{"id":2103946,"date":"2025-10-20T17:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2103946"},"modified":"2025-10-20T17:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:09:09","slug":"who-is-christine-baumgartners-husband-what-to-know-about-josh-connor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/who-is-christine-baumgartners-husband-what-to-know-about-josh-connor\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Christine Baumgartner&#8217;s Husband? What to Know About Josh Connor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kevin-costner\/\"><strong>Kevin Costner<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s ex-wife <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/christine-baumgartner\/\"><strong>Christine Baumgartner<\/strong><\/a> has moved on with new husband <strong>Josh Connor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The couple were first romantically linked in July 2023, two months after Baumgartner filed for divorce from Costner after 18 years of marriage. Their relationship was revealed when Connor and Baumgartner were spotted on a trip to Hawaii that summer.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kevin-costners-ex-wife-christine-baumgartner-engaged-to-financier-josh-connor-report\/\">Connor proposed to Baumgartner<\/a> in January 2025, surprising her during a date night out. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kevin-costners-ex-wife-christine-baumgartner-weds-josh-connor\/\">They got married<\/a> in October of that same year, exchanging vows at the Santa Ynez Ranch in Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was magical \u2014 truly,\u201d a guest told <em>People<\/em> of the nuptials. \u201cThe setting was gorgeous, but what made it special was the intimacy of it all. This wasn\u2019t a big production. It was authentic, heartfelt, and so very them. Everyone there felt like they were witnessing something really precious.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kevin-costner-plays-coy-when-asked-about-ex-wifes-new-romance\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kevin-costner-plays-coy-when-asked-about-ex-wifes-new-romance\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kevin Costner Stays Coy When Asked About Ex Christine\u2019s New Romance<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKevin Costner gave a coy response when asked about ex-wife Christine Baumgartner\u2019s romance with former neighbor Josh Connor. \u201cI don\u2019t have a next-door neighbor,\u201d Costner, 69, told a photographer on Thursday, January 25, when asked if he had any thoughts on Baumgartner, 49, dating his \u201cneighbor,\u201d according to footage obtained by Entertainment Tonight. While the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>But who is Baumgartner\u2019s new husband? Keep scrolling for everything to know about Connor:<\/p>\n<h2>1. He Studied Economics<\/h2>\n<p>Connor graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Connor Started His Own Company<\/h2>\n<p>He founded Connor Capital SB in 2016, which \u201cfocuses on equity investments in transportation and transportation-related companies,\u201d according <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.connorcsb.com\/josh-connor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to the business\u2019 website<\/a>. Connor Capital has made more than 10 investments since its inception.<\/p>\n<p>Connor also acts as the cochief executive officer and coportfolio manager at Duration Capital Partners, which he founded in 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>3. He Has an Impressive Resume<\/h2>\n<p>Prior to becoming the lead of two companies, Connor had a 15-year stint at Morgan Stanley where he acted as the cohead of the company\u2019s Transportation &amp; Infrastructure Investment Banking Group.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, Connor took his talents to Barclays where he was a managing director and cohead of the Industrials Banking Group. He also started working as a coportfolio manager at Oaktree Capital in 2017 and held that role until 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/inside-christine-baumgartner-and-fiance-josh-connors-home-plans\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kevin-Costner-s-Ex-Christine-Baumgartner-and-Fiance-Josh-Connor-Both-List-Their-Homes-for-Sale-506.jpg?crop=0px%2C84px%2C1334px%2C754px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Kevin Costner s Ex Christine Baumgartner and Fiance Josh Connor Both List Their Homes for Sale 506\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kevin-Costner-s-Ex-Christine-Baumgartner-and-Fiance-Josh-Connor-Both-List-Their-Homes-for-Sale-506.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/inside-christine-baumgartner-and-fiance-josh-connors-home-plans\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Inside Christine Baumgartner and Fiance Josh Connor\u2018s Home Plans<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKevin Costner\u2019s ex-wife Christine Baumgartner and her fianc\u00e9, Josh Connor, are moving on \u2014 and moving out! \u2014 of their individual homes in California. Baumgartner, 50, was renting a house in Santa Barbara for $40,000 per month during her divorce from Costner, 70, in 2023. According to online records via Zillow\u00a0viewed by Us Weekly, the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>4. Connor Is a Father<\/h2>\n<p>Before he married Baumgartner, the financier was married to a woman named Patricia. The former couple finalized their divorce in January 2023. Throughout their marriage, they welcomed three kids, daughters Lily and Abigail and son John.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Connor and Baumgartner Have History<\/h2>\n<p>Coster was friends with Connor before he started dating the actor\u2019s ex-wife. Connor and his family actually lived down the street from Costner and Baumgartner.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents obtained by <em>Us<\/em> in August 2023, stated that Costner \u201cdoes not know for a fact if [Christine] engaged in any <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kevin-costner-does-not-know-whether-ex-christine-had-affairs\/\">\u2018extramarital romantic relationships\u2019<\/a> before separation and, if so, whether she spent any of his money or charged any expenses in furtherance of her affair(s) on credit cards he paid.\u201d This came after Baumgartner requested financial documents in their divorce battle. (Costner denied having any \u201cextramarital romantic relationships\u201d throughout their marriage.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Baumgartner testified that same month she and Connor were just friends before she and Costner split.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKevin had strong suspicions that something was going on between Christine and Josh,\u201d a source told <em>Us<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kevin-costner-had-strong-suspicions-about-ex-wifes-new-romance\/\">in January 2024<\/a>. \u201cTheir close [bond] was a real elephant in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Costner and Baumgartner\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kevin-costner-christine-baumgartners-divorce-everything-to-know\/\">divorce was finalized<\/a> in February 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Costner\u2019s ex-wife Christine Baumgartner has moved on with new husband Josh Connor. The couple were first romantically linked in July 2023, two months after Baumgartner filed for divorce from Costner after 18 years of marriage. Their relationship was revealed when Connor and Baumgartner were spotted on a trip to Hawaii that summer. 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