Melanie Griffith certainly seems to approve of her daughter Dakota Johnson's romance [1] with Chris Martin [2]. In a recent interview with People, the 60-year-old actress had only nice things to say about the 41-year-old Coldplay frontman. She said, "I adore him! But she is very private about her life and I respect that."

rumours began circulating that Chris and Dakota had struck up a relationship [3] back in December 2017. The following month, the couple was spotted taking a romantic stroll on the beach [4] in Malibu, CA. Then in February, Chris and Dakota attended Ellen DeGeneres's 60th birthday party [5], where Chris's ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow [6] was also in attendance with her fiancé Brad Falchuck [7].

Though Melanie is respecting her daughter's privacy and decision to stay mum on the relationship, it's nice to know that she's given it her important motherly stamp of approval.