Kevin Costner.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicKevin Costner starts the new month with a new addition to his family.
The Yellowstone star, 69, revealed via Instagram on Thursday, February 1, that his new housemate is a puppy, and that he is very happy with his canine friend.
“Newest addition to the family,” Costner captioned a series of photos with his dog. “I am already in love with this special man.”
In one photo, the pup runs outside as Costner leans on his truck, and in another, the two-time Oscar winner cuddles the dog. Costner also captured his puppy in a solo shot.
The good news comes four months after Costner and his ex-wife Christine Baumgartner finalized their divorce in September 2023 after almost 19 years of marriage.
After dating for four years, the duo married in September 2004 at Costner's ranch in Aspen, Colorado. Baumgartner, 49, filed for divorce in May 2023, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. The former couple have three children: sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13.
Costner was previously married to Cindy Silva from 1978 to 1994. They share three children: daughters Annie, 39, and Lily, 37, and son Joe, 36. He also has son Liam, 26, with his former partner Bridget Rooney.
Baumgartner has since moved on to become a financier Josh Connor, who was previously her and Costner's neighbor. She was spotted with Connor last summer before finalizing her divorce, but an insider spilled the beans Us last month that Baumgartner insists the couple's relationship only became romantic “relatively recently.”
Costner was coy when asked about their romance.
“I don't have a neighbor,” he told a photographer on Jan. 25 when asked if he had any thoughts about Baumgartner dating his “neighbor,” according to footage obtained by Entertainment tonight. When the paparazzo tried to rephrase the question, Costner declined to comment further.
Last month, an insider spoke exclusively Us that Costner suspected there were sparks between his ex-wife and Connor before they went public with their romance.
“Kevin had strong suspicions that something was going on between Christine and Josh,” the insider said Us. 'Their close [bond] was a real elephant in the room.”
As for Costner, a second source said Us in December 2023 that he was quietly dating singer Jewel for some time after forming a friendship. “Kevin and Jewel had an extremely high opinion of each other and always got along well,” says the insider. “They check a lot of boxes for each other.”
The couple was recently spotted together on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. The source added that the pair bonded over their shared love of music before “organically” taking things to the next level – but that they aren't putting any “pressure or expectations” on the relationship.
“He really loves him [band, Modern West], and sings, and she's very much a part of that country-and-western world,” the source explained. “Some of their mutual friends joke that it's surprising they didn't get together years ago.”