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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

STORYLynn Farah
Elon Musk and Talulah Riley got married twice. Photo: @Who_is_Famous/Twitter
Elon Musk and Talulah Riley got married twice. Photo: @Who_is_Famous/Twitter
Sex and relationships

  • 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

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.

Elon Musk and Talulah Riley called it quits for a second time in 2016. Photo: @blossomozurumba/Twitter
Elon Musk and Talulah Riley called it quits for a second time in 2016. Photo: @blossomozurumba/Twitter

On the documentary, the actress shot down claims that Musk is “cold and emotionless”, insisting that “nothing could be further from the truth”.

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So who is the woman who Musk continues to love and consider a good friend, despite two divorces?

Talulah Riley married Elon Musk … twice

Elon Musk and his ex-wife Talulah Riley. Photo: @elonmuskslife/Instagram
Elon Musk and his ex-wife Talulah Riley. Photo: @elonmuskslife/Instagram
According to HITC, the couple met at a bar in London in 2008 and started dating soon after. Riley and Musk are most famous for getting married and divorced twice. Insider reported she married Musk in 2010, only to get divorced two years later. They got back together soon after and got married again in 2013. But in 2016, that marriage ended and they officially divorced.

Elon Musk and Talulah Riley had an on-and-off relationship. Photo: @eTeknix/Twitter
Elon Musk and Talulah Riley had an on-and-off relationship. Photo: @eTeknix/Twitter

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”.

Elon Musk, the romantic?

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