{"id":662278,"date":"2026-06-28T05:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/662278\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T05:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:45:08","slug":"courteney-cox-and-johnny-mcdaid-split-after-decade-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/662278\/","title":{"rendered":"Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid split after decade together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The one where Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid go their separate ways.<\/p>\n<p>After more than a decade together, the former flames have allegedly called it quits, per <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-15934709\/Courteney-Cox-separates-Snow-Patrol-Johnny-McDaid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the outlet, Cox, 62, and McDaid, 49, amicably split late last year. Pals of their pair shared that the break-up wasn\u2019t \u201cugly,\u201d but that the duo was living \u201cdifferent lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One friend told Daily Mail, \u201cJohnny speaks incredibly highly of Cox. They had a very deep relationship and they remain extremely amicable. They are great friends and care about each other very much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Page Six reached out to reps for Cox and McDaid comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Snow Patrol musician and Friends star first met at a house party hosted by the latter in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember seeing Johnny and going, \u2018Oh, wow. He\u2019s really intense.\u2019 He\u2019s got the eyes, and he\u2019s playing the piano,\u201d Cox said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I thought \u2018Oh he\u2019s really really handsome,\u2019\u201d Cox recounted while on <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pzD_HUsEXPY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Howard Stern Show<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>By 2014, the Northern Irish singer popped the question to the Cougar Town star<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m engaged to him!\u201d Cox tweeted beneath a selfie at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Several months later, in 2015, McDaid told <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/courteney-cox-talks-fiance-johnny-mcdaid-coco-arquette-as-wedding-planner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">People<\/a>, \u201cI just want to be with this woman for the rest of my life. That is all that matters. The ceremonies are academic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, by December 2015, Page Six had confirmed that the lovebirds called off their engagement.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, a source told <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/courteney-cox-johnny-mcdaid-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">People<\/a>, \u201cThey\u2019ve been having problems for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cox and McDaid ended up reconciling in 2016, with the actress explaining that their romance felt \u201cdifferent\u201d the second time around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were engaged for over a year and then we broke up,\u201d Cox said while on <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/beargrylls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Running Wild with Bear Grylls<\/a> that year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s from Ireland. And the way he regards love is precious. We have to treat it in a different way. It\u2019s more special \u2014 you coddle it,\u201d she expressed.<\/p>\n<p>Cox added she didn\u2019t know how to \u201cregard love\u201d the same way her partner did.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely made a lot of mistakes that I see \u2014 whether it\u2019s co-dependency or people-pleasing. I didn\u2019t know how to bring it in. It was always external,\u201d she confessed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything\u2019s new,\u201d she gushed. \u201cAnd we have both really worked on ourselves on the parts that needed the most attention. And it feels really different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the course of their relationship, Cox admitted she wanted to have a baby with McDaid, telling NewBeauty in 2017, \u201cI could carry someone else\u2019s egg. I may be one of the older people doing it, but I would love to, with Johnny that is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cox was previously married to David Arquette from 1999 to 2013. The couple share daughter Coco, 22.<\/p>\n<p>The Scream actor, 54, met his second wife, Christina McLarty, 45, in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The couple went on marry in 2015. They share sons Charlie, 12, and Augustus, 9.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared in <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/27\/celebrity-news\/courteney-cox-and-snow-patrol-musician-johnny-mcdaid-split-after-more-than-10-years-of-dating-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Page Six<\/a> and was reproduced with permission<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The one where Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid go their separate ways. 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