How Gwyneth Paltrow and Dakota Johnson Became Friends

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00:00 Over the years, Gwyneth Paltrow has sung Dakota Johnson's praises, calling her ex-husband

00:05 Chris Martin's new fiancé a "very good friend" and an "adorable, wonderful person."

00:10 However, a source tells us in the latest issue of the magazine that Paltrow was initially

00:15 reluctant to embrace Dakota.

00:17 A second source tells us, "It's only natural to feel a certain type of way when your ex

00:21 starts seeing someone else."

00:23 So there was some tension between Gwyneth and Dakota when she and Chris started dating

00:28 back in 2017.

00:29 Gwyneth initially had concerns about Chris and Dakota's 13-year age gap, with a source

00:34 adding, "It took quite some time, but eventually Gwyneth saw how amazing Dakota treated her

00:39 kids.

00:41 Seeing her love them with her whole heart really changed the way Gwyneth felt."

00:45 And Dakota has talked about how much she adores Apple and Moses, telling Bustle recently,

00:49 "I love those kids like my life depends on it.

00:52 With all my heart."

00:53 In fact, things are so great between Gwyneth and Dakota, a source tells us, "They even

00:58 all hang out as one unit, travel and have big dinners together when they can.

01:02 It's a healthy dynamic."