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- Kevin Costner’s divorce from his second wife, Christine Baumgartner, has shocked everyone, considering their 18-year-long marriage seemed to be a good one.
- While it’s unclear if Cindy Silva and Christine Baumgartner were friends prior to the divorce, they may have interacted when Costner and Baumgartner met while playing golf.
- People have speculated that Costner’s busy acting career may have contributed to the end of both marriages, as his absence on movie and TV sets was challenging for his wives.
Whether people love him because of Field Of Dreams or Yellowstone, Kevin Costner has starred in some epic movies and TV series. He has excelled at playing characters who seem gruff, mysterious, and strong. Costner’s decision to leave Yellowstone shocked everyone. The news that Costner and his second wife Christine Baumgartner are getting divorced was unexpected as well.
Several decades ago, Kevin Costner was married to his first wife Cindy Silva. People are talking about her again since Costner’s divorce from Baumgartner has become so public and so dramatic. Here’s what we know about whether Cindy Silva and Christine Baumgartner were friends prior to Baumgartner filing for divorce from the famous actor.
Did Kevin Costner’s Wives Cindy Silva And Christine Baumgartner Know Each Other?
Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva’s pricey divorce is still pretty amazing to think about. The couple was married from 1978 to 1994. Kevin Costner waited a decade before getting married again. In 2004, he married Christine Baumgartner.
People reported that Costner and his second wife actually spent some time apart in 2022. Before that, though, it seems that their 18-year-long marriage was a good one and they were both content.
Is it possible that Cindy Silva and Christine Baumgartner know each other? They might have met once or twice, but it doesn’t seem that they had any kind of friendship.
People reported that when Baumgartner and Costner first talked to each other, they were playing golf. Costner and Silva hadn’t gotten divorced yet. While the exact year hasn’t been shared, it seems that they first chatted in the mid-90s. Details of this interaction haven’t been made public, but it’s possible that Silva was at the golf course and talked to Baumgartner as well.
No one knows if there was any kind of chemistry between Costner and Baumgartner when they had this first conversation. If there were any sparks, it might have been awkward for Baumgartner and Silva to become friends or even just acquaintances with each other.
However, when Costner and Silva’s marriage ended, Costner had another romance before Baumgartner. Costner and Bridget Rooney were together. Rooney also had a baby named Liam Costner.
While Christine Baumgartner and Cindy Silva don’t seem to know each other very well, if at all, Baumgartner has been hanging out with a pal of Kevin Costner’s. According to TMZ, Baumgartner went to Hawaii with Josh Connor in July 2023.
While no one knows the reason why Kevin Costner has gotten divorced twice, sources have shared some possible reasons. It seems that his two marriages ended because he is a famous actor.
According to People, Cindy Silva and Kevin Costner got divorced because things became difficult as time went on and he became busier. She loved that he was an actor and supported him, but it got too stressful.
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A source spoke to People in 2023 and said that Baumgartner and Costner might have gotten divorced because he spends so much time on movie and TV sets. The source said, “Christine wants them to spend family time at their Santa Barbara home. During filming, Kevin is not around very much. His absence has been very hard for her. Christine doesn’t want him to throw himself into another project. He has been obsessed with filming Horizon since last year. She wasn’t happy about it.”
In both cases, people wondered if Kevin Costner had been unfaithful to his wives. Page Six reported that when Cindy Silva decided that she wanted to divorce Kevin Costner, people talked about him possibly being unfaithful with Michelle Amaral, whom he met when he was in Hawaii filming the movie Waterworld.
Just Jared Jr. reported that there were rumors that Costner slept with someone while filming Yellowstone and she is now expecting a baby. According to a source who talked to Page Six, this was completely incorrect. A pal of Costner’s told Page Six, “Kevin was very surprised by Christine’s actions, he obviously doesn’t want the divorce and he would take her back. It’s disappointing, he loves her and he loves his children.”
Kevin Costner’s two ex-wives have something else in common: they each had three children with the actor. Silva and Costner are parents to Joe, Lily, and Annie. Costner and Baumgartner have a daughter named Grace and two sons named Hayes and Cayden.
What Are Kevin Costner’s Wives Cindy Silva And Christine Baumgartner Doing Now?
In July 2023, The Daily Mail shared photos of Kevin Costner’s first wife Cindy Silva after she bought food at a supermarket. The publication mentioned that she stepped away from Hollywood when they got divorced and has been keeping to herself.
That must be how she likes it, though. She also must have been focused on raising her kids. When she and Costner divorced, they were still young. There isn’t any information available about what Cindy Silva’s career was after the divorce or if she continued to work.
People reported that when she and Costner were married, she was employed by Delta Airlines as a marketing agent. It’s unclear how long she held that position. She did a little bit of acting back in the day, though. According to her IMDb page, she was a wagon master in Dances With Wolves, the emotional drama that Costner starred in and also directed.
Christine Baumgartner’s life since announcing her divorce from Kevin Costner has been a lot more public, of course. There have been many news stories about their divorce process.
On July 28th, 2023, TMZ reported that according to the courts, Baumgartner had to find another place to live. A U-haul truck was seen outside the house. According to People, a source said Christine “will stay at a smaller house on the property that’s been used as a staff quarter.”
Like Cindy Silva, Christine Baumgartner is most likely thinking about her children in the wake of the divorce as well. It must not be easy for them, especially since their dad is so famous.
Given how contentious many divorces become when one person is famous, it seems like this one might drag on for a long time.
