From his marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow to his engagement to Dakota Johnson, Chris Martin’s relationships have made headlines throughout the years.
The Coldplay frontman briefly dated Lily Sobhani before he met Paltrow at one of his band’s concerts in 2002. The pair quickly hit it off and tied the knot one year later. After welcoming daughter Apple and son Moses in 2004 and 2005, Martin and Paltrow announced their “conscious uncoupling” in March 2014.
“It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate,” Martin and Paltrow announced on her Goop website, noting that they had been “working hard for well over a year” to make their relationship work. “We have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate. We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been.”
Following their split Martin had relationships with Jennifer Lawrence and Annabelle Wallis, before he started dating Johnson in 2017. After nearly seven years together, a source told Us Weekly that the pair secretly got engaged.
Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow announced their split nearly a decade ago, but their relationship is stronger than ever, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “Chris couldn’t feel more grateful that he and Gwyneth have managed their coparenting relationship so seamlessly,” the insider says of the exes, who share daughter Apple, 19, and son Moses, […]
“Chris and Dakota have been engaged for a while now, but they’re not the type to make some huge public announcement because they try to keep their relationship as private as possible,” the insider explained in March 2024. “They’re not in a huge rush to get married and don’t have a final wedding date set just yet.”
Johnson and Martin reportedly split for good in June 2025.
Keep scrolling to learn more about Martin’s dating history:
Lily Sobhani
Martin dated the music events producer in the early 2000s, eventually admitting that the song “Warning Sign” on the 2002 Coldplay album A Rush of Blood to the Head is about their breakup.
“The track is about breaking up with my girlfriend,” he told the Irish Examiner in August 2022. “It was tough.”
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for J/P Haitian Relief Organization
After meeting backstage at one of his Coldplay concerts, Martin started dating Paltrow. They got married in December 2003 before welcoming daughter Apple in May 2004 and son Moses in April 2006.
In March 2014, the duo announced that they were splitting — or “consciously uncoupling” — in a Goop blog post.
Still friendly! Gwyneth Paltrow shared an adorable tribute to ex-husband Chris Martin in honor of his birthday. “Happy birthday to the sweetest father and friend❤️we love you, cajm,” the Oscar winner, 50, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, March 2, alongside a selfie that showed her posing with the Coldplay frontman, 46. (The “cajm” in her […]
“It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate,” the statement read. “We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate.”
The statement went on to say that Paltrow and Martin will “always” be a family and “in many ways” are closer than they had ever been since their breakup.
“We are parents first and foremost, to two incredibly wonderful children and we ask for their and our space and privacy to be respected at this difficult time,” they shared. “We have always conducted our relationship privately and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent, we will be able to continue in the same manner.”
Martin and Paltrow finalized their divorce in April 2015, but have continued to remain good friends and coparents since.
“It’s not quite [a] brother, but we are [a] complete family,” Paltrow told Vanity Fair in a March 2025 interview. “He is there for me through anything, and vice versa. It feels much better when everybody can be together and people can let go of the more difficult, painful parts of what led to a divorce and focus on the things that led to the marriage in the first place. Once you fully let go of ‘We used to sleep in the same bed’ vibes, a world of possibility opens up.”
Jennifer Lawrence
In August 2014, Martin seemingly confirmed his romance with Lawrence during a Coldplay concert when he reportedly made a Hunger Games reference and appeared to blow a kiss in the Oscar winner’s direction.
They briefly split in October 2014 before allegedly getting back together after being spotted on a dinner date that December. The twosome called it quits again in July 2015.
“Jen has been working nonstop and they never saw each other,” a source told Us, noting that their relationship “ran its course.”
Annabelle Wallis
Following his split from Lawrence, Martin was spotted on a dinner date in New York with Wallis. They were photographed several times before seemingly splitting sometime in 2017.
Dakota Johnson
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Us confirmed that Martin started dating the actress in December 2017.
“Dakota and Chris are definitely dating,” an insider shared. “They’ve gotten to know each other really well and are very comfortable [with] one another. Chris sends Dakota his music to get her opinion. It’s more than just a fling.”
In September 2018, Johnson revealed in an interview with Tatler that she was “very happy” with Martin without sharing any more details regarding their relationship.
Nearly two years later, Johnson directed the music video for Coldplay’s 2019 single “Cry Cry Cry.”
“I wrote the story and pitched it to the band like every other director did, and they chose mine,” Johnson told Marie Claire in May 2020. “Not because they’re partial to me at all.”
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Chris Martin had a full house of supporters at the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival! Martin, 47, and his Coldplay bandmates performed on the Worthy Farm main stage on Saturday, June 28, which also featured a special duet with actor Michael J. Fox. During the performance, Martin’s fiancée, Dakota Johnson, was spotted cheering on the set from […]
After sparking engagement speculation for years, a source confirmed to Us in March 2024 that the pair got engaged “a while” ago and already started wedding planning.
“They absolutely plan on having Apple and Moses there, and they wouldn’t feel complete without inviting Gwyneth too,” a source said. “Dakota and Gwyneth have grown very close over the years and they consider themselves family at this point. One of the most important things to Chris is how beautifully Dakota fits into the lives of him and his children.”
After nearly eight years together, Martin and Johnson reportedly split in June 2025.
