Elon Musk has a very interesting love life, apart from his business ventures. He got married to English actress, Talulah Riley twice. Check out the story to know why the couple called it quits.
The wealthiest man in the world, Elon Musk, is infamous for his businesses. The South African-born American businessman cofounded PayPal and launched SpaceX, which produces launch vehicles and spacecraft. He is currently the CEO of a multinational automotive company, Tesla. Elon also grabbed attention worldwide when he acquired the social media platform, Twitter last year.
Although Elon Musk often makes headlines for his various experiments that he has been doing for quite some time now with Twitter, but it's not all about his businesses these days. Besides his business ventures, Elon Musk has a very interesting love life, having been married three times, twice to his second wife, Talulah Riley and several high-profile relationships. Read on if you're curious about Elon and Talulah's love story and what led to their eventual split.
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Elon Musk and Talulah Riley’s love story started as a classic Hollywood movie love trope. They first met at a bar in London in 2008, and they immediately fell for each other. The couple was reportedly spotted together during their outings, and the rumours spread that they were involved in a romantic relationship. For those of you who don’t know, Talulah Riley is an English actress who has starred in popular movies such as Pride & Prejudice, Inception, and Thor: The Dark World.
Elon Musk was still married to his first wife, Justine Wilson when he met Talulah Riley in 2008. Eventually, he filed for divorce with Justine and six weeks after the divorce, Elon and Talulah announced their engagement to the world. After two years of dating, the couple finally decided to tie the knot with their wedding ceremony taking place at Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland. However, things were not going well between the couple, and they later filed for divorce in 2012.
The couple, Elon Musk and Talulah Riley could not continue without each other for long, and their romance rekindled a year later. Once again, they said ‘I do’ to each other in 2013. Talulah Riley talked about remarrying Elon Musk in the BBC documentary, The Elon Musk Show. She said that it was silly to be together and still unmarried. She said:
“I suppose the reason to get remarried was just because it felt silly to be together unmarried after having been married. You know, it’s like a habit.”
However, things eventually came to an end, and they filed for another divorce in 2016. According to reports, Elon had said that he fell out of love with Talulah. Hence, he decided to move on in his life. While several media reports state Elon Musk is ‘cold and emotionless’, Talulah shook them off, saying that they are far from being true. Even though Elon and Talulah are not together anymore, they are still very good friends and are often seen cheering for each other.
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After separating from Elon Musk in 2016, Talulah Riley is beginning a new chapter in her life. She is all set to embark on a new journey with English actor, Thomas Brodie-Sangster. The 37-year-old actress, Talulah confirmed her engagement with the 33-year-old actor, Thomas with a post on Twitter. People have filled her comment section with best wishes. And Talulah’s ex-husband, Elon Musk, too, joined the bandwagon and congratulated the couple on their new beginning.
Before getting married to Talulah Riley in 2010, Elon Musk was married to Canadian writer, Justine Wilson. They met at Queen’s University in Canada and got married in 2000. The couple welcomed six children, Nevada Alexander Musk, Vivian Jenna Wilson, Damian Musk, Griffin Musk, Kai Musk, Saxon Musk together. The couple, unfortunately, lost their first child died when he was just 10 weeks old. He divorced Justine Wilson in 2008. Elon married Talulah Riley twice, and the couple finally parted ways in 2016.
Following his split with Talulah Riley in 2016, Elon Musk got involved with Johnny Depp’s ex-wife, Amber Heard in 2017. And they called it quits after just four months of dating. Later in 2018, Elon and Canadian musician, Grimes made their relationship public. In May 2020, Grimes gave birth to their son, and later, welcomed a second child in December 2021. However, the couple broke up in 2022. But after a few months, news broke that Elon and the director of operations and special projects at his Neuralink company, Shivon Zilis welcomed twins in November 2021.
Whoa! Elon Musk had a tumultuous love life. Do you guys think the same? Let us know.
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