Dakota Johnson, Role Model Break Up After Less Than a Year of Dating; a Look at Their Relationship Timeline

Hollywood's latest surprising pairing, Dakota Johnson and indie pop sensation Role Model, have reportedly gone their separate ways. Sources close to the couple confirmed to People that the two quietly broke up “a while ago,” ending their romance after roughly seven months. Dakota Johnson and Role Model Confirm Romance With Steamy KISS in Los Angeles Following Chris Martin Split (View Post).

The news comes as a quiet end to a relationship that first sparked public interest in late 2025 and saw a unique collaboration on Role Model's latest album.

Dakota Johnson and Role Model Split Confirmed by Sources

The split between Dakota Johnson, 36, and Tucker Pillsbury, 29, known professionally as Role Model, was confirmed on August 19, 2026. While the exact timing and reasons for the breakup remain undisclosed by the former couple, a source shared with People magazine that the parting happened “a while ago.”

Their romance, though brief, had become increasingly public. By April 2026, a source told People that their relationship was "definitely more than a fling, or just a flirt," and that Johnson "does really like [him] but is also taking things slow after her previous long-term relationship."

Adding a unique chapter to their short-lived love story, Johnson even lent her voice to Role Model’s new album, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass, released on August 7, 2026. She featured in a flirty cameo on the track “Love I You,” where her voice teases, “You say that to everyone,” to Pillsbury's “Hey, I think you’re perfect.”

A Look at Dakota Johnson and Role Models Relationship Timeline

Dakota Johnson and Tucker Pillsbury first ignited dating rumours in December 2025, following Johnson’s highly publicised split from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin in June 2025 after an eight-year on-and-off relationship. Initial sightings of Johnson and Pillsbury, including cosy dinner dates in Los Angeles in December 2025 and January 2026, fueled speculation.

The couple was then photographed holding hands in Los Angeles in January 2026. Their romance became explicitly confirmed in April 2026, when paparazzi captured them sharing a kiss on a Los Angeles street.

Pillsbury, who also keeps his personal life relatively private, was previously in a relationship with social media personality Emma Chamberlain from 2020 to 2023. Prior to dating Role Model, Johnson was reportedly engaged to Chris Martin for several years, though they were “in no rush to get married.” Their split in 2025 was reportedly due to differing long-term goals, particularly regarding family life. Dakota Johnson's Calvin Klein Campaign in Braless Denims Ignites Online Debate Over Bold Imagery, Actress Reacts (View Post).

While the reasons for Johnson and Pillsbury's recent breakup are not fully known, Role Model had candidly discussed his dream of being a single father to a daughter in a July 16, 2026, podcast episode of Therapuss, stating, “My dream has always been to be a single father, and to have a daughter, and to raise a daughter by myself would be really fun.” His upcoming album, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass, was also described by him in a Rolling Stone interview as the product of a “two-year stretch of being single, dating, then not dating.”

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