According to a report from PEOPLE, 70-year-old actor Kevin Costner is in a romantic relationship with 46-year-old director Kelly Noonan Gores. The two met through mutual friends and are now enjoying a budding romance.
A source told PEOPLE: “They met through mutual friends. Kelly is seeing Kevin, but it’s very casual. She thinks he’s wonderful and interesting.” While Kelly and Kevin are enjoying their time together, friends of the director have noted that their relationship is not very serious.
“Dating is not a huge priority for her though. The past year was tumultuous for her. She separated from her husband last summer and then she lived in a house in Pacific Palisades that burned down. She’s focused on her daughter and her own health,” the source revealed.
Kelly and her ex-husband, Alec Gores, who share a six-year-old daughter, Riley, separated in 2004 after eight years of marriage. On her podcast, ‘Heal with Kelly’, she previously said, “It was excruciating. Even though I initiated the conversation, neither of us wanted this, and it was extremely heartbreaking.”
Meanwhile, Kevin, a father of seven, split from his second wife, Christine Baumgartner, in 2023. He described the separation as a “crushing moment” for him. At the time, he told CBS Morning: “That’s a crushing moment. It’s powerful. It hurt. But I go forward. I have no choice – my children are looking at me.” The star of ‘Yellowstone’ concluded, “So, I can’t wilt like a daisy, I have to go forward. I have to continue to be who I am and keep a special eye on who they are.”
Kevin Costner is a father to three adult children, Joe, Annie, and Lily, from his first marriage to Cindy Silva, a son, Liam, from his relationship with Bridget Rooney, and three teenagers—Grace, Cayden, and Hayes—from his marriage to Christine.
