🙀Talulah Riley, Elon Musk’s ex-wife, once shared how they first crossed paths back in 2008.
She was a young actress out in a lively London nightclub when this guy—quiet, a bit awkward—started chatting with her. “I remember thinking he probably didn’t get to talk to young actresses very often,” she recalled with a smile. “He seemed quite nervous.”
Feeling kind, she decided to be extra nice and give him a pleasant evening. Little did she know, Elon had actually spoken to plenty of pretty girls before… but that night, he only had eyes for her. He barely noticed the other models the club promoter kept trying to introduce.
They hit it off right away. Fast-forward a couple of weeks, and they were already talking about the future. They eventually married (twice, actually), though their relationship had its ups and downs, ending in their second divorce earlier this year.
Even now, it’s a sweet, slightly funny snapshot of the billionaire founder of Tesla, SpaceX, and PayPal before the world knew him the way it does today—just a nervous guy meeting a charming actress in a London bar. 💋
