Kevin Costner and Jewel are ‘hooking up’ after this celebrity played matchmaker
nypost.comKevin Costner and Jewel appear to be heating up following his nasty divorce from ex-wife Christine Baumgartner — and it’s all thanks to mutual friend Richard Branson.The pair struck up a bond after Branson invited both of them to go to his Caribbean island over Thanksgiving weekend.Last week, Costner and the musician’s rumored romance made headlines when TMZ published photos of the “Yellowstone” actor wrapping his arms around her waist surfaced.Despite the PDA, however, a source tells Daily Mail that they are just “having fun” and are not “serious” — at least not yet.“Richard is 100 percent responsible for Kevin and Jewel hooking up.
She has been a friend of Branson’s for years and he has been a close friend of Kevin’s since the 1990’s,” the source adds.“Richard invited Jewel to hold her charity fundraiser on Necker and, honestly, the hookup happened organically.
They hit it off well and Jewel seems to be happy about it.”The source added that Jewel’s friends “can see a light int her” when she’s with the Oscar winner “that hasn’t been there in quite some time.”An insider also told TMZ last week that the relationship is “rather new.”“There was definitely something going on,” a source told the outlet. “They were flirty.
And when they were together, it was like they both just lit up.”A second source added, “You could tell they were trying to be discreet, but anybody who saw them could tell something was going on.”After the getaway, Jewel gushed over the actor in an Instagram post.“A little late posting.
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