Courteney Cox has reportedly ended her long-running relationship with Snow Patrol musician Johnny McDaid, according to The Mail on Sunday.
The high-profile pair, who were together for more than 10 years and were once briefly engaged, are understood to have separated toward the end of last year.
Sources close to the former couple have described the breakup as amicable, saying the two had gradually found themselves leading “different lives.”
Cox, 62, remains best known to audiences around the world for playing Monica Geller on the hit 1990s sitcom Friends. She is based in Los Angeles, while McDaid, 49, who was born in Northern Ireland, has largely been spending his time in London. During their relationship, the pair often divided their time between the United States and the UK.
A friend, confirming the separation, said: “Johnny 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.
“This was not an ugly split. They had simply reached a point where they were living different lives.”
Cox and McDaid began dating in 2013 after being introduced by mutual friends, among them Ed Sheeran.
McDaid, a close friend and frequent collaborator of Sheeran, has built a major career as a songwriter behind the scenes. His credits include several of Sheeran’s biggest songs, such as Shape Of You, Photograph, Galway Girl, Bad Habits and Shivers.
Friends star Courteney Cox has quietly separated from her long-term partner, Snow Patrol musician Johnny McDaid, The Mail on Sunday can reveal
Actress Cox, 62, best known to millions for her iconic role as Monica Geller in 90s sitcom Friends, is based in Los Angeles, while Northern Ireland-born McDaid, 49, has been mostly based in London
He and Cox announced their engagement the following year and, despite briefly separating in late 2015, they reconciled in 2016 and had been together ever since.
Cox has said in interviews that she was ‘thankful’ for the breakup because it made their relationship even better. McDaid has also spoken of how ‘lucky’ he felt to be in a relationship with the actress.
The couple were seen last August on a double-date in Malibu, California, with Cox’s Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston and her rumoured boyfriend, wellness expert Jim Curtis.
They were last photographed together at the US Open in September.
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Since the split, both Cox and McDaid are rumoured to have moved on with their lives.
McDaid is understood to be in the early stages of a new relationship.
Meanwhile, Cox was spotted in New York recently with her Shining Vale co-star Greg Kinnear, who stayed at her apartment. Although they play husband-and-wife in the satirical horror comedy, the pair have confirmed that they are just good friends.
She has also remained close to her ex-husband David Arquette, with whom she shares daughter Coco, and friends say the former couple have long been a strong and amicable co-parenting team.
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The A-list couple, who had been together for more than a decade and were briefly engaged, are understood to have gone their separate ways late last year
McDaid, who was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, joined Snow Patrol in 2011 and, aside from Ed Sheeran, has since collaborated with international stars such as Pink, Robbie Williams and Alicia Keys.
Snow Patrol are in the middle of a major summer run of UK headline shows following their international tour and Glastonbury performance last year. The band played Eden Sessions in Cornwall on June 18, Thetford Forest on June 20 and Liverpool’s On The Waterfront on June 21.
They will also headline a show at Crystal Palace Park on July 3 alongside Rag’n’Bone Man, Amy Macdonald and Nieve Ella.
The tour continues with further dates at Edinburgh Castle on July 18 and Splendour Festival in Nottingham on July 19.
Representatives for Cox and McDaid were contacted for comment.
