Johnson said she considers herself a stepmother to Martin’s two children, whom he shares with ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow.
Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson have been romantically dating since 2017, when they were spotted having dinner together at a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles.
Although Johnson and Martin are not married, Johnson tells Bustle that she considers herself stepmother to Martin’s two children, Apple and Moses, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow.
“I love those kids like my life depends on it. With all my heart,” she said in the interview published March 5.
Paltrow also praised Johnson. In a 2020 interview with Harper’s Bazaar , she said she adored the “Madame Web” star.
“I love her,” Paltrow said. “I can see how strange it seems because it seems unusual. But I think, in this case, just having gone through it many times, I just love her.”
In October 2017, the couple was spotted having dinner together at a sushi restaurant in LA. Then, in 2018, they were spotted together a few more times in Malibu.
During one outing, they were seen smiling next to each other as they grabbed food and drinks together at Soho House in Malibu, and during another outing, they were photographed holding hands while strolling on beach in Malibu. same town.
Johnson’s mother, Melanie Griffith, revealed how she feels about the Coldplay frontman when People asked her what she thought about Johnson’s new relationship with Martin.
“I like him!” she said in May 2018 at the Global Gift Foundation USA Women’s Empowerment Dinner. “But she is very private about her life and I respect that,” she added.
In August 2019, Johnson and Martin were spotted spending time together on the beach in the Hamptons, New York. While sitting on the sand and taking in the ocean views, the couple was joined by Martin’s ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, and her husband, Brad Falchuk.
Paltrow revealed how she felt about Martin’s relationship in a 2020 interview with Harper’s Bazaar.
“I love her,” Paltrow said. “I can see how strange that seems because it seems unusual. But I think, in this case, just going through it over and over again, I just adore her. I always start thinking about the ampersand – what else can you carry instead of protesting or feeling insecure? There are a lot of benefits to relying on something like that.”
Paltrow noted that she’s also close with some of her ex-boyfriends.
“One of them is still one of my closest friends — someone from high school, Tony Woods,” she said. “And I’m friendly with Brad Pitt. I don’t have any bad blood.”
In February 2020, Johnson made headlines when it was revealed that she directed Coldplay’s “Cry Cry Cry” music video.
In an interview with Marie Claire, Johnson explained how she got the gig.
“I wrote the story and pitched it to the band like every other director did, and they chose my story — not because they had any sympathy for me at all,” she says with a laugh.
