All The Signs That Pointed Towards Dakota Johnson & Chris Martin's Breakup

Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin's relationship is officially over. Several sources confirmed the split to People in June 2025, claiming, "It feels final this time." Insiders also dished on the end of the romance to Mail Online, sharing, "Their relationship has been over for a long time, they just haven't been able to figure out to make it official." But, as much as we hate to say it, we weren't surprised to hear the super private duo ended their engagement.

There were several signs that pointed towards a breakup, including the duo taking at least one break from each other. A source admitted to People around 10 months before their seemingly final split, "Sure, they've had issues and taken breaks in the past, but things are great now." But the two likely showed sly signs a relationship break wouldn't work. One of those breaks happened in summer 2019 when, in an unusual move, Us Weekly reported Martin's ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow convinced them to get back together. But it seemed even the "Shallow Hal" star's intervention couldn't save her ex and the "Fifty Shades of Grey" actor this time around, because there were multiple other factors that pointed to them ending up in splitsville.

Celebrity relationships don't have a reputation for being long-lasting, and that can often be down to the famous faces in them having such busy careers. That was no different for Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson. He, of course, is the frontman for Coldplay, one of the biggest bands in the world, who have tour dates across the globe in 2025. Johnson, meanwhile, is an A-List actor who's no stranger to spending time away from home to shoot movies like "Madame Web" and "How To Be Single."

A source suggested to People that both take their work very seriously, which suggests they don't get to spend a lot of time together. "They both love their careers. They are balancing things the best they can," they claimed. Another source told The Sun that Martin in particular had no plans to step back from his career, either. "Settling down, as in Chris properly taking his foot off the pedal, isn't going to happen. And, ultimately, it was one of the many straws that broke the back of them," they said.

In late 2020, Dakota Johnson sparked engagement rumors with Chris Martin when she was spotted with a stunning ring on that special finger. Though they never officially confirmed when the question was popped, Page Six reported in 2024 that they'd actually been engaged since 2018. A source also told People in 2024, "[They] got engaged years ago but were in no rush to get married."

Though the two were reportedly easy on when they'd tie the knot a year before their split, it's eyebrow raising that they'd potentially been engaged for seven years with no wedding plans when they broke up. With Martin having a net worth of $160 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, and Johnson being worth $14 million, it's not like they had much saving to do for their dream day. According to Page Six's source though, it was Martin who slowed things down. "She was sick of him dragging his feet on setting a date for the wedding," the insider claimed, with another insider telling The Sun, "Over the past year, it became clear that their relationship had stalled and wasn't moving forwards."

Though a number of celebs rightfully forced us to confront our fixation with age-gap relationships, the 13 years between Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson reportedly played a big part in their split. When the duo broke up, Martin was 48 and Johnson was 35. "They really tried to work through their issues but the age gap was often a problem," a Radar Online insider shared. As Susan Winter, relationship expert and author of "Older Women, Younger Men: New Options for Love and Romance," exclusively told Women.com while breaking down if a 10-year age gap is bad, sometimes, the older person may feel they have to guide their younger partner. "While certainly the senior partner has had more life experience, this impulse can feel like control or manipulation to the younger partner," she said.

Equally, Johnson and Martin had different life experiences. Though both are hugely famous stars, their personal milestones differed drastically. Martin was married to Gwyneth Paltrow for a decade before they announced their split in 2014, and the former couple had two children together. Johnson, though, had never been married or welcomed kids. "She'd expressed that she may want children in the future, whereas Chris is kind of done with that part of his life," a Radar Online source said. So it makes total sense why their relationship ran its course if they couldn't see eye-to-eye on procreation.

It can be tough when your inner circle isn't fully invested in or supportive of your romance, and, according to Radar Online, that's exactly what happened for Dakota Johnson during her engagement to Chris Martin. "Dakota is on track to spend the rest of her life with Chris. But her friends are asking: Is that really a good thing?" a source spilled, claiming they believed their relationship was detrimental to her career. The insider purported that Martin liked to have Johnson by his side when he was on tour. "He insists on Dakota being around him all the time, and so much of this relationship has seen them sequestered from the rest of the world," they said, which isn't always practical for an in-demand actor.

As Erica B Slotter Ph.D., explained to Psychology Today, a partner getting the approval of friends and family is more important than we might think. "Relationships do not occur in vacuums. We may like to think that our feelings for our partners are the only ones we need to consider, but the truth is that our romantic connections are embedded within our broader social lives," she explained. If Johnson's friends weren't fully on-board with her and Martin's dynamic, it may have put extra pressure on their relationship.