Courteney Cox, who is best known for her role in ‘Friends’ as Monica Geller, has parted ways with Snow Patrol member Johnny McDaid. The two were together for around 13 years before they mutually parted ways. The two of them had met at a party and had been together for over a decade, while Cox mainly operated out of LA, and McDaid mainly worked from London. Here’s a look at their relationship timeline.
2013: Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid meet for the first time
In 2013, when Cox hosted a house party, the two ended up meeting for the first time, and the actress was smitten right away. In 2022, while featuring on Howard Stern’s radio show, the actress had weighed in on what it was like to meet the musician for the first time. She stated at the time that, “I remember seeing Johnny and going, ‘Oh, wow. He’s really intense.’ He’s got the eyes, and he’s playing the piano, and I thought ‘Oh, he’s really, really handsome.’” She also confessed that Ed Sheeran brought the Snow Patrol member, along with Taylor Swift and a couple of other musician friends from the industry. The start of their relationship began when Cox’s friend, Sacha Baron Cohen, went up to McDaid at the party and right away told him that the ‘Friends’ alum liked him.Months later, in December, when co-star and close friend Jennifer Aniston held a party at her residence in Bel Air, California, the two were spotted together at the event for the first time.
2014: Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid become red carpet official and confirm engagement
The couple handled a long-distance relationship, with Cox being settled in LA, while the Snow Patrol singer was based in London.
Though they had been spotted together in public on multiple occasions, there had been no official appearances that confirmed their relationship until March 2014. The couple attended Cinemagic’s L.A. showcase at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California, together, hand in hand, and left everyone surprised by making their red carpet debut. Later in the week, they also attended the Tribeca Film Festival’s kickoff reception, which was held in Beverly Hills.Around the same time, it was confirmed that the couple had gotten engaged after being in a relationship for only 9 months. The two created quite a buzz amongst the masses at the time. Over the years, they continued to show up for one another on multiple occasions, whether it be concerts or Cox’s film premieres; they were extremely supportive of one another and balanced their work and personal lives between two different continents.
2015: Courteney Cox’s daughter, Coco, wished to plan their wedding
In 2015, after Cox’s ex-husband and her daughter Coco’s father got married, the actress revealed that Coco wished to plan her wedding as well. While featuring on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ at the time, she had revealed that “I was going to hire a wedding planner, but apparently she wants to do it.” She also added that her daughter loves the “wedding stuff” and that she sang two songs at her father’s wedding as well.
2015: Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid briefly split after their engagement
Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid briefly split up but got back together after 6 months
Following their engagement, the couple went through quite a rough patch in their relationship. Things got so bad for the two that the musician called it quits and split up with Cox for some time. The two had, according to PEOPLE, had a lot of problems that they had been dealing with for a while. At the time, Cox was also spotted on multiple outings with her daughter, with whom she lives in LA.A few years ago, while appearing on the ‘Minnie Questions with Minnie Driver’ podcast, Cox finally opened up about what happened between them. She had stated at the time that “He just broke up within the first minute. And I was like, what? We were engaged, and I was so shocked. I was in so much pain. He wasn’t trying to surprise me. He was in that much pain in the relationship. There was that much that needed to be dealt with that he had to protect himself around his heart.”
2016: Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid reunite after a few months apart
The couple got back together after a few months when they were spotted having lunch on multiple occasions. In April 2016, they were also spotted sharing a kiss in public, which solidified the rumours that they had patched things up. Later on, PEOPLE reported that while attending the 2016 BMI Pop Awards, the Snow Patrol singer had admitted that he loved her a lot. At the time, he had stated, “I don’t know if you can put a label on what makes us work ... but I know that I’ve never loved like I love this woman, so if that’s enough, then that’s enough.”
2016: Courteney Cox discusses their relationship with Bear Grylls
In 2016, Cox also featured on a special feature with survivalist Bear Grylls on ‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls’, where she got candid about her relationship and love life as they traversed through rural Ireland. She said at the time, during one of the segments of the show, “We were engaged for over a year, and then we broke up. He’s from Ireland. And the way he regards love is precious. We have to treat it in a different way. It’s more special — you coddle it. So I didn’t know how to regard love the way he does. And I definitely made a lot of mistakes that I see — whether it’s codependency or people-pleasing. I didn’t know how to bring it in. It was always external.”Over time, the couple time and time again had talked about their life together, all the while dodging questions about marriage and where they were in their relationship; however, they fully supported one another on countless occasions. The couple also celebrated many of the holidays together, sharing glimpses online on their Instagram accounts.
2019: Courteney Cox admits that they are no longer engaged
Johnny McDaid and Courtney Cox have officially called it quits on a mutual decision after being together for around 13 years. (Credit: Instagram)
In 2019, the actress finally admitted that the two of them are no longer engaged but are instead dating happily. While featuring on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’, she stated, “He’s not my fiancé. We were engaged to be married, but now we’re just together. We broke off our engagement, and he moved to England, then we got back together, and it’s actually better than it was before.”Cox and McDaid also stayed away from each other for around 9 to 10 months during the time when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world hard, and everyone was under lockdown.
2026: Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid call it quits
Fast forward to 2026, earlier today, The Daily Mail reported that the couple has called it quits after being together for around 13 years. The couple parted ways earlier last year and have headed in different directions. McDaid is also already in another relationship, which is in its beginning stages, according to the report.
Courteney Cox’s relationship history
Cox dated a few other people before she started her long-term relationship with Johnny McDaid. Ian Copeland was one of the first people in the industry that she dated. Copeland worked as a music promoter and was 15 years older than the star.Later on, in 1989, Cox and actor Michael Keaton started dating. The couple was together for almost 6 years, and had their first date at her Santa Monica home. However, the two of them did not last long. Later on, she and ‘Cougar Town’ star Brian Van Holt got together for a few months, though they called it quits soon after.
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Following this, Cox and McDaid met in 2013, resulting in the star’s longest-running relationship.
