Kevin Costner Still Pining for Jewel After Rumored Romance: ‘She Has Other Priorities’
Kevin Costner and '90s folk-pop queen Jewel's rumored romance may have fizzled out a while ago, but he remains a huge admirer of her music, and he's looking forward to being front and center at her upcoming performances whilst quietly hoping it'll lead to more, Life & Style has exclusively learned.
"Kevin's big miscalculation in his ongoing attempts to woo Jewel is his failing to understand that she isn't done yet, and she's certainly not in any frame of mind where she would want to be arm candy," a source exclusively tells Life & Style. "You talk to Jewel for five minutes and it becomes very clear that she still has a lot she wants to do with her music career and writing, and she still longs to win a Grammy after being nominated four times during her heyday."
The insider also makes it clear that the "Who Will Save Your Soul" singer, 50, "has other priorities ahead of finding a new romantic relationship."
"For all of Kevin's lofty talk about his own musical ambitions, he is still not much more than an amateur while Jewel is undeniably a seasoned pro. It took a while for Kevin to really understand this, but he remains in awe of her talent and supportive of her career, even from a distance," the source explains to Life & Style. "He would have loved to collaborate with her and even date her, but he has to resign himself to being her number one fan instead, because she still has a lot of mountains she wants to climb herself!"
Kevin, 70, and Jewel maintained a low-key romance after they sparked dating rumors in November 2023, seven months after the Yellowstone alum and ex-wife Christine Baumgartner separated. They finalized their divorce in February 2024.
The pair met while participating in a pro-am tennis tournament at billionaire Richard Branson's Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands.
"Kevin looked handsome, tan and fit. All the guests were going crazy over him," a source told In Touch in December 2023. "He really hit it off with Jewel."
The insider told the outlet that the pair were seated next to each other at a dinner and were "laughing and chatting" and "looked like they were having a lot of fun."
Chatter about Jewel and Kevin's romance continued to make headlines in the following months, leading the musician to address the speculation during an April 2024 interview with Elle.
"He's a great person," Jewel told the publication, who noted that she was "blushing" while talking about the Bodyguard actor. "The public fascination is intense for sure."
Later that month, In Touch reported that Jewel was a positive aspect in Kevin's life during his nasty divorce battle with Christine, 51.
"Jewel's been through divorce too [with ex-husband Ty Murray], though not in such a public way as Kevin. The media interest in her romance with Kevin isn't something she's used to, but she's handled it remarkably well," the second insider told the outlet. "She's not someone who caters to the spotlight. She can turn it off. Her focus is on keeping her life as normal as possible. She sees Kevin for the sensitive, caring soul he is."
Kevin, for his part, addressed the dating rumors during a candid interview with Howard Stern in June 2024, claiming their relationship was strictly platonic while still singing her praises.
"No, Jewel and I are friends. We've never gone out, ever," he said at the time. "She's special, and I don't want these rumors to ruin our friendship because that's what we have. She's special to me. She's beautiful enough to go out with."
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This story was originally published May 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM.