Gwyneth Paltrow says she 'adores' her ex-husband's girlfriend Dakota Johnson. Here's a complete timeline of their friendship.
- Dakota Johnson formed a friendship with Gwyneth Paltrow after she began dating Chris Martin, the Goop founder's ex-husband.
- The two have since spent holidays together, traveled to the same places, and publicly spoken about their admiration for each other.
- Below is a complete timeline of the pair's friendship.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Dakota Johnson have formed an unconventional friendship, with the common denominator between them being Chris Martin.
Paltrow "consciously uncoupled" from the Coldplay frontman in 2014 and shares two children — Apple, 16, and Moses, 14 — with the musician.
Johnson has been dating him since they were first spotted together grabbing sushi in Los Angeles in 2017.
While many people unfairly expected the women to dislike each other (even though Paltrow remarried Brad Falchuk in 2018), their relationship has appeared to be filled with mutual respect and admiration.
Below is a timeline of Paltrow and Johnson's friendship.
February 10, 2018: Johnson and Paltrow both attended Ellen DeGeneres' 60th birthday party.
It comes as little surprise that the guestlist for Ellen DeGeneres' 60th birthday party had some of Hollywood's biggest names on it, including both Paltrow and Johnson.
Though they weren't seen together, both women were photographed outside of the party — Johnson with Martin and Paltrow with Falchuk.
The "Fifty Shades of Grey" actress later revealed that she attended the event as Martin's plus-one, joking that she "crashed" the host's party as "arm candy" during an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in October 2018.
November 22, 2018: They spent Thanksgiving together on the East Coast.
Paltrow and Johnson spent Thanksgiving together for the first time in 2018, E! News reported. Martin, Falchuk, Apple, and Moses were also present for the holiday celebrations.
"Gwyneth thinks she is lovely. She gets on very well with her and is happy for Chris," a source told the outlet, adding, "They've spent a good amount of time together and have a very nice friendship."
The source also said that Martin and Paltrow's children "really like Dakota and enjoy spending time with her."
April 23, 2019: Johnson and Paltrow hung out together at a mutual friend's birthday party.
The duo appeared to be spending time together — even when Martin wasn't around — at Derek Blasberg's birthday party.
The head of fashion partnerships at YouTube, who is friends with many A-list celebrities, shared a photo of Paltrow sitting next to Johnson with her arm around the actress.
He captioned the photo "consciously throupling," a play on the term "consciously uncoupling" that Paltrow and Martin popularized during their 2014 split.
August 5, 2019: They went on a double date in the Hamptons.
Johnson, Martin, Paltrow, and Falchuk all lounged on the beach together in the Hamptons, as seen in photos published by The Sun.
August 7, 2019: A source said Paltrow encouraged Martin to reconcile with Johnson after they briefly split.
Johnson and Martin reportedly split in June 2019 but got back together shortly after.
A source told Us Weekly that the Goop founder may have had something to do with it.
"Gwyneth is the one who pushed them to do it," the source said.
October 5, 2019: Paltrow shared a sweet tribute for Johnson's 30th birthday.
"Happy 30th birthday to this absolute gem," the "Iron Man" actress captioned the black-and-white Instagram photo.
October 5, 2019: Paltrow attended Johnson's birthday party.
Johnson's closest friends came together to celebrate the actress' 30th birthday at a parking lot in Malibu, E! News reported.
Celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr., and Paltrow attended the event. A source told the outlet that the party had a Van Leeuwen ice cream truck, large white balloon arches, a cake shaped like the actress' dog, and a stage for performances.
Johnson's favorite comedian Tig Notaro even surprised guests with a stand-up comedy set at the event, she revealed during her 2019 appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
December 23, 2019: They vacationed in Aspen together.
Johnson and Paltrow celebrated the holidays in Aspen, Colorado, along with Martin, Falchuk, Apple, and Moses.
Photographers captured a photo of Martin and Johnson bundled up and walking around the ski town with Apple, and Paltrow shared a selfie from the slopes with Falchuk.
January 7, 2020: Paltrow gushed about Johnson in an interview with Harper's Bazaar.
"I love her," she told Harper's Bazaar, referring to Johnson. "I can see how it would seem weird because it's sort of unconventional."
The Goop founder explained that the nontraditional approach to her ex-husband's new relationship has benefitted her.
"I think, in this case, just having passed through it iteratively, I just adore her. I always start to think of the ampersand sign — what else can you bring in, instead of being resistant to or being made insecure by? There's so much juice in leaning in to something like that," she said.
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