Kevin Costner‘s love life has been the talk of the world in recent months due to his high-profile divorce from his wife of 19 years, Christine Baumgartner.Baumgartner, 49, filed for divorce from the 63-year-old actor in May and their split quickly got messy as the Yellowstone star fought back against Baumgartner’s attempts to invalidate their prenup and her demands for monthly child support payments of $250,000 per month for their three children.
Costner and Baumgartner’s divorce was finalized in September with the actor being ordered to pay $63,209 per month for their kids Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13.The Dance with Wolves star is now officially single and if his dating history is anything to go by there may be some high-profile romances in store!
When Costner first rose to fame, he was already off the market and married to his college sweetheart. He became a household name after starring in lead roles in a string of critically acclaimed films such as The Untouchables, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams and JFK.
However, in his personal life, Costner’s fame came at a price. His marriage that took a turn for the worst during the height of his fame in the 90s and the Oscar winner found himself single by 1994.
The Hollywood heartthrob was then connected to a string of famous women, as you’ll find out about below, but nothing quite stuck until his romance with Baumgartner. To find out more about Costner’s marriages and romances with some of the most famous women in the world, see his full dating history below.
Cindy Silva
Before rising to international fame, Costner met and fell in love with Cindy Silva in 1975 when they were both students at California State University.Of their first date, Costner once said: “She was beautiful. She was sweet. She was smarter than me … she represented everything about women that I like. I was just really proud that this girl would go out with me. I wanted to show my parents.”
During their 16 year marriage, the couple welcomed three children: Annie, Lily and Joe. However, eventually Costner’s fame took its toll. Reports emerged that Silva was not comfortable with her husband’s hearthrob status in Hollywood and other outlets accused Costner of cheating on Silva.The couple split in 1994 and, with no prenup, their divorce ended up costing the actor $80 million that he was ordered to pay to his former wife.
Halle Berry
Amid the earliest reports of Costner’s marriage issues, the actor was accused of having an affair with Halle Berry. The two appear to have remained friends despite the rumors which lack evidence.
Bridget Rooney
After his divorce, Costner had a brief relationship with Bridget Rooney, niece of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ then-owner Dan Rooney.
Rooney and Costner share a son, Liam, who was born in 1996 and stays out of the spotlight.
Elle Macpherson
Costner reportedly had a whirlwind romance with Australian model Elle Macpherson in 1996 and the pair moved in together after only a few months of dating.
“I feel I have met my equal with this beautiful, talented, funny, and lovely person,” Costner reportedly said of Macpherson at the time. However, their relationship ended by the end of the year.
Bobbie Brown
Costner was linked to several women in the years after his marriage ended, including model Bobbie Brown who dished about their very brief encounter years later but insists there was little to it.
“After another wild night at the club, I went back to Kevin Costner’s place and was so lit I threw a lit cigarette into his bedroom and nearly set his house on fire. But we never had sex,” she told the New York Post in 2013.
Carla Bruni
Another of Costner’s alleged flings was with French model Carla Bruni, who went on to become France’s first lady.
Naomi Campbell
Some outlets report that Costner had a romance with supermodel Naomi Campbell but there is little evidence to support the claim.
Courtney Cox
Per Us Weekly, Costner and the Friends actress were linked in the mid 90s. The actors costarred in 3000 Miles to Graceland but other than that there’s not much that links the pair.
Christine Baumgartner
After originally meeting during his marriage to Silva, Costner crossed paths with Christine Baumgartner again in 1999 and began dating. The couple split briefly in 2003 due to Costner’s reluctance to have more kids but reunited soon after and married the following year.
During their 19-year marriage, Costner and Baumgartner welcomed three children: sons Cayden and Hayes and a daughter, Grace. Costner gave a rare update about their relationship in 2020, gushing about their bond.
“Our partnership has really come into focus about what we do for each other and how we deal with our family,” he told People. “Our house is like a river: You’ve just got to get into the flow of it. And whatever you thought it was going to be, maybe it still can, but it’s going to have to work with what the day brings.”
In May 2023, Baumgartner filed for divorce from her The Bodyguard star husband citing “irreconcilable differences.” After a tumultuous back and forth, their split was finalized in September.