Chris Martin, the 47-year-old frontman of Coldplay and official distributor of soothing breakup anthems, casually name-dropped Dakota Johnson, his 35-year-old actress girlfriend/possible secret fiancée (cue dramatic music), a few times in a new Rolling Stone interview.
Now, before you grab your magnifying glasses to decode his love life, let’s address the elephant in the room: the breakup rumors. This year, the internet tried to stir the pot by speculating that Chris and Dakota were dunzo. But Dakota’s rep swooped in with a verbal mic drop, essentially saying, “Nah, we’re good over here. Move along.”
When the Rolling Stone interviewer gingerly poked the bear and asked Chris to spill the tea on those split rumors or their romance in general, he firmly declined with the grace of a man dodging a personal question at Thanksgiving dinner. He did, however, deliver this gem:
“It is important to say that [romantic love] is such a big factor in everything, even though it feels right to keep it precious and private; I’m not denying its power.”
Translation? Love is important. Love is private. And you, dear reader, are not on the guest list for the Love Club.
But wait! Chris didn’t completely leave Dakota out of the conversation. In fact, she popped up two more times like a cameo in a Marvel movie. First, he mentioned that they recently vibed to Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour together, a.k.a. the perfect soundtrack for staring lovingly into each other’s eyes or debating the correct way to fold laundry.
Next, when asked about his inner circle, Chris gave a shout-out to his A-team:
“Phil [Harvey], Dakota, Jonny [Buckland], Will [Champion], and Guy [Berryman],” his Coldplay bandmates and manager, who presumably double as the group chat moderators. He also tossed in “my kids,” Apple (20) and Moses (18), because of course, they’re on the list.
So, while Chris isn’t dishing out rom-com-level details about his relationship with Dakota, he’s letting us know she’s in the mix. As for the engagement rumors? Those are staying in the vault for now—probably somewhere between Apple’s secret recipe for a perfect smoothie and Coldplay’s next album tracklist.
