Kevin Costner’s Ex-Wife Christine Baumgartner Is Engaged To Financier Josh Connor

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Kevin Costner’s Ex-Wife Is Engaged Less Than Two Years After Their High Profile Divorce

In 2023, Kevin Costner and his ex-wife Christine Baumgartner made headlines when they announced that they were splitting after nearly 20 years of marriage together.

Costner and Baumgartner’s breakup became a major topic in the news, especially as their separation played out in court. After a four-month legal battle that focused a lot on determining appropriate child support for their three children, Cayden (17), Hayes (15), and Grace (14), their divorce was finalized in September 2023.

Baumgartner, who was the one who filed for divorce, initially requested $162,000 in monthly child support. However, the court ultimately ruled that Costner would be responsible for $63,000 a month.

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Both of their names didn’t stay out of the spotlight after they were legally separated, though. Rumors had been circulating shortly after that Costner was seeing singer Jewel when the two were spotted together in the Virgin Islands during a tennis event hosted by the “Pieces of Me” singer.

And by January 2024, it was confirmed that Baumgartner had also moved on. Reports revealed she had started dating Josh Connor, a financier who had been both a friend and neighbor before their romantic relationship began.

After a year of dating, PEOPLE announced that Christine Baumgartner and her boyfriend, Josh Connor, are engaged.

The outlet exclusively confirmed the news through a source close to Baumgartner.

PEOPLE shares that the couple got engaged on January 26 while they were on the beach having dinner in Santa Barbara.

“It was about to rain, so almost no one else was on the beach when Josh got down on one knee,” the person close to Baumgartner said.

The source also shared that the newly engaged couple spent Christmas in New York together, where their relationship is said to have started.

“They are both over the moon and excited for their future together,” they added.