Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson SPLIT after eight years together leaving actress ‘devastated’

COLDPLAY'S Chris Martin and his actress fiancée Dakota Johnson have split up after eight years together.

Rumours about their relationship had been swirling for months and it has now been confirmed Dakota, 35, and Chris, 48, have gone their separate ways.

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A source told the Mail: "Their relationship has been over for a long time, they just haven't been able to figure out to make it official. Dakota held a flame for them to be together because she loved him so much and loved his kids so much."

The source said they tried the age old technique of spending time away from each other but the absences didn't lead to their hearts growing fonder.

"Dakota is devastated that she isn't going to be around his kids as much anymore, but wants them to know that she is always there for them," the insider continued.

The pair were pictured holding hands in January at the Babulnath Temple, Mumbai, where Coldplay were touring.

It followed Dakota, who is the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, working on new romance movie Materialist with co-stars Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal in New York.

Last summer insiders insisted the pair were still together and Dakota was seen watching Chris headline Glastonbury in Somerset.

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She previously told Bustle how watching him perform was a turn on, saying: "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 favourite being do his most favourite thing.

“When people are really good at things, it is [sexy.]”

Unlucky in love Chris split from actress wife Gwyneth Paltrow, 51, in March 2014 after ten years of marriage.

He reportedly got engaged to Dakota last March and she called his kids with Gwyneth - daughter Apple, 19, and son Moses, 17 - her "stepchildren".

The Fifty Shades of Grey star declared that she loved Chris's kids "like her life depends on it."

And at one stage, Dakota talked about starting a family of her own with the musician.

She said: "How do I feel about motherhood? I’m so open to that.

"I’ve gotten to this place where I really want to experience everything life has to offer.

“And especially being a woman, I’m like: ‘What a magical f***ing thing to do. What a crazy, magical, wild experience.

"If that’s meant to happen for me, I’m totally down for it.

"We’re not here for very long, so if I’m meant to be a mother, bring it on."

A source told The U.S. Sun that the 13-year age gap and the topic of children had often caused problems.

Dakota had the seal of approval from Gwyneth, who attended her 30th birthday party.

The actress and Goop owner previously said about Chris and Dakota: "I love her.

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"I can see how it would seem weird because it’s sort of unconventional.

"But I think, in this case, just having passed through it iteratively, I just adore her.

"I always start to think of the —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.

"It’s not like there’s a finish line: ‘Oh, we consciously uncoupled; we’re done.'

"It’s a lifelong commitment to constantly reinvent your relationship with your ex, which you do presumably because you have children together."

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