Top secret, for the moment, the reasons for the farewell. «Irreconcilable differences», reports the TMZ website, the usual formula that says everything and hides everything. Kevin Costner, 68, and Christine Baumgartner, 49, were married in September 2004 after five years of dating, during which there was a short break. "Christine wanted a child, but I was afraid I couldn't be a good father," the actor revealed to Closer Weekly in June 2018. Then the second thought: "I woke up and thought, 'I'm going to lose a woman who is willing to stay with me until my last breath why am I afraid to say yes to a child? That's all it took. Sometimes you learn that the thing you are most afraid of will save your life».
Then three children arrived, Cayden , 15, Hayes, 14 and Grace, 12. Costner also has four older children: Annie, Lily and Joe, from his first wife Cindy Silva, and Liam, born from a short relationshi
goodbye between Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner . The actor and his wife have decided to end their marriage after 18 years of living together.
It would have been her, model and designer, who asked for the separation, at least according to People magazine, which also reports a note from the star's spokesperson: «It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have occurred which have led Mr. Costner having to dissolve the marriage», then asking for respect for the privacy of the family, busy facing a difficult moment.
Nothing, so far, had hinted at the imminent end of the relationship. Only last November Costner had told of how fundamental his wife was in his life. «The house is more beautiful than her thanks to her. Everything is warmer thanks to her. There are these little things that she does, and I think that's the power of love."