The American actress, producer and director - Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid (who plays guitar, piano and sings backing vocals in the Northern Irish alternative rock band - Snow Patrol) have reportedly called off their year and a half long engagement

Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid got engaged in 2014 after a few months of going out together and have so far avoided confirming any wedding dates, however, the celebrity couple were presumed to get hitched in Ireland or Los Angeles by the end of the year.

It has been said that the American actress who is famous for her character as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends - Courteney Cox and the Northern Irish songwriter, musician and producer - Johnny McDaid, have quietly split up a month ago.

A source said that Johnny McDaid and Courteney Cox were "fighting a lot about everything." The source also said that Johnny McDaid and Courteney Cox revealed, "They were going to counseling because they were having issues and fighting a lot about everything."

The source claimed that the Snow Patrol rocker just decided he wanted to split up with Courteney Cox, without really giving any specific reason for the break up, only that he wanted to prioritize his music and he can no longer take the fighting with the actress.

It has also been reported that Johnny McDaid has moved out of their shared Malibu house after the separation.

The source added that Courteney Cox, who portrayed Gale Weathers in the horror series Scream is "truly just miserable about how quickly the split happened." "Courteney Cox is really depressed about the situation ... extremely upset about it."

Johnny McDaid was introduced to Courteney Cox by a mutual friend, the English singer-songwriter who is behind the hit song 'Thinking Out Loud' - Ed Sheeran.

Cox actually stated previously that she was not in a hurry to walk down the aisle with the Snow Patrol guitarist.