Christine Baumgartner can't keep her hands off her new man during a romantic stroll with the financier, who used to be a longtime friend and neighbor of the divorced couple.
- May 16, 2024
AceShowbiz - Christine Baumgartner is no longer hiding her relationship with Josh Connor. Around two months after finalizing her divorce from Kevin Costner, she has been caught packing on the PDA with her new boyfriend for the first time.
Christine and Josh stepped out for a walk together in Santa Barbara, California on Tuesday, May 14. During the romantic stroll, the pair were not shy to show their love for each other as they walked hand-in-hand.
The pair couldn't keep their hands off one another, wrapping their arms on each other's waist as they enjoyed a light conversation. They also looked smitten as John stared lovingly at his leading lady during the stroll.
Christine and Josh went public with their relationship two months after she and Kevin finalized their divorce. The former couple made their separation legal on February 16. She filed for divorce in May 2023 after 18 years of marriage.
Kevin and Christine had already agreed to retain joint custody of their three children, sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 15, plus their 13-year-old daughter Grace, and had settled the other infamously bitter aspects of their split, including his ex's demands for a fortune in child maintenance payments to maintain their luxury lifestyle, in September 2023.
Christine and Josh's dating rumors first emerged during their contentious split after she was spotted on a vacation in Hawaii with the financier, who used to be a longtime friend and neighbor of the divorced couple. At the time, the romance rumors were debunked as Josh was described as a "confidante" to her during her messy split from the actor.
In January, it was reported that Christine had been dating Josh for months. A friend of the 50-year-old handbag designer told PEOPLE the pair have been seeing each other "since she split from Kevin."
