They say the Coldplay frontman, 42, and 29-year-old film star Dakota "could not have been further apart" about settling down and having children before pulling the plug on their 18-month romance last month. One friend confirmed: "Chris made it clear he wants more kids as soon as possible but Dakota's career has really taken off and that's the last thing she wanted to think about right away. "It got to the point, last month, where a light seemed to flick on in both their heads and they realised they were pulling in completely opposite directions - so they decided to call it a day."
Chris already has a daughter Apple, 15, and 13-year-old son Moses from his 13-year marriage to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, from whom he famously "consciously uncoupled" prior to their divorce in 2016.
Earlier this year, Chris splurged £4.5million on a beach house in Malibu, California, and his friend added: "He had hoped they would settle there and start a brand new family of their own, but Dakota told him she's nowhere near ready for that."
She is trying to build on the success of her three performances as Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades series and has