COURTENEY & JOHNNY ‘ON THE ROCKS AGAIN’
IT WAS ONLY IN May that Grazia revealed Courteney Cox and Johnny Mcdaid were engaged for a second time, after calling off their wedding at the end of last year.
But it seems the cracks in their reunion are already beginning to show. Last week, the couple were pictured in the middle of a public argument outside West London restaurant Granger & Co.
The couple apparently decided to give their relationship another go earlier this year despite previously being driven apart by an inability to decide where to live once they are married. But friends say those problems have resurfaced during their trip to Europe this summer, with some questioning whether their wedding plans will go ahead.
‘They really love each other, but they can’t resolve their issues,’ said a source. ‘Courteney is such a homebody and hates leaving Malibu, but Johnny is desperate to return to Ireland. With the wedding pegged for autumn it’s causing huge rifts.
‘Their trip to Europe has been stressful, not just because of tensions between Courteney and Johnny’s family but also because she’s feeling suffocated and uncomfortable away from her own home in Malibu. She hates being away for any length of time.
‘Johnny gets frustrated by how restricted that leaves their life, and the thought of being holed up in some LA mansion for the rest of his life is not what he wants.’
Courteney, 52, is also said to be unwilling to uproot her daughter Coco from their home and is keen to ensure the custody agreement with her ex (David Arquette, who lives in New York) remains intact. Meanwhile, 40-year-old Johnny is said to have told her that he wants to move closer to his own family.
‘Courteney’s done a lot of work on herself to try and be more flexible for Johnny, which is one of the reasons they decided to give it another chance. But she struggles to leave her comfort zone.
‘Friends just hope that they can reach some kind of compromise and finally make it down the aisle.’
SHE’S FEELING SUFFOCATED AND UNCOMFORTABLE AWAY FROM MALIBU