How Chris Martin Lifted Dakota Johnson Out of Depression _ E! News

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00:00 Dakota Johnson is opening up about her private life with boyfriend Chris Martin.

00:05 The Fifty Shades of Grey actress gives a rare look into her relationship with the Coldplay

00:10 frontman, sharing how he's been there through her hardest moments. Speaking during the 2023

00:17 Hope for Depression Research Foundation Luncheon, Dakota said, "A few weeks ago,

00:22 I was having a low day, and my partner said to me, 'Are you really struggling?' And I said, 'No.'

00:28 She continued, 'He said, 'Baby, you are wearing a Cats T-shirt,' as in Cats the music. So it turns

00:35 out I really was struggling, but that moment lifted me up and pulled me out of it.'" Dakota,

00:42 who has experienced depression since she was a teenager being raised by parents Don Johnson

00:47 and Melanie Griffith, then explained that she's decided to be more outspoken after realizing she

00:53 has the power to help others. She noted, "If me saying one little hopeful thing or one maybe

01:00 relatable thing can help one other person feel a little bit better or a little bit less alone with

01:06 their experience, then I am a very willing advocate." But she's still learning the best

01:11 way to use her voice. The 34-year-old added, "Most of the time, as you can probably tell,

01:17 I speak about depression or anxiety in a very self-deprecating way. Perhaps I sometimes find

01:24 it easier to look it in the eyes if I mask it in comedy. Covering my pain or anxiety with comedy

01:30 has become a lifelong tool, and I don't think it's a bad thing. It works. It helps me. Because

01:36 sometimes if I don't laugh, I will cry." And Kris, who Dakota started dating in 2017,

01:43 has been a sky full of stars through it all.

01:53 "I'm so grateful to be a part of this. I'm so grateful to be a part of this. I'm so grateful to be a part of this."

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