{"id":2364676,"date":"2026-04-08T21:04:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2364676"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:04:05","slug":"how-dakota-johnson-feels-about-role-model-as-their-romance-progresses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-dakota-johnson-feels-about-role-model-as-their-romance-progresses\/","title":{"rendered":"How Dakota Johnson Feels About Role Model as Their Romance Progresses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<hr data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0\">THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"2.0\">Dakota Johnson and Role Model\u2019s relationship has become \u201cmore than a fling,\u201d a source told <em data-node-id=\"2.0.1\">People<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"2.1\">The insider revealed what their dynamic is like days after photos surfaced of them kissing.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"2.2\">The actress and musician were first romantically linked late last year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Dakota Johnson and Role Model (whose real name is Tucker Pillsbury) are still together as the spring continues\u2014and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a69908161\/dakota-johnson-role-model-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a69908161\/dakota-johnson-role-model-relationship-timeline\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"their romance\" data-node-id=\"4.1\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">their romance<\/a> is deepening, a source told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dakota-johnson-romance-with-role-model-is-heating-up-inside-their-easy-relationship-exclusive-source-11943889\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dakota-johnson-romance-with-role-model-is-heating-up-inside-their-easy-relationship-exclusive-source-11943889\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"People\" data-node-id=\"4.3\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"4.3.0\">People<\/em><\/a>. Shortly after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dakota-johnson-and-role-model-cozy-up-in-la-as-her-mom-melanie-griffith-says-hes-fabulous-11943398\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dakota-johnson-and-role-model-cozy-up-in-la-as-her-mom-melanie-griffith-says-hes-fabulous-11943398\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"photos of them\" data-node-id=\"4.5\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">photos of them<\/a> kissing came out this weekend, an insider discussed the progression of their relationship with the outlet, along with how Johnson feels about the musician.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cIt\u2019s definitely more than a fling, or just a flirt,\u201d the insider said, revealing they\u2019ve been seeing each other \u201csince late last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Johnson is proceeding cautiously, the source added: \u201c[She] does really like [him] but is also taking things slow after her previous long-term relationship.\u201d (Johnson and her ex Chris Martin <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/a29093442\/dakota-johnson-chris-martin-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/a29093442\/dakota-johnson-chris-martin-relationship-timeline\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"ended their engagement\" data-node-id=\"7.1\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">ended their engagement<\/a> last year.)<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">And Role Model is understanding, the insider said: \u201c[They\u2019re] very much on the same page, and it just feels easy. She thinks he\u2019s cute, and he treats her incredibly well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">In early November, a source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a69254604\/dakota-johnson-love-life-after-chris-martin-split-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a69254604\/dakota-johnson-love-life-after-chris-martin-split-update\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"told People\" data-node-id=\"9.1\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">told <em data-node-id=\"9.1.1\">People<\/em><\/a> that Johnson had \u201cbeen slowly dating again, and she\u2019s happy. Her relationship with Chris was often hot and cold, and while she always hoped they\u2019d work out, she seems lighter and more at peace now that [their breakup is] final.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">On March 12, an insider gave <em data-node-id=\"10.1\">People<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a70736400\/dakota-johnson-dating-role-model-status-march-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a70736400\/dakota-johnson-dating-role-model-status-march-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"an update\" data-node-id=\"10.3\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">an update<\/a> on Johnson\u2019s love life, noting that she was not rushing into any relationship and that her connection with Role Model was \u201cjust casual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Johnson hasn\u2019t spoken about the musician, but she discussed her dating experience more broadly with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/uk\/life-and-culture\/culture\/a64741225\/dakota-johnson-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/uk\/life-and-culture\/culture\/a64741225\/dakota-johnson-interview\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"ELLE UK\" data-node-id=\"11.1\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">ELLE UK<\/a> last May while promoting her rom-com <em data-node-id=\"11.3\">Materialists<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cI find the whole concept of the film so interesting, because it\u2019s so foreign to me,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve never dated anybody. I\u2019ve had boyfriends, but I have never been on a dating app. I just don\u2019t know that world. So, it was so interesting and intriguing. It\u2019s the most beautiful side of humanity, but it can also be the most ugly. Loving someone is the most scary and beautiful thing you can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-yj5rqk e94w1mj13\">\n<h2 class=\"css-lqkpv4 e94w1mj11\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k0\"\/><span class=\"css-0 e94w1mj10\">More on Dakota Johnson<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.elle.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RUNDOWN Dakota Johnson and Role Model\u2019s relationship has become \u201cmore than a fling,\u201d a source told People. The insider revealed what their dynamic is like days after photos surfaced of them kissing. The actress and musician were first romantically linked late last year. 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