Kevin Costner, 67, has been married to Christine Baumgartner, 48, since 2004, however the Hollywood actor was left "heartbroken" when his marriage to his childhood sweetheart suddenly ended.The A-lister rose to fame during the 1980s, with his college sweetheart Cindy Silva by his side, after tying the knot in 1978.As Kevin got more and more Hollywood roles, Kevin's first wife Cindy became concerned of her husband's steamy scenes with female co-stars in Hollywood.By this time, they had welcomed three children: Annie, Lily, and son Joe.The couple had been married 16 years with Cindy enduring the sex scenes as well as the cheating rumours.However, in 1994 they announced their split to the disappointment of many, including Kevin.Nonetheless, in their statement, the pair insisted they had amicably resolved all issues regarding their kids and finances.According to reports at the time, Cindy ended up with a divorce settlement of an impressive $80 million.Speaking after the divorce, Kevin expressed: "My faith was shaken.
No one wants their marriage to end, and it did."You are going to see the people you love most, your children, only half as much.That's a huge loss."Kevin has now been married to Christine since 2004, with the couple welcoming three children together.Their relationship was not plain sailing before this as Christine threatened to break up with Kevin prior to their nuptials because he did not want more children.He told Closer Weekly in 2018: "[She] wanted a child, but I was afraid I couldn’t be an effective father."I woke up and thought, ‘Am I going to lose a beautiful woman who is willing to be with me to my very last breath because I am afraid to say yes to a child?’"That’s all it took.Sometimes you learn the.
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