{"id":729846,"date":"2026-06-27T20:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T20:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/729846\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T20:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T20:31:09","slug":"courteney-cox-and-snow-patrol-musician-johnny-mcdaid-split-after-more-than-10-years-of-dating-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/729846\/","title":{"rendered":"Courteney Cox and Snow Patrol musician Johnny McDaid split after more than 10 years of dating: report"},"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, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-15934709\/Courteney-Cox-separates-Snow-Patrol-Johnny-McDaid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">per 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 breakup 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 Courteney. 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>Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid (pictured here in a selfie) reportedly called it quits after almost a decade together. courtneycoxofficial\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The duo (pictured here in a selfie) amicably broke up for good late last year. courtneycoxofficial\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Page Six reached out to reps for Cox and McDaid comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Snow Patrol musician and \u201cFriends\u201d 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,&#8217;\u201d Cox recounted while on \u201cThe Howard Stern Show\u201d in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>By 2014, the Northern Irish singer<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2014\/06\/27\/courteney-cox-and-johnny-mcdaid-are-engaged\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> popped the question to the \u201cCougar Town\u201d alum<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_68-0\">\u201cI\u2019m engaged to him!\u201d Cox tweeted beneath a selfie at the time. <\/p>\n<p>Several months later, in 2015, McDaid told People, \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>A pal of the former flames (pictured here in 2014) claimed the breakup wasn\u2019t \u201cugly.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The pair (pictured here in 2015) was simply living \u201cdifferent lives.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>However, by December 2015, Page Six\u00a0had confirmed that the lovebirds <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/12\/01\/courteney-cox-and-johnny-mcdaid-call-off-engagement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">called off their engagement<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>At the time, a source told People, \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 \u201cRunning Wild with Bear Grylls\u201d that year. <\/p>\n<p>One friend told Daily Mail about the musician (pictured here with Cox in 2014), \u201cJohnny speaks incredibly highly of Courteney. They had a very deep relationship and they remain extremely amicable.\u201d Jason Merritt<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are great friends and care about each other very much,\u201d the source added about the exes (pictured here in 2014). Jason Merritt<\/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 codependency 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>Cox and McDaid (pictured here in 2014) first met in 2013 before briefly getting engaged in 2014. They called off their engagement months later before rekindling in 2016. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Cox was previously married to\u00a0David Arquette\u00a0from 1999 to 2013 and the former flames share daughter Coco, 22, (pictured here together). davidarquette\/Instagram<\/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\u00a0David Arquette\u00a0from 1999 to 2013. The couple share daughter Coco, 22.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cScream\u201d 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The one where Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid go their separate ways. 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