While Vivian Wilson is the daughter of exes Elon Musk and Justine Wilson, she doesn’t live off a large inheritance.
“People assume I have a lot of money. I don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars at my disposal,” Vivian, 21, told The Cut in a Tuesday, September 2, profile. “My mom is rich, right? But, obviously, the other one is unimaginable degrees of wealthy.”
The model further revealed that she lives with three roommates, which she says is “cheaper” than residing in a place on her own.
“I don’t have a desire to be super-rich,” Vivian told The Cut. “I can afford food. I have friends, a shelter and some expendable income, which is nice and much more fortunate than most people my age in Los Angeles.”
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Musk, 54, and Justine, 53, were married from 2000 to 2008, during which they welcomed six children. They share Vivian and her 21-year-old twin brother, Griffin, as well as 19-year-old triplets Kai, Saxon and Damian. (Musk and Justine were also parents to son Nevada, who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome at 10 weeks. Musk is also father to eight other children from various relationships.)
As for Vivian, she has been estranged from Musk since 2020, after she publicly came out as transgender.
“I had really, really, really, really — I can’t emphasize how many reallys are in this statement — really f***ing bad gender dysphoria,” she recalled to The Cut, declining to speak about her family dynamics in depth.
Vivian has since tried to carve out her own niche far from her parents’ shadows. (Justine is a successful author, while Musk is famously the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX.)
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“I’m not very good at being famous. It’s a skill. I fought so hard for so long to be viewed as a regular person,” Vivian explained. “There was a moment literally right before I became famous where no one knew who I was. It was amazing. Everyone treated me as a regular person. I kind of miss that, but I also like being famous.”
According to Vivian, she now feels “kind of indifferent” to fame.
“But, I like the fact that it makes me money,” Vivian admitted. “I think about the support I get more than the hate, and it kind of outweighs it. I get a lot of hate posts about me. But what the f*** am I supposed to do about that? I don’t really have a choice other than to build a bridge and get over it.”
