LOVE-SPLIT stars Chris ­Martin and Dakota Johnson were on the rocks for ten months as cracks began to appear on their picture- perfect facade.

But while reps for the Coldplay frontman and Fifty Shades Of Grey actress Dakota insisted they were “ happily together ”, in ­reality their eight-year romance was falling apart.

The pair, who got engaged in 2020 but kept it under wraps for years, have now broken up for what is understood to be the final time, with those close to them saying it is Dakota left licking her wounds.

A well-placed source revealed: “Dakota wanted this relationship to work.

“She not only loves Chris, but his two kids, and that loss feels incredibly painful.

“The decision to end things was amicable, but Dakota is finding it hard.

“Over the past year, it became

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