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 fiancΓ©e (cue dramatic music), a few times in a new Rolling Stone interview.
Now, before you grab your magnifying glasses to decode his love life, letβs 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 Dakotaβs rep swooped in with a verbal mic drop, essentially saying, βNah, weβre good over here. Move along.β
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:
βIt 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; Iβm not denying its power.β
Translation? Love is important. Love is private. And you, dear reader, are not on the guest list for the Love Club.
But wait! Chris didnβt 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 Musgravesβ Golden Hour together, a.k.a. the perfect soundtrack for staring lovingly into each otherβs 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:
βPhil [Harvey], Dakota, Jonny [Buckland], Will [Champion], and Guy [Berryman],β his Coldplay bandmates and manager, who presumably double as the group chat moderators. He also tossed in βmy kids,β Apple (20) and Moses (18), because of course, theyβre on the list.
So, while Chris isnβt dishing out rom-com-level details about his relationship with Dakota, heβs letting us know sheβs in the mix. As for the engagement rumors? Those are staying in the vault for nowβprobably somewhere between Appleβs secret recipe for a perfect smoothie and Coldplayβs next album tracklist.