Kevin Costner’s Love Life: The Times And Turmoil Of A Hollywood Heartthrob

Like many of us, Kevin Costner has experienced it all, falling in love, heartbreak, divorce, and everything in between. The difference?  He has to go through it all with an audience, both on and off the screen and it doesn’t seem to get easier. 

During the 1990s, Costner was known for dating many different women. It is this lifestyle that earned him a reputation as an A-list womanizer. Like any love story, Kevin Costner’s is not without its less than glamourous moments despite being a big movie star. 

Kevin Costner is known for his wild and unpredictable lifestyle. This has made him the subject of many tabloid headlines and Hollywood rumors. Despite his admission of wrongdoing, there are aspects of his personal life that he has remained silent about.

Kevin Costner first met Cindy Silva when the two were college students at California State University, Fullerton. In a 1989 interview, Costner described her as “beautiful, sweet, and smarter than me.” He felt that she represented everything he liked about women.

Not long after Silva and Costner collaborated on Dances With Wolves, rumors began to circulate about infidelity on Costner’s part. The couple tried to save their marriage but ultimately decided to split.

Many of Costner’s fans were surprised to learn that his marriage was coming to an end, but those who knew him well were unsurprised by his divorce. In his 1987 interview, Costner hinted that his marriage to Cindy was not going well.

For some celebrities, fame can be a double-edged sword. In an interview with the Daily News shortly before announcing the divorce, Costner spoke about the temptations that come with fame and the pressure to maintain a certain level of dignity and discretion.

After his divorce, Costner had a short relationship with Bridget Rooney. She is known for being a member of the Rooney family that owns the Pittsburgh Steelers football team. She also appeared in the movie Zombie or Not Zombie in 2011.

In 1996, Bridget Rooney gave birth to a son, Liam Costner. However, there were reports and rumors that Costner’s relationship with his fourth child was strained from the beginning. It was only after Rooney demanded a paternity test that Costner acknowledged Liam as his son.

It has been rumored that Costner engaged in an extra-marital affair with Halle Berry back in 1989, while he was still married to Cindy Silva. This rumor was never confirmed by either party.

A year after Costner’s rumored affair with Halle Berry, he was once again at the center of a tabloid headline. This time, it was regarding a brief rumored romance with actress Michelle Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer rose to prominence after her portrayal of Elvira Hancock in the 1983 film, Scarface.

Bobbie Jean Brown is another woman who claims to have dated Costner. Brown is an actress, model, and former beauty pageant contestant who is most famous for appearing in Warrant’s music video for “Cherry Pie.”

Bobbie Jean Brown is not the only celebrity who has revealed a private relationship with Costner. Peggy Trentini also shared some personal details in her memoir titled Once Upon A Star: Celebrity Kiss And Tell Stories.

Back in 1993, Costner was rumored to have engaged in an extramarital affair with Mira Sorvino. At the time, Sorvino was a relatively unknown actress with only a few film credits to her name. She would later become famous for her award-winning performance in Mighty Aphrodite, a 1995 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen.

Holly Sampson, also known by the names Nicolette Foster, Andrea Michaels, and Zoe, is an actress and model. She claims to have had a brief relationship with Costner in 1994, the same year that Costner divorced his first wife.

Costner was rumored to have had a brief romantic encounter with Naomi Campbell during the mid-1990s. Campbell, who began her modeling career at the age of 15, is known for her striking beauty and is one of the most well-known models in the world.

Karin Reznack, an actress and screenwriter known for her work on films in the late 1980s, was rumored to have had a brief relationship with Costner. Reznack later married famous film director John Byrum in the late 1990s.

In 2006, Costner was accused of lewd behavior while receiving a massage at a five-star hotel two years earlier. One of his exes, Birgit Cunningham, spoke out in his defense.

In 1995, Costner was seen on a dinner date with former actress and model Angie Everhart. Everhart is known for appearing in several Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues, as well as the February 2000 issue of Playboy magazine.

In 2001, Costner starred alongside Courteney Cox in the action-adventure crime film 3000 Miles to Graceland. However, six years before the film’s release, Costner was rumored to have briefly dated Cox. Interestingly, Cox married another actor from the film, David Arquette, in 1999.

It seems 1995 was quite a notable year for Costner. Rumors circulated that he had a romantic encounter with Cheryl Tiegs, the renowned American fashion designer and model, that year. Tiegs is widely considered to be the first American supermodel.

