KEVIN Costner’s estranged wife is being comforted in Hawaii by a geeky investment banker, The Sun can reveal.
Christine Baumgartner – locked in a bitter divorce battle with the Hollywood superstar – was spotted strolling along the sea front with wealthy divorcee Josh Connor during a holiday to the paradise isles.
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Josh, 49, who lives near Christine and Kevin’s £115million mansion in Montectio, California, was also seen deep in conversation on the beach with the Bodyguard actor’s wife.
On Thursday a bikini-clad Christine, 49, was photographed smiling from ear-to-ear in Hawaii, enjoying time with her 13-year-old daughter Grace.
Her sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14 are also on the family break.
But a source said dad-of-three Josh also travelled out to Hawaii as a companion for Christine and is staying in the same Four Seasons resort.
It’s understood the banker, whose Ferrari California is regularly parked in the driveway of the Costner mansion, has acted as Christine’s confidante as her marriage to Kevin began to crumble.
The former couple have since reached a settlement in her £200million divorce.
Double Oscar winner Kevin, 68, has been ordered to pay his ex £100,000-a-month in child support and Christine must vacate their mansion in Montecito by July 31.
A source said: “Josh was one of Kevin’s friends in Montecito, he’d often play golf with him, but since the split he has grown very close to Christine.
“He has gone through a divorce himself and lives on the same street as her so is always at the house.
“Josh has been a real comfort to her with everything going on and she wanted some adult company in Hawaii so he flew out.
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“Josh has three kids of his own and split from his wife Patricia last year.”
Christine is staying at the luxury Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, in Kona on Hawaii Island, known as the Big Island.
Set between tropical palms and lava blackened Haualai Volcano the five star resort boasts a secluded half-mile stretch of white sand oceanfront.
Rooms cost around £750 per night or £12,000 per night for private multi room villas.
Josh is managing director and co-portfolio manager of Oaktree Capital Management which manages global assets totalling $172billion.
He’s also a founding partner of Connor Capital, a firm which focuses on private investments in transportation.
Christine filed for divorce from Kevin in May and the actor claimed he was left “homeless” because she allegedly refused to leave the couple’s beach compound, a stipulation in their 2004 pre-nup.
The Sun revealed the star was “blindsided” when Christine served him with the divorce papers, because just hours earlier they had struck a mutual agreement.
The sneak attack sparked a bitter legal battle which has played out in public.
As well as the child support payments, a court determined that both Kevin and his ex will split their children’s healthcare costs 50–50.
They will also split expenses down the middle for the kids’ private school tuition, as well as their extracurricular activities, which includes sports.
Both Kevin and Christine can challenge the determination at a future hearing.
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