The Celebrity Who Introduced Courteney Cox To Her Boyfriend, Johnny McDaid

Courteney Cox seems to have found her lobster. The "Friends" actress has had an interesting relationship history. She reportedly dated some of Hollywood's most famous men, including Michael Keaton and Kevin Costner, per Us Weekly. Cox thought she found the one on the set of "Scream" when she met David Arquette. The two eventually ended up tying the knot in 1999 and welcomed a child together. The couple was together for over ten years before they decided to file for divorce. Despite her divorce, Cox never gave up on finding love, and it's a good thing she didn't because she met musician Johnny McDaid in 2013.

The couple has had its share of ups and downs. They had a brief engagement in 2014 but ended up calling it off. However, true love always finds a way back to each other. By 2015, Cox and McDaid were back together. The two have been happily in love ever since, and the actor even gushed about the Snow Patrol band member to People. She said, "He's a great advice-giver. I love his heart, his intentions. His morals. He's extremely talented and obviously musical, but he's a poet and a writer. He's just so smart, and I find that really sexy. And then he is gorgeous." As if this love story couldn't get any better, Cox and McDaid have a very rare meet cute, and it's all thanks to another famous musician.

Ed Sheeran and Courteney Cox are the unlikely friendship duo we didn't know we needed. The "Shape of You" singer met the actor after one of their mutual friends invited him to a party at Cox's house, per The Daily Mail. Sheeran ended up spending the night, and boom...a friendship blossomed.

During one of their usual jam sessions, Sheeran introduced her to her future boyfriend. Cox revealed on "The Howard Stern Show" how Sheeran asked if he could have a couple of people over, which included, Johnny McDaid, Taylor Swift, and more. The next day everyone exchanged numbers with each other, but Cox didn't get anyone's number. The actress joked, "This is worse than not getting nominated [for an Emmy for "Friends"] ... and I remember seeing Johnny and going, 'Oh wow, he's really intense, he's got those eyes, and he was playing the piano, and I thought, 'he's really, really handsome."

Luckily, Courtney had another get-together, where McDaid, Gary Lightbody, Sacha Baron Cohen, Isla Fisher, and Harry Styles were at. Cox told cohen and Fisher how she thought McDaid was cute, so the "Borat" actor took things into his own hands. He went up to McDaid and said, "hey, Courteney wants to f*** one of you from Snow Patrol, and it's not you, Gary." Styles heard the conversation and egged McDaid to ask Cox out. It all worked out because the musician asked the "Friends" actor out a week later.

Hollywood couples are notorious for not staying together for very long, but Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid are proving this wrong. Despite their brief breakup in 2014, the couple has been going strong since they were first introduced by Ed Sheeran in 2013.

In 2022, Cox joked about their long-distance relationship in a video on Instagram. The "Friends" actor was thanking her boyfriend, who she calls "J," for the flowers he sent on their 9th anniversary. While it seemed like the actor was talking to the Snow Patrol musician in person, he wasn't actually there. Instead, Cox was talking to her tv, where you can see McDaid playing a performance. McDaid is from Ireland hence why he wasn't there in person. Sometimes long-distance relationships can be tough, but for the actor and musician, they make it work.

Since the couple has been in a long-term relationship, many are wondering whether they will decide to give it another go at an engagement. In March 2022, Howard Stern asked Cox about a potential proposal on "The Howard Stern Show." She said, "You know, we never talk about it. Ever. It's weird cause we've been engaged, but I don't know. I guess it's irrelevant. I don't think about getting married." Cox reiterated her love for the musician. For the couple, their love and happiness is all that matters at this moment in time.