Who is Elon Musk’s two-time ex-wife, Talulah Riley? The British actress starred in Westworld and is close to her billionaire ex, but these days she’s dating Love Actually’s Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Actress, author, businesswoman and two-time wife to the world’s richest man, Elon Musk. This is Talulah Riley, the woman who has earned a name for herself as a versatile actress with writing skills to boot, too. Although she split – for the second time – from Musk in 2016, she recently cemented her friendship with him after appearing on BBC documentary The Elon Musk Show.
On the documentary, the actress shot down claims that Musk is “cold and emotionless”, insisting that “nothing could be further from the truth”.
So who is the woman who Musk continues to love and consider a good friend, despite two divorces?
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Speaking about being Musk’s two-time wife, according to Hola!, Riley said, “It felt silly to be together unmarried after having been married.” She added that even after they split, they kept having a “very deep love and connection”.
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In the new BBC documentary, The Elon Musk Show, Riley described how Musk made a grand romantic gesture after he forgot to get her a Christmas gift one year while they were living in Boulder, Colorado. The New York Post detailed how Riley said her husband got up in the middle of the night and was then nowhere to be found. He returned two hours later in a T-shirt, shorts and no shoes. Riley said he had been digging through the snow to find her flowers. She said that Musk told her that, “I just wanted to show you how much I loved you.”
Talulah Riley stepped back from her acting career to be a step-mum
In an interview with The Independent, Riley revealed that she stepped back from her career so she could help take care of Musk’s children. At the time, she said even though she chose to prioritise the family over her career, it wasn’t a “traditional housewife role”. She said his children were “very involved” in his projects, calling it a “family-wide effort”.
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Riley’s film career spans almost two decades
Riley began acting when she was 18 years old, starring in TV series Poirot. She has also starred in blockbusters like Pride & Prejudice, Inception, Thor: The Dark World and American dystopian sci-fi series Westworld. It was her role as Angela on Westworld that cemented her star status and created a cult following for the actress.
She also received several awards including best actress for her role in The Last Witness at the New York City International Film Festival, and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in Westworld.
Oh, and she’s a writer too
Riley published her first book Acts of Love in 2016. She followed up with another novel in 2018, The Quickening, with The Independent describing Riley’s writing style as “bold”, grabbing readers’ attention. Insider also reported there was speculation that the characters in her book were based on her relationship with Musk. But, according to Insider, the billionaire said all the characters are “fictional”.
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What’s Riley been up to since divorcing Musk?
- The 37-year-old Westworld actress married Tesla CEO Elon Musk twice but claims that even after they split, they continued to have a ‘very deep love and connection’
- Riley starred in blockbusters like Pride & Prejudice and Inception, published two novels, and is now dating Thomas Brodie-Sangster – the little boy from Love Actually, now all grown up