After an eight-year relationship and engagement with Coldplay's Chris Martin ended, actress Dakota Johnson has met a new boyfriend eight years her junior.
On the 24th (local time), Page Six reported that 36-year-old Dakota Johnson was effectively acknowledging the relationship as she held hands affectionately with 28-year-old singer Role Model while enjoying a nighttime date.
According to the report, Dakota Johnson and Role Model were spotted last Thursday at a well-known Los Angeles venue dining with friends, appearing to be engaged in deep conversation. They also smiled at each other as they left the restaurant.
Dakota Johnson and Role Model first sparked dating rumors last December when they were spotted enjoying a candlelit dinner with friends. According to photos obtained by TMZ at the time, the two were seated closely in a booth, and an insider said the two had become "very close."
They also fueled the dating rumors further after enjoying a date in Los Angeles last week. This news came six months after Dakota Johnson called off her engagement to Chris Martin.
Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin had dated for about eight years before splitting last June. Neither side commented directly on the breakup, but it was reported that the relationship ended due to the 12-year age gap and differences over plans to have children.
A source said, "Dakota desperately wanted her and Chris's relationship to work for years, and each time they broke up she was deeply shaken and struggled in tears. The two really tried to work through the problems, but the age gap often caused issues. Dakota indicated she might have children in the future, but Chris felt that stage of life had already passed for him."
Dakota Johnson has appeared in Fifty Shades of Grey, Persuasion, Madame Web, and The Materialists.
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