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Posted: 2024-04-25T22:01:01Z | Updated: 2024-04-25T22:01:01Z Courteney Cox Recalls 'Intense' Moment Her Fianc Broke Up With Her During Therapy | HuffPost

Courteney Cox Recalls 'Intense' Moment Her Fianc Broke Up With Her During Therapy

During a recent appearance on podcast "Minnie Questions," the "Friends" star reflected on the painful breakup from her partner, Johnny McDaid.

Courteney Cox recently revealed that she once went to a therapy session with the intention to fix her relationship with her current partner, Johnny McDaid, but was hit with a devastating surprise instead. 

During a Wednesday appearance on the podcast Minnie Questions, the Friends star told host Minnie Driver that she was completely caught off guard when McDaid who was her fianc at the time ended their relationship during a therapy session that took place a few years after they began dating.

We broke up, and it was really intense. We broke up in therapy, I didnt know it was coming, Cox said. Whether I should have or not... we went to this therapist to talk about our boundaries, what we could and couldnt accept about each other.

She later continued, Instead, he just broke up within the first minute.

Cox said that she was so shocked and in so much pain from the breakup. 

I also dont like surprises, she said. And hes an incredible human being, so he wasnt trying to surprise me. He was in that much pain in the relationship. There was that much that needed to be dealt with, that he had to protect himself around his heart.

The couple began dating in 2013, and had announced their engagement  the following year. In 2015, they shared with the public that they called off their engagement, but they later confirmed their reconciliation in 2016.

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Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid photographed together on May 10, 2022, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Cox also said in the podcast episode that she worked on herself after her breakup with the Snow Patrol singer, and that she was ultimately so thankful for the temporary split.

When we got back together, it was a different relationship, she said.

In September, Cox celebrated on Instagram  her 10-year anniversary with a slideshow of photos of them together. She shared that the two were introduced to each other by Ed Sheeran.

10 years!!!! she captioned the post.

Cox celebrated McDaids birthday in July last year, by sharing on Instagram an edited photo of the singer that depicted him looking older with gray hair. 

Happy birthday my sweetheart. Good to know that when youre older youll actually look older than me, she captioned the post.

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