Kevin Costner’s ex-wife Christine Baumgartner engaged to his former friend

Kevin Costner’s ex-wife, Christine Baumgartner, is acceptable to locomotion down the aisle again – with his erstwhile friend.

The 50-year-old ended her narration to the Yellowstone actor, 70, successful 2023, aft 18 years of marriage.

In the aftermath of their split, past year she was linked to their erstwhile neighbor, Josh Connor, who antecedently lived beside the exes successful Montecito, California.

It has been claimed that the budding mates person taken their narration to the adjacent level, aft the financier got down connected 1 knee.

According to People Magazine, the 49-year-old popped the question during a private, romanticist meal successful Santa Barbara connected January 26.

The mom-of-three was thought to beryllium taken by astonishment implicit the saccharine infinitesimal connected the beach.

‘It was astir to rain, truthful astir nary 1 other was connected the formation erstwhile Josh got down connected 1 knee,’ an insider told the outlet.

‘They spent Christmas successful New York unneurotic past month, wherever it each began. They are some implicit the satellite and excited for their aboriginal together.’

Christine and Josh are said to person met done their daughters, who person been adjacent for years, and sparked a ‘strong friendship’ themselves.

They grew their transportation aft uncovering themselves successful the ‘same spot successful their lives’, and are ‘having a batch of amusive together’.

Just past month, a root told People Magazine: ‘Christine and Josh’s narration started arsenic a friendship, truthful they person a truly beardown foundation.

‘They stock the aforesaid values, and she feels truthful blessed and supported successful this caller relationship.

‘Anyone who knows Christine knows however she has dedicated her beingness to her family. They bash a batch together, and caring for her kids has remained precise absorption this full time.

‘Her friends and household person been incredibly supportive of her narration with Josh, and everyone tin archer however blessed they are together. Now, everyone wants to cognize erstwhile and wherever the wedding volition be!’

Christine’s separation from Kevin was reportedly finalized successful September, aft astir 2 decades of marriage.

The brace dated for astir 4 years earlier they tied the knot successful 2004 – and went connected to invited Cayden, Hayes and Grace together, portion the Bodyguard histrion is besides dada to 4 kids from erstwhile relationships.

She filed to extremity their romance officially successful 2023, and cited irreconcilable differences successful the divorcement documents – with the Bodyguard actor’s reps confirming their divided soon after.

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