Have Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson Been Secretly Engaged for Years?  

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Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson are adept at maintaining secrecy. People revealed today that Martin did pop the question to Johnson... years ago, following Johnson's recent fueling of engagement rumors in her Bustle interview.  

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The big emerald ring Johnson was spotted wearing in December 2020 was indeed an engagement ring, according to reports. She has worn it on and off over the years, with the most current photo shot of her wearing it in November 2023.  

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In an interview with Bustle, Johnson referred to Martin's kids from his divorce with Gwyneth Paltrow as his stepchildren.   

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"I cherish those children as if they were my only family. sincerely," she said.  As for Martin, she briefly touched on her thoughts seeing him perform in Coldplay. “I love watching him,” she said. “I could watch him every day. "

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“I could watch him every day. I don’t know how to explain it. I feel like, I don’t know... I’m watching my most favorite being do his most favorite thing.” 

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She also addressed her thoughts on having children of her own someday. “I’m so open to that,” she said. “I’ve gotten to this place where I really want to experience everything that life has to offer. And especially being a woman, I’m like, What a magical fucking thing to do. What a crazy, magical, wild experience. If that’s meant to happen for me, I’m totally down for it. I’ve been really tripping out recently like, we’re not here for very long."

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"There’s so much to eat up and learn and grow from and experience and feel. That includes all the pain and the suffering and feeling so helpless about the world. Most days I feel like the most useless piece of shit. "

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"I’m sitting in this dumbass chair, talking about this dumbass movie, and there are people in excruciating catastrophes, and what can I do? I do have that incredible friction in myself. And then I’m like, We’re not here for very long, so if I’m meant to be a mother, bring it on.” 

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