Kevin Costner shared a sweet memory with his late pal, Whitney Houston, on his milestone 70th birthday. After coming across a rare, behind-the-scenes photo of them together on set of their 1992 film The Bodyguard, the Yellowstone looked back on their close friendship and expressed gratitude to celebrate another year around the sun.
![[After coming across a rare, behind-the-scenes photo of them together on set of their 1992 film The Bodyguard, the Yellowstone looked back on their close friendship and expressed gratitude to celebrate another year around the sun]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/19/22/94275721-14302807-image-m-46_1737326395633.jpg)
'This photo reminds me of how lucky I am to be getting another birthday,' he wrote on his Instagram Story as he shared an image that was uploaded to her account, which is managed by her estate. 'We lost such a light when we lost Whitney.'. In the picture, the two-time Oscar winner can be seen smiling while standing next to the pop icon, who died in 2012 at age 48, and hairstylist Ellin LaVar.
![['We lost such a light when we lost Whitney,' he wrote on his Instagram Story as he shared a throwback of them together]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/19/22/94275725-14302807-image-a-44_1737326381605.jpg)
Houston's estate captioned the image: 'Happy birthday to Kevin Costner! A behind the scenes photo from The Bodyguard with Kevin, Whitney and Ellin LaVar, Whitney's hairstylist for the film.'. Earlier in the day, he shared an adorable throwback from his childhood of him wearing a cowboy outfit.
![[Earlier in the day, he shared an adorable childhood throwback as he thanked fans for their birthday wishes and reflected on 'chasing the cowboy life just about as soon as' he 'could walk']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/19/23/94276575-14302807-image-a-60_1737328357219.jpg)
Kevin Costner shared a sweet memory with his late pal, Whitney Houston, on his milestone 70th birthday. 'Thank you guys for the birthday wishes,' he captioned the post. 'If you can believe it, this is me. I was chasing the cowboy life just about as soon as I could walk, and here I am doing it still. Here's to another year of keeping our sights set on our dreams.'.
![['Thank you guys for the birthday wishes,' he captioned the post. 'If you can believe it, this is me. I was chasing the cowboy life just about as soon as I could walk, and here I am doing it still. Here's to another year of keeping our sights set on our dreams' (seen on June 24, 2024)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/19/23/94276739-14302807-image-a-61_1737328723775.jpg)
