Kevin Costner’s ex-wife Christine Baumgartner got brunch on Tuesday at Jeannine’s Bakery & Restaurant in Montecito, CA – not far from her $40K-a-month four-bedroom rental home.
The 49-year-old divorcée toted a $4,950 Prada ‘Large Galleria Saffiano’ leather bag while wearing a grey cardigan over a white top, darker grey slacks, and Converse-style sneakers.
While seated inside the restaurant, Christine appeared to be dining with her 13-year-old daughter Grace Avery Costner.
Baumgartner receives $63K-a-month in child support from the 68-year-old Yellowstone star to care for Grace, 16-year-old son Cayden Wyatt Costner, and 14-year-old son Hayes Logan Costner.
The former handbag designer and Kevin settled their contentious divorce battle on September 19 – five months after their legal separation following 18 years of marriage.
Meanwhile, Costner was last spotted strutting down a bustling street in snowy Aspen, CO last Friday.
The two-time Oscar winner’s famous girlfriend since November – Jewel – just so happened to be performing a concert 200 miles away at the Sheridan Opera House in Telluride, CO last Thursday.
As for the idea of the Kevin and the 49-year-old Grammy-nominated singer ringing in 2024 together, Christine is ‘not surprised that he has moved on so quickly.’
‘She’s happy for him, but it still isn’t a great feeling seeing your ex with someone new,’ a friend exclusively told DailyMail.com on December 11.
‘[Jewel and Kevin] are both into music, into that cowboy thing. What’s not to like about her? At least Jewel is a down to earth person and has her own thing going on.
‘Christine said the last thing she wanted was for some fame seeker to come along and play mom to their three children. But Jewel has a son of her own, she has her own life and isn’t a gold digger. So that’s a relief.’
Costner produced, wrote, and directed Horizon: An American Saga, a $200M-budget two-part western set before and after the Civil War, which hits US theaters June 28 and August 16.
Horizon stars the Emmy winner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, and Jamie Campbell Bower.