Dakota Johnson and Role Model were spotted together once again.
Johnson, 36, and Role Model, 28, were photographed holding hands in Los Angeles on Thursday, January 23, according to pics obtained by TMZ. While the Materialists star sported an oversize black coat over a matching ensemble, Role Model opted for a camel-colored coat over a coordinating sweater and trousers.
The outlet further reported that Johnson and Role Model (real name Tucker Pillsbury) enjoyed a candlelit dinner earlier that evening.
While neither Johnson nor the “Sally (When the Wine Runs Out)” singer have publicly addressed their relationship status, they have been spotted together on multiple occasions since last month.
Chris Martin gave Dakota Johnson’s new movie, Materialists, a shout-out days before their split. “Thank you so much everybody. Be kind to yourself, be kind to each other. Don’t forget to go see Materialists,” Martin, 48, said to the crowd at Coldplay’s concert in Stanford, California per fan footage shared via social media on Sunday, […]
A potential new romance for Johnson comes after she and ex-fiancé Chris Martin called it quits. They were together from 2017 to 2025.
Days after news broke that Johnson and Martin, 48, called off their engagement, the actress opened up about her dating preferences.
“Like, not an a**hole,” Johnson succinctly quipped of her relationship non-negotiables during a Today show interview in June 2025.
As for Role Model, he last dated social media star Emma Chamberlain from 2020 to 2023.
“To quote Sabrina Carpenter, ‘I swear they choose me. I’m not choosing them.’ I have never slid into the DM of a musician — only ever has the music man slid into mine,” Chamberlain, 24, said on a November 2025 episode of the “In Your Dreams” podcast. “They do come to me, but I also am absolutely very attracted to me in music. … I kind of can’t figure out what it is.”
Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson have kept their romance relatively private — but their story is as sweet as any love song. Us Weekly exclusively confirmed in December 2017 that the Coldplay singer had moved on with Johnson less than two years after his divorce from Gwyneth Paltrow was finalized in July 2016. The exes […]
Many fans have since speculated that Role Model’s 2024 album, Kansas Anymore, was penned about Chamberlain.
“It is interesting. I learned about my own relationship through the music,” Chamberlain said of the fan theories. “I’ve learned truly how, perhaps, people have felt about me through music. [It’s] great, but it’s also kind of weird when you hear more in the music than in real life. It’s like, ‘Really, you feel that way?’”
She continued, “People who make music, that’s their art [and] that’s their expression. That’s how they share their feelings [and] their emotions. It makes complete sense that it’s going to be a safer space almost than [when they’re] in a relationship to speak freely.”
While Role Model never expressly revealed his musical muse, he did confirm it was penned about a breakup.
“I don’t think there’s any thought to it, to be honest. I think it’s a product of my personality, there’s no part of me that’s like, ‘Oh, I’m trying to spill tea about fucking specifics and a relationship falling apart,’” he told Rolling Stone in April 2025. “No, I will always blame myself for everything, no matter what. Whether it’s relationships, friendships, or just anything in life, I’m quick to take it out on myself. I don’t have it in me to write breakup songs where it’s like, ‘F*** you. You were the worst thing ever.’ I don’t think I’ve ever really felt that about anyone, ever.”
