Kevin Costner confessed that he misses celebrating the holiday season with his blended family under one roof – less than a month after his second ex-wife Christine Baumgartner remarried.
‘I’m a bachelor, so I kind of miss those, like, really cute things to do, you know, so I have to work especially hard to make sure there’s that stuff that [my seven children] think about and remember,’ the 70-year-old movie star told Us Weekly on Tuesday.
‘I think when they were younger, there were things that were more repetitive. Now you’re just fighting to get them home from college or fight…You know what I mean? Just getting together! So, I do the best I can to make it as warm as I can.’
And on Wednesday, Costner unveiled the music video for this 2024 single Find Your Way, and admitted he knew ‘all too well how hard the holidays can be for a lot of us’ even though ‘it’s supposed to be the happiest time of year.’
‘Missing loved ones we’ve lost, finding it hard to be joyful when your world feels heavy, maybe even facing tragic loss while the world around you is celebrating,’ the Modern West frontman wrote on Facebook.
‘If you’re feeling closer to the darkness than the light this year, this song is our prayer for you.’
Kevin Costner confessed that he misses celebrating the holiday season with his blended family under one roof – less than a month after his second ex-wife Christine Baumgartner (R, pictured in 2019) remarried
Costner finalized his divorce from Baumgartner in 2024 after nearly 19 years of marriage, and he pays her $63K/month in support for their three children – 18-year-old son Cayden, 16-year-old son Hayes and 15-year-old daughter Grace.
On October 18, the 51-year-old philanthropist wed financier Josh Connor at Santa Ynez Ranch in Santa Ynez, CA in front of around 100 family and friends.
Speaking of the merry season, the two-time Oscar winner is producing and hosting David L. Cunningham’s two-hour nativity special Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas – airing December 9 on ABC – which shares the journey of the birth of Jesus.
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Costner also fathered his 29-year-old son Liam during a brief relationship with Bridget Rooney.
The West producer-host welcomed his three eldest children – Annie, 41; Lily, 39; and Joe, 37 – during his 16-year marriage to first ex-wife Cindy Costner, which ended in 1994.
Over the past year, Costner has been romantically linked to HEAL creator Kelly Noonan Gores, Mad Men alum January Jones, Oscar nominee Sharon Stone and Grammy nominee Jewel.
In August, THR reported that the Emmy winner will portray the onscreen father-in-law of Jake Gyllenhaal’s grieving groom-to-be in Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s feature dramedy Honeymoon with Harry for Amazon MGM Studios.
Costner is embroiled in a sexual harassment lawsuit from his former stunt performer Devyn LaBella over an alleged unscripted rape scene on the set of his long-delayed sequel Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2.
On October 30, TMZ reported that the Yellowstone to Yosemite producer-host filed an appeal to get the eight remaining claims of the SAG Award nominee dismissed after the judge threw out after two of her claims.
![The 70-year-old movie star told Us Weekly on Tuesday (pictured): 'I'm a bachelor, so I kind of miss those, like, really cute things to do, you know, so I have to work especially hard to make sure there's that stuff that [my seven children] think about and remember'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/11/13/04/103840519-15286559-image-a-4_1763008967530.jpg)
The 70-year-old movie star told Us Weekly on Tuesday (pictured): ‘I’m a bachelor, so I kind of miss those, like, really cute things to do, you know, so I have to work especially hard to make sure there’s that stuff that [my seven children] think about and remember’
Costner added: ‘I think when they were younger, there were things that were more repetitive. Now you’re just fighting to get them home from college or fight…You know what I mean? Just getting together! So, I do the best I can to make it as warm as I can’ (pictured in 2024)
The two-time Oscar winner finalized his divorce from Baumgartner in 2024 after nearly 19 years of marriage, and he pays her $63K/month in support for their three children – 18-year-old son Cayden, 16-year-old son Hayes and 15-year-old daughter Grace (pictured in 2019)
Speaking of the merry season, Costner is producing and hosting David L. Cunningham’s two-hour nativity special Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas – airing December 9 on ABC – which shares the journey of the birth of Jesus
In August, THR reported that Costner will portray the onscreen father-in-law of Jake Gyllenhaal’s (R) grieving groom-to-be in Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s feature dramedy Honeymoon with Harry for Amazon MGM Studios
It’s been well over a year since the dismally-reviewed continuation of Costner’s western epic premiered at the Venice Film Festival and there’s still no release date.
The 19-69 Perfume paid partner famously had to mortgage his beachfront property in Santa Barbara and use $38M of his fortune in order to help fund the $100M first two parts of his franchise, set before and after the Civil War.
‘I have to hurry and not let the rock fall back downhill. I’ve gotta go put my hands on it again and start to push it up. It’s a rope that I cannot let go of,’ Costner vowed to Deadline last year of the third and fourth chapters.
‘I don’t know how I’m gonna make 3 right now, but I’m gonna make it.’
The Yellowstone alum wrote, produced, directed, and starred as horse trader Hayes Ellison in Chapter 1, which only earned $38.7M at the box office and dismal reviews last year.
Source : Daily Mail
