Dakota Johnson and Role Model are dating? Their cozy dinner night and PDA add to romance rumors

Dakota Johnson and Role Model seem head over heels for each other as they were spotted leaving a cozy dinner night while holding hands. The alleged romance comes as Dakota and Role Model were seen together on multiple occasions since December.

Dakota Johnson and Role Model spotted holding hands

According to E!News, they put their budding romance on display on Thursday, January 22, while stepping out for dinner at Los Angeles' Saffy's restaurant. The actor and the singer looked chic as ever, where Dakota, 36, was seen wearing a lace camisole with an oversized wool coat and leopard-print tote, meanwhile, Role Model, 28, wore a dark grey collared sweater, black pants, and a matching scarf.

Dakota Johnson and Role Model’s dating rumors sparked: How did it start?

The alleged couple sparked dating rumors in December 2025 when they were photographed enjoying a candlelight dinner with friends. They were seen cuddled up in a booth, per photos obtained by TMZ, and an insider told the outlet that the pair “got very close.” They added more fuel to the dating rumors last week when they went on another date in LA. On January 14, the pair was seen walking into celebrity hotspot Marvin in Beverly Hills, as per a video by DeuxMoi.

Dakota Johnson recently called off her engagement with Chris Martin

The ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ actress’ new romance rumors come six months after she called off her engagement with Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin. Johnson and Martin, 48, were together for about eight years before they parted ways in June 2025. Although neither star has addressed their split themselves, a source told The US Sun that the Coldplay frontman and the ‘Materialists’ actress called it quits because of their 12-year age gap and the topic of having children.

Role Model’s past relationship amid personal struggle

As for Role Model, the singer was last linked to Emma Chamberlain, with whom he split in 2023 following three years together. In 2024, the singer shared on the Zach Sang Show that at one point in his life, he was very “homesick”, which would be “very confusing” for the other person. He said, “I was going home a lot and creating space and leaving L.A. a lot and not really having a reason why to tell that person," he recalled. "I just wanted to go home and be with my friends and family and have some normalcy. I think that would be very confusing for the other person. Like, 'Why are you running away from me?’”Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”