That loving feeling! Courteney Cox’s romantic past is full of bright stars and big names, which echoes her career.
After dancing in the dark with Bruce Springsteen in 1984, the Alabama native landed the role of Monica Geller on Friends in 1994 — and she rose to superstardom shortly after.
As the show took off, Cox’s off-screen dating life became as exciting as some of her onscreen romances. While Monica was hooking up with the likes of Tom Selleck’s Dr. Richard Burke and Matthew Perry’s Chandler Bing on the comedy, the actress was cozying up to some of Hollywood’s leading men.
“Relationships are tougher than I thought,” the Cougar Town alum told USA Today in 1997, after ending a six-year relationship with Michael Keaton. “And I’ve got a lot of work to do on myself.”
At the time, the Dirt star revealed she hadn’t given up hope on actors successfully dating one another, adding, “The most important thing is to be with someone who’s creative and passionate about what they do.”
Cox later took her own advice, by marrying fellow Scream star, David Arquette in 1999. The two were together for more than a decade before announcing their split in October 2010. Once the divorce was finalized, the Ace Ventura: Pet Detective actress opened up to Ellen DeGeneres about her dynamic with Arquette outside of marriage.
“He’s my best friend in the world,” Cox said of her ex-husband in January 2013 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “I love him.”
The actress did, however, recommend that people try to avoid divorce if possible, noting that in her case it happened to work out. “He is my best friend and we’ve both grown and changed, and I think we both appreciate each other more,” Cox added. “I hope he does. I do.”
That same year, the Bedtime Stories actress found love again with musician Johnny McDaid, whom she got engaged to after six months of dating. The two called off their engagement in 2015, but later rekindled their romance.
“Well, we love each other and we are — yes, we’re happy!” Cox told Us Weekly exclusively in May 2016. McDaid gushed about his love to Us saying, “I know that I’ve never loved like I love this woman.”
News broke on June 27, 2026, that the actress and musician officially called it quits after more than a decade together. Multiple media outlets, including People and the Daily Mail, reported on the split.
Scroll down to see which famous faces Cox has been linked to over the years:
Ian Copeland
The music agent and Cox dated in the early ‘80s before the actress rose to fame. According to Copeland, the two nearly married, but Cox’s career led to an eventual breakup.
Paul Brown
Cox attended the 1987 Emmys with boyfriend Brown, whom she dated for about a year.
Michael Keaton
The Alabama native and Batman actor began dating in 1989 after Cox told a mutual friend that she liked Keaton in 1988’s Clean and Sober. After nearly six years together the pair called it quits in July 1995.
Kevin Costner
The pair, who starred in 3000 Miles to Graceland together, were rumored to be romantically involved in the mid ‘90s.
Adam Duritz
The Counting Crows frontman dated Jennifer Aniston before he had a relationship with Cox in 1997. She was also featured in his 1996 music video for “A Long December.” In 2014, Duritz told Men’s Health about dating both Friends stars saying, “They were nice girls and I went out with them and that was that.”
David Arquette
After meeting on the set of Scream in 1996, the pair wed in San Francisco in 1999. After more than 10 years of marriage, the two announced they were separating in October 2010 and the divorce was finalized in 2013. The pair share daughter Coco, whom they welcomed in June 2004.
Brian Van Holt
Following her split from Arquette, Cox dated her Cougar Town costar for less than a year, calling it quits in October 2013. The two were first rumored to be an item in June 2013 after allegedly getting together six months prior.
Johnny McDaid
The actress and musician got engaged in June 2014 after six months of dating. They called it quits a year and half later, but by spring 2016, they were back together. “Well, we love each other,” Cox told Us in May 2016. “We’re happy!” The longtime loves spent nine months doing long distance in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. They reunited for the first time in person in December of that year.News broke on June 27, 2026, that the pair called it quits after more than a decade together.
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