Dakota Johnson and Role Model Split Weeks After Album Cameo

Fans watching this celeb romance barely had a year to get attached. The whiplash of seeing a couple go public, collaborate on a record, and then separate within a few short months was undoubtedly shocking for those rooting for them.

Dakota Johnson and singer Role Model have ended their relationship less than a year after the pair first sparked dating rumors. The actress, 36, and the musician, 29, whose real name is Tucker Pillsbury, had kept their romance low-key, which made the timing of the split all the more surprising to followers.

The two were first linked in late 2025, when they were photographed looking close at a dinner with friends. What they had in common, apparently, was music. Johnson recently turned up on Pillsbury’s new album, Chuck Timely & the Hourglass, lending a spoken-word cameo to one of its tracks. The record debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200, and in an interview published only weeks before the breakup, Pillsbury spoke warmly about bringing her into the studio, admitting he had once been hesitant to blend work with the relationship before he came around.

One would assume a cameo on a partner’s album signals closeness rather than an ending, but the short gap between the two events left fans trying to put together a timeline. Representatives for both Johnson and Pillsbury had not commented as of the initial reports, according to coverage of the split.

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For Johnson, the news follows another closely watched event. She and Coldplay’s Chris Martin ended their roughly eight-year relationship in June 2025, closing out an on-and-off romance that had included an engagement. She has been candid in recent interviews about resisting rigid expectations around relationships, marriage, and timelines.

Pillsbury, meanwhile, spent the past year in a career surge. His single “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” became a viral sensation, fueled in part by a running live bit in which he invited celebrities onstage to play the song’s “Sally.” The rotating cast of guest Sallys grew into a who’s-who of famous faces, turning his concerts into a recurring pop culture event.

Neither has publicly addressed the reasons behind the decision, and given how private the relationship stayed from the start, it is possible neither will. What is left is a brief, closely followed romance between a marquee actress and a musician in the middle of his biggest year.

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