Kevin Costner‘s former pal, Josh Connor, has listed his Montecito property, which is simply seven miles from the actor’s Carpinteria mansion.
The financier reportedly put his dwelling in the marketplace shortly earlier than he proposed to Costner’s ex-wife, Christine Baumgartner, whom he had grown near amid her divorce from the Oscar winner.
Christine Baumgartner’s engagement to Josh Connor comes virtually a yr after she finalized her divorce from Kevin Costner.
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Josh Connor Listed His Montecito House For $7.3M Earlier than His Engagement To Kevin Costner’s Ex-Spouse
Based on TMZ, Baumgartner’s fiancé, Connor, may be on the lookout for a change of surroundings as he positioned his Montecito dwelling in the marketplace for a sum of $7.3 million.
Connor, a founding accomplice of Connor Capital SB, will make a major revenue if he sells the property for its present asking value, as he’s stated to have bought the two,899 sq. ft for $2.2 million in 2022.
Whereas the house will not be as massive as others within the prosperous Montecito space, it reportedly screams luxurious because of options comparable to its large spa and loungers, electrical automobile charging stations, and out of doors heaters.
The information outlet additionally notes that Connor’s house is seven miles away from his former pal Cosnter’s Carpinteria pad.
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Together with his current engagement to the actor’s ex-wife, the financier may be seeking to put some area between him and Costner as he focuses on his blooming relationship with Baumgartner.
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Josh Connor’s Engagement To Christine Baumgartner
On Wednesday, January 29, Individuals Journal reported that Baumgartner and Connor had gotten engaged throughout a romantic dinner on the seaside.
“It was about to rain, so virtually nobody else was on the seaside when Josh acquired down on one knee,” a supply instructed the information outlet.
The couple’s shut buddies weren’t shocked by the information, because the supply notes that “they spent Christmas in New York collectively final month, the place all of it started. They’re each over the moon and excited for his or her future collectively.”
Baumgartner and Connor first sparked romance rumors after they have been seen collectively in Hawaii in July 2023, throughout her divorce from Costner. By January 2024, it was confirmed that they have been relationship.
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“Christine and Josh’s relationship began as a friendship, in order that they have a extremely robust basis. They share the identical values, and he or she feels so glad and supported on this new relationship,” an insider instructed the information outlet on the time. “They’re so in love. It has been a really pure and optimistic step ahead for Christine.”
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Kevin Costner Was Reportedly Suspicious Of Christine Baumgartner And Josh Connor
Throughout Baumgartner’s divorce from Costner, there have been rumors that she was relationship the actor’s then-friend.
Based on an Us Weekly report, Costner additionally “had robust suspicions” that his ex-wife and Connor had one thing occurring whereas they have been nonetheless determining their break up.
A supply revealed that the couple’s “shut [bond] was an actual elephant within the room” throughout that interval, as they have been even noticed collectively having fun with a sun-kissed trip in Hawaii.
The romance rumors on the time additionally aligned with Costner’s feedback in the course of the divorce proceedings in August 2023, when he claimed he “doesn’t know for a reality” if Baumgartner had “extramarital’ affairs.”
The Financier Believes Christine Baumgartner Is ‘Value It’
In March 2024, it was reported that Baumgartner and Connor had plans to marry quickly.
On the time, a supply instructed the Day by day Mail that Connor had already instructed his associates about his marriage plans for Baumgartner.
To the financier, the blonde magnificence is “price it,” and he would not thoughts mixing their two households.
“Josh is aware of he may give her what Kevin did not, despite the fact that he’s a high-powered government together with his personal demanding profession,” stated an insider.
They added, “He additionally is aware of how vital her youngsters are to her – as his are to him. Attempting to mix two households is not straightforward, however she’s price it.”
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Kevin Costner Is Not ‘Critically Concerned With Anybody’
Whereas Costner’s ex-wife could have discovered love once more, the actor continues to be fortunately single. The daddy of seven, who lately turned 70, is “in an excellent place” and “having enjoyable together with his household and buddies” practically a yr after finalizing his divorce from Baumgartner.
Sources near Costner instructed Individuals that he “is just not critically concerned with anybody and never essentially on the lookout for something greater than that proper now.”
Although romantically linked to a couple high-profile girls since his break up from Baumgartner, together with Jewel, Sharon Stone, and Jennifer Lopez, Costner is reportedly not pursuing something critical in the mean time.
“Kevin is cool, actual, and in some methods old-school in his considering. He has a variety of pursuits and loves being busy when he’s in that mode,” the insider added.
