Kevin Costner sparked romance rumours with Jewel in December 2023
Kevin Costner reportedly wants to settle down with his new love flame Jewel after a messy divorce from ex-wife Christine Baumgartner.
As reported by OK! magazine, the Yellowstone actor “wasn’t expecting to find someone so soon” after going through a difficult phase in his life.
The source claimed that Kevin’s former partner was ‘materialistic’ but the singer does not care about such things.
An insider said, “Christine was all about having the best of everything, but Jewel isn’t into fancy clothes or jewelry.”
Speaking of The Bodyguard actor’s friends’ reaction to his whirlwind romance with Jewel, an insider said, “They would prefer that Kevin takes things slowly, but at the end of the day if he’s happy, they’re happy.”
The report further shared that Kevin’s ‘difficult’ divorce hasn’t robbed the actor of his positive outlook about his love life.
“He’s back to doing the work he loves and Jewel has been a beautiful surprise. He is even starting to think he might be open to getting married again,” the source said.
For the unversed, Kevin’s former wife Christine filed for divorce from the Tinsel town’s star back in May 2023 after 18 years of marriage.
“As difficult as Kevin’s divorce was, it hasn’t robbed Kevin of his positive outlook,” the insider noted. “He’s back to doing the work he loves and Jewel has been a beautiful surprise.”
“He’s even starting to think he might be open to getting married again,” the source shared.
Meanwhile, Baumgartner, 60, has also moved on from the couple’s marriage of almost two decades, as she’s dating financier Josh Connor — who was previously the former spouses’ neighbor when they were still together and living under the same roof.
Costner considered Connor a friend of his, so he was quite surprised when Baumgartner moved on with him so soon after filing to legally end their union.
Looking back, however, it seems the unexpected relationship wasn’t as much of a shock as he first thought, with a separate source admitting, “Kevin had strong suspicions that something was going on between Christine and Josh,” as OK! previously reported.
“Their close [bond] was a real elephant in the room,” the confidante claimed of Baumgartner and Connor.
While watching his ex-wife move on with someone new might not have been easy for Costner, Baumgartner didn’t give him an ounce of pity.
“Christine doesn’t think Kevin has anything to complain about,” the source said. “Josh has been Christine’s rock throughout the divorce ordeal. If Kevin has a problem with that, that’s on him.”