He\u2019s ready to meet his next leading lady, but is she congenial to romance?<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2164226182.jpg” title_text=”21st Magna Graecia Festival 2024 – Press Conference” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”19px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Kevin’s pals want him to move on from his painful divorce<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
It\u2019s no secret that most Hollywood romances have the life span of a pint of milk. Yet, however fleeting many may be, there\u2019s something to be said for A-listers dating each other, and keeping their love lives within the same showbiz circles. After all, it\u2019s a niche existence, and not one that many of us mere mortals can relate to. Add to that the uneven power dynamics if there\u2019s just one famous face in a couple, and it\u2019s no surprise that many celebrities struggle to make it work long-term with people not involved in the industry. Like attracts like, and there\u2019s something irresistible about meeting a person \u201cwho just gets it\u201d \u2013 and is just as successful and self-sufficient as them. So, with all that in mind, it\u2019s safe to say that Kevin Costner is looking for his match in more ways than one. Step forward a very famous actress, who might just be looking for a rugged, A-list\u00a0Bodyguard of her own.<\/p>\n
According to insiders, Kevin \u2013 who\u2019s tentatively stepping back into the dating pool following his acrimonious divorce battle last year \u2013 has got his eyes on none other than Sandra Bullock. The pair, who are pretty even keeled when it comes to headlining hit movies and making fans swoon, have been friends for years, but it\u2019s only recently that they\u2019ve both found themselves single at the same time. While Kevin finally signed the dotted line on his divorce from his second ex-wife, Christine Baumgartner in February, following a long and drawn-out court battle concerning payouts and alimony, Sandra\u2019s slowly but surely opening her eyes to the realities of dating again, following the sad loss of her long-term partner, Bryan Randall, last year. The photographer passed away in August 2023 after a three-year battle with\u00a0amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with insiders saying that Sandra, 60, cared for him tirelessly throughout his illness.\u00a0It may still be early days but, one year since Bryan passed, friends say Sandra\u2019s cautiously ready to find romance again. Reconnecting with old friend Kevin might just be the pick-me-up they both need.\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-968036122.jpg” title_text=”Celebrity Sightings in New York City – June 5, 2018″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Sandra Bullock lost her partner Bryan Randall last year<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
\u201cKevin has known Sandra for years, and thinks she\u2019s smart, beautiful and funny,\u201d says an insider close to the former Yellowstone actor, who most recently was linked to singer Jewel, though he\u2019s insisted they\u2019re just friends. \u201cThe fact that Sandra only lives in LA part time and isn\u2019t totally Hollywood is another big draw for him. She loves big, open spaces and country living, so in that way they have a fair amount in common. It isn\u2019t totally out of the realms of the possibility that these two could date, but the truth is that Sandra is still grieving Bryan. That being said, the fact that she\u2019s been friends with Kevin for so long could work in his favour. Kevin is a gentleman, so he\u2019d never push her to take things to the next level, but he can be very charming, too. They could both use some support and cheering up right now.\u201d<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-106699985.jpg” title_text=”Kevin Costner Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for His Achievements in Film” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Kevin’s divorce battle with Christine (pictured here with their kids) was incredibly acrimonious\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
It’s fair to say that, despite Hollywood being known for its contentious divorce battles, Kevin\u2019s split from Christine last year might just have reached the hall of fame of bitter, acrimonious splits. In May, Christine filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences \u2013 something which apparently shocked and \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d Kevin. But it was the following month that the proverbial really hit the fan, when Kevin accused his ex of refusing to leave their $145m mansion in Santa Barbara, despite their prenup stating she had 30 days to leave the property. Finally, she moved out with their three teenaged children, on the condition that she received a temporary monthly payment of $129k \u2013 which she later requested to be increased to $161k – from the actor, in addition to her $1.5m divorce settlement. Part of Christine\u2019s argument was that Kevin, who also has four other children from previous relationships, was not allowing her and their kids to live in the style to which they were accustomed, protesting that their sons now had to share a bathroom in her new home.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1239200122.jpg” title_text=”Celebrity Sightings In New York – March 14, 2022″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” min_height=”28.8px” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”3px|8px|3px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Kevin thinks Sandra is beautiful, smart and funny according to an insider<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Finally, the former couple, who first got together in 2000 and married four years later, squared off in court, with Kevin, 69, lamenting that \u201cThis is a horrible place to be\u201d and later telling the judge that he couldn\u2019t keep up with Christine\u2019s \u201cinflated\u201d demands. Despite winning his bid to pay a lower monthly allowance of $63k, Kevin eventually came to a private deal with his ex, which they later said was \u201camicable and mutually agreed\u201d. In December, the actor was linked to Jewel, after he was pictured cosying up to her on Richard Branson\u2019s private Necker Island, but he\u2019s since rubbished those claims, saying in an interview in June, \u201cWe don\u2019t have a romance and we\u2019ve not dated. She\u2019s beautiful and smart enough for all those things, it just has never happened for us.\u201d\u00a0But while the actor has been focused on\u00a0directing, co-writing, producing and starring in his\u00a0\u00a0Western franchise,\u00a0Horizon: An American Saga\u00a0\u2013 a four-part series that he\u2019s ostensibly poured all his money and creative energy to \u2013 insiders say he\u2019s craving companionship. And this time, he wants to meet his match, financially, as well as emotionally.\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1388134573.jpg” title_text=”2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones – Arrivals” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” min_height=”28.8px” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”3px|8px|3px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Kevin is apparently “allergic to gold-diggers”<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
\u201cKevin is allergic to gold-diggers, and the insane amount of legal fees he had to pay in his divorce last year is not something he ever wants to repeat,\u201d says our source. \u201cEveryone around him thinks that a relationship with Sandra would be a good match. This is literally the first time in thirty years that they\u2019ve both been single and open to new relationships at the same time, and she\u2019s just what Kevin is looking for: she\u2019s smart, self-made and self-sufficient. If he\u2019s able to spend some time with her, he might just be able to break down her walls and convince her to give him a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n
After everything that Sandra\u2019s been through, it would take a very special connection to make her dive headfirst into romance again \u2013 not least because she\u2019s fully committed to being a mum to her two children, Louis, 14, and Laila, 11. But anyone who\u2019s seen\u00a0The Bodyguard\u00a0will know that, when the mood strikes, Kevin is more than adept at sweeping a leading lady off her feet. Time will tell if he\u2019s ready to rise to the occasion.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Aboreto|||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]
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