Christine Baumgartner is engaged with financier Josh Connor (exclusive)

Christine Baumgartner and her financier’s girlfriend, Josh Connor, are fiancé, people can only confirm.

The couple’s engagement took place on January 26 during what Baumgartner, 50, thought was a simple intimate dinner for two in Santa Barbara.

But Connor, 49, had something even more romantic-and-life-changing-in thoughts. “It was raining, so almost no one else was on the beach when Josh came down to one knee,” a source says close to the couple.

Those in the inner circle of the couple were not surprised by the suggestion. “They spent Christmas in New York together last month when it all began. They are both over the moon and excited for their future together,” adds the source,

The couple was first spotted together in Hawaii during a romantic escape in July 2023, which burned speculation about their budding romance. A friend of Baumgartners told people they were together in January 2024.

In December 2024, a source told People, ”Christine and Josh’s relationship started as a friendship, so they have a really strong foundation. They share the same values ​​and she feels so happy and supported in this new relationship. “The source added:” They are so in love. It has been a very natural and positive step forward for Christine. ”

Baumgartner’s friends have been incredibly supportive of her relationship Connor.

“Anyone who knows Christine knows how she has dedicated her life to her family. They do a lot together and that the care of her children has been a lot of focus all the time,” shares an insider. “Her friends and family have been incredibly supportive of her relationship with Josh and everyone can tell how happy they are together. Now everyone wants to know when and where the wedding will be!

The engagement comes a year after Baumgartner completed his divorce from Kevin Costner on February 2024d. The former couple was married for 18 years and shared three children: Cayden, 17, Hayes, 15 and Grace, 14.