Kevin Costner’s ex Christine Baumgartner is just not stunned he is courting
- Christine Baumgartner is ‘not stunned’ ex Kevin Costner is courting once more, telling a pal seeing him with Jewel is ‘bittersweet’
- ‘He did not must make it so apparent by wrapping his arms round her,’ Christine instructed a pal after photographs emerged of Costner and Jewel getting very shut
- The Yellowstone actor and Baumgartner finalized their contentious divorce in September after 19 years of marriage
Kevin Costner‘s ex-wife says it is ‘bittersweet’ to see her Yellowstone actor ex courting simply three months after their contentious divorce was finalized.
But Christine Baumgartner thinks it may have been worse, telling a pal the very last thing she would need is a few fame-seeking bimbo to return alongside and play mother to their youngsters.
It was revealed final week that Costner, 68, and Jewel, 49, are courting after TMZ obtained a photograph displaying the pair getting very shut on Richard Branson‘s Necker Island within the British Virgin Islands.
‘Christine mentioned she’s not stunned that Kevin has moved on so shortly, however he did not must make it so apparent by wrapping his arms round her,’ an in depth pal tells DailyMail.com.
The supply added that Christine is relieved that Costner is not courting a ‘fame seeker’ and that Jewel looks as if a ‘right down to earth particular person.’
‘She mentioned she’s comfortable for him, nevertheless it nonetheless is not an ideal feeling seeing your ex with somebody new,’ the pal mentioned.
An in depth pal of Christine Baumgartner tells DailyMail.com that she is ‘not stunned’ that ex Kevin Costner has moved on so shortly. Costner was pictured together with his arms wrapped round Jewel’s waist throughout their latest journey to the Caribbean
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner finalized their contentious divorce in September after 19 years of marriage
Kevin Costner, 68, and Jewel, 49 (pictured over Thanksgiving weekend) are courting and have mutual pal Richard Branson, 73, to thank for his or her blossoming romance
The 68-year-old actor and his 49-year-old spouse of 19 years had been embroiled in a months-long authorized conflict which met a shock finish in September.
Kevin was blindsided when Christine filed for divorce in May.
Now that Costner has moved on, Christine instructed mates she ‘by no means may have imagined he and Jewel courting, however on reflection it is sensible.’
‘They’re each into music, into that cowboy factor. What’s to not like about her. At least Jewel is a right down to earth particular person and has her personal factor happening,’ our supply mentioned.
Jewel matches Costner’s sort: blonde and younger
‘Christine mentioned the very last thing she needed was for some fame seeker to return alongside and play mother to their three youngsters. But Jewel has a son of her personal, she has her personal life and is not a gold digger. So that is a aid.’
Christine and Kevin share three youngsters, Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13.
Jewel’s son Kase, 12, who she shares together with her skilled cowboy ex-husband Ty Murray, gave the impression to be on the journey to Branson’s luxurious island as effectively.
TMZ shared photographs displaying Kevin’s arms round Jewel’s waist as she spoke right into a microphone.
They appeared very flirty and smiled from ear to ear whereas on the island for a tennis fundraiser for Jewel’s Inspiring Children Foundation.
A supply instructed TMZ, ‘There was positively one thing happening. They have been flirty, and after they have been collectively, it was like they each simply lit up.
‘You may inform they have been making an attempt to be discreet, however anyone who noticed them may inform one thing was happening.’
It was additionally reported that Jewel has been ‘choosy about who up to now’ however feels Kevin ‘matches the invoice’ after her break up with Murray in 2014.
The former couple are seen with their sons Cayden, 15; Hayes, 14; and daughter Grace, 13, in 2019. ‘Christine mentioned the very last thing she needed was for some fame seeker to return alongside and play mother to their three youngsters. Jewel has a son of her personal, she has her personal life and is not a gold digger. So that is a aid,’ a supply mentioned
Kevin and Christine, a mannequin and purse designer, started courting in 1998 and married at his Aspen ranch in 2004
It was additionally reported that Jewel has been ‘choosy about who up to now’ however feels Kevin ‘matches the invoice’ after her break up together with her cowboy ex-husband Ty Murray in 2014
Jewel matches Kevin’s sort: blonde and younger. He has additionally romanced blondes Elle Macpherson, Joan Lunden and Cheryl Teigs, and, in fact, his ex spouse Christine.
In July, Christine was kicked out of the couple’s $145million mansion and shifting vans have been seen outdoors.
In her testimony on day one, Christine mentioned she wanted additional cash to offer an acceptable residence for his or her three youngsters.
She mentioned her $40,000-a-month Montecito rental didn’t examine to the household mansion and complained her sons must share a toilet.
During his testimony, Kevin apologized to his estranged spouse, saying: ‘I need to assist however the considered having issues inflated to the purpose I am unable to do what I need to do… Somehow on this uncommon world, we did not make it and for that, I’m sorry.’
The courtroom additionally heard particulars of the household’s lavish spending – which totaled $240,000-a-month in 2022.
Expenses included $40,000 spent every month on flowers and presents alone, though Kevin’s forensic accountant Tracy Katz identified the determine is for all the household, together with Christine.
The pair settled and it’s prone to be just like the one beforehand supplied by Kevin in a letter despatched on June 30 which might have paid her $75,000-a-month in little one assist.
