looked cuter.
March 2022: Chris Martin shares how Dakota Johnson helped improve Coldplay concerts
We don’t always get details about Martin and Johnson’s relationship, but on the March 19 episode of the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, Martin shared how his girlfriend he helped improve Coldplay’s shows. Speaking about the new technology for the deaf, he said: “”They’re called SubPacs. My partner Dakota gave me one as a gift because she saw someone online experiencing whatever they were going through with this thing, it’s like armor, you put it on and plug in and it connects to the base.” He added that Johnson saw them online and urged him to try them out. “So we started using it and it’s awesome and it just keeps getting better . Now we have ten or twenty of these packs a night and so if you’re deaf, we have an area where you can sign up and put on the pack and you can feel the show.”
After nearly four years of dating, Johnson finally opened up about her relationship with Martin in an interview with Elle UK in December 2021. Speaking briefly about their dynamic, the actress said: “We’ve been together for quite a while and we go out together sometimes, but we both work a lot so it’s nice to be home, cozy and private. Most of the parties It all happened in my house.”
That same month, engagement rumors swirled when People posted photos of Johnson wearing a stunning Emerald gem on his ring finger, although this speculation was never confirmed.
There’s nothing more romantic than writing or dedicating a song to your romantic partner. In October 2021, Martin dedicated his song “My Universe” to Johnson during a Coldplay concert in London. At the beginning of the song, the singer told the audience: “This is about my universe, and she is here.”