One of the most outlandish urban legends surrounding Costner is that he nearly ended Cal Ripken Jr.’s record-breaking consecutive games streak. The rumor states that Costner, who has played baseball players in films and was friends with Ripken, became romantically involved with Ripken’s wife.

In 1995, Kevin Costner was seen out and about with journalist, author, and television host Joan Lunden. Lunden is best known for being a co-host of ABC’s Good Morning America from 1980 to 1997.

Costner reportedly made an impression on Lunden during their first date, arranging a yacht and dinner for them at New York Harbor. Lunden would later describe the experience as “quite romantic and quite beautiful.”

By 1996, it appeared as though Costner was ready to transition into a more settled and stable lifestyle. He began dating Australian businesswoman, model, and actress, Elle Macpherson. The couple moved quickly in their relationship and began living together in a short period.

After his split from Elle Macpherson, rumors circulated that Costner was romantically involved with Carla Bruni. Bruni, a singer-songwriter and former model, has a reputation for dating famous men such as Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton.

In 1997, Costner was coming off the back of two successful films. He had been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in Tin Cup the previous year, and would soon receive another nomination for his work in The Postman.

Kevin Costner has been the subject of several tabloid headlines throughout his career. In 1999, one rumor suggested that Costner had a brief romantic encounter with his co-star, Kelly Preston while filming For the Love of the Game.

Costner had been searching for love since his divorce in 1994. Then, he met Christine Baumgartner, a young model and handbag designer. They had previously crossed paths at a golf course while Costner was practicing for his role in Tin Cup.

After his divorce from Cindy, Costner admitted that his love life was “all over the place”. He also described himself as a “classic single guy,” who would jump from one relationship to the next. However, when he began dating Christine, everything changed.

After splitting from Christine, Costner realized that he had made a huge mistake. He admitted that fear was the reason behind the breakup. She wanted a child, but he was afraid he couldn’t be an effective father.

In September of 2004, Costner and Christine decided to tie the knot in a private ceremony at his estate in Aspen, Colorado. The couple exchanged their vows with 300 close friends and family members in attendance.

Costner and Christine had enjoyed an empty nest for the first three years of their marriage, but in May 2007, this all changed when their first son, Cayden, was born. Then, it seemed as if Costner had disappeared from the spotlight.

After Cayden’s birth in 2007, Costner and Christine welcomed two more children: Hayes in 2009 and Grace in 2010. Costner spoke about fatherhood in an interview in 2011.

In that same interview, Costner also expressed his desire to be the one to teach his children life’s secrets, beauty, and treachery. He did not want them to learn about these things from other people.

In an interview with Good Housekeeping, Costner expressed his close relationship with his children. He emphasized that he doesn’t have any favorites among his children, and that they all receive equal amounts of love and affection from him.

After taking a break to focus on his family, Costner returned to acting in 2013 with a role in Man of Steel. He played Jonathan Kent, Clark Kent’s adoptive father. The film was a box office hit, grossing over $668 million worldwide.

Costner’s first passion was acting, but he believes that fatherhood is much more rewarding. He has found that being a parent is a constant source of joy, unlike acting, which is a job that sometimes provides temporary satisfaction.

Costner, who used to be afraid of commitment, had seemingly finally realized that embracing it brought him happiness. He and Christine, who is almost 20 years younger, lived happily married together for 18 years before unfortunately divorcing in 2023. Things took an unexpected turn for Costner once again when Christine filed for divorce.

Mere months after Costner and ex-wife Christine’s divorce he was struck by love again. Falling head over heels for his longtime friend, singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher, who is 20 years his junior.

Jewel is no stranger to love’s challenges. She also went through a divorce from American nine-time World Champion professional rodeo cowboy, Ty Murray. The former couple also share a son, Kase. There is no doubt Costner and Jewel can relate on that level, sharing mutual challenges in love and raising their respective kids,  but that’s not all they have in common. Their love of music and the outdoors surely bonds them too.

Jewel and Kevin Costner originally sparked romance rumors when they were seen getting cozy at a tennis fundraiser held in the British Virgin Islands. The fundraiser was for Jewel’s Inspiring Children Foundation. Via her Instagram, she thanked those who participated in the fundraiser and the opportunity to bond with her son through the experience. She specifically thanked Costner in her post saying, that he was ” kind enough to mentor our kids this year.”