“Kevin Costner: Longing for Love”

Kevin Costner is open to the idea of finding love again. The 69-year-old actor and his ex-wife, Christine Baumgartner, finalized their divorce earlier this year, but Costner remains hopeful about the future of his romantic life. When asked about the possibility of falling in love again, he told People magazine, “Yeah, I think everybody would like to be in love. There’s such a good feeling that’s associated with that. It may have to be defined in a different way, but yeah, I love the idea of that possibility. I’m not going to let anything harden my heart.”

During his split from Christine, Costner focused on prioritizing his children. He shares custody of their three youngest kids—Cayden, 17, Hayes, 15, and Grace, 14—and acknowledged the challenges of the situation. “You just keep talking, you keep coaching [the kids], you keep interested in what they’re interested in… I had to,” he shared. Costner is also a father to seven children in total.

In a recent interview, Costner reflected on how his life changed dramatically when he started listening to his heart. He recounted a pivotal moment at the end of his college years at California State University, Fullerton, when he decided to stop worrying about others’ opinions. “There was no guarantee of success, but a huge weight came off my shoulders. I started going into Hollywood every day and would park my little camper next to a phone booth and kind of sleep in a fetal position. I knew no one.”