Elon Musk has been spotted with his new girlfriend, Australian actress Natasha Bassett, enjoying a low-key lunch in billionaires paradise St Tropez.
The pair were seen enjoying a meal at the Cheval Blanc hotel, where rooms cost upwards of $1,300-a-night – a drop in the ocean for the world’s richest man.
Musk, 50, and Bassett, 27, sat in full view of the hotel’s pool and bathers.
They sipped on rose, ate French fries and chatted animatedly while waiters fluttered by. The pair then strolled hand-in-hand out of the expensive eatery past other sunseekers on the beach.
Bassett, Musk’s youngest girlfriend yet, was elegant in a $698 Zadig and Voltaire dress, silver sandals and a matching bag. Musk, who was dressed less suitably for the weather, wore a dark grey t-shirt, black jeans and black leather Chelsea boots.
The couple are believed to have started dating in February this year, when they were spotted getting off Musk’s private jet in L.A.
Elon Musk and his new girlfriend Natasha Bassett, 27, are shown having lunch in St Tropez this weekend. The pair dined on French fries and sipped wine at the Cheval Blanc hotel
La vie en rose! The pair couldn’t wipe the smiles from their faces as they enjoyed their quiet lunch date
Musk and Bassett started dating in February earlier this year. They are rarely seen together
Savoring every drop! The billionaire polished off his wine while his girlfriend tucked into some fries
The look of love: Bassett, 27, stares lovingly at her beau. The pair have been busy in the area with the Cannes Film Festival and on Saturday, Musk also attended friend Ari Emanuel’s wedding
The pair chatted, drank wine and ate fries as they caught up in between events in the busy Riviera hotspot
Musk seemed to be enjoying his rose and fries
At 6ft 2, Musk towered over his new flame as they made their way out of the hotel restaurant and onto the beach
Musk has been in the South of France for the last week attending galas and weddings
Musk and Bassett after their lunch. The pair put caps on to walk back to the public beach after their romantic meal
Musk, 50, wore a dark grey t-shirt, black jeans and black leather boots. His girlfriend was elegant in a $698 Zadig and Voltaire dress with silver sandals and a matching bag
Elon Musk and Natasha Bassett saunter bathers who were oblivious to the world’s richest man
Musk welcomed his second child with ex-girlfriend Grimes in December last year via surrogate. They called quits on their romance two months earlier in September.
Since then, it seems Bassett has been well and truly embraced by the family.
She attended multiple events in Cannes last week where Musk’s model mother Maye was also a guest.
The pair ate thought to have attended the premiere of Bassett’s new film, Elvis. She plays one of the singer’s girlfriends in the biopic.
Musk’s previous girlfriends include Amber Heard and British actress Talulah Riley.
Bassett moved to the US from Australia when she was 19. She first worked in New York then traveled to L.A. It’s unclear how she and Musk met.
Musk is a father-of-seven who has been divorced three times – twice from the same woman.
Bathers in tight speedos paid no attention to the pair as they enjoyed their al-fresco lunch at the Cheval Blanc hotel
The pair set off after a leisurely lunch next to the hotel’s swimming pool which overlook its beach
Bassett laughed at her billionaire beau’s jokes as the pair made their way out of the restaurant
The pair kept a low profile in baseball caps as they made their way into the hotel
Off they go! Later on Saturday, Musk attended the wedding of his friend Ari Emanuel
Musk and Bassett took a stroll on the beach at Bouillabaisse Beach in St Tropez after their lunch
Bassett in an Instagram post she uploaded on Monday from one of the hotel’s balconies
Bassett with Tom Hanks in Cannes at the amfAR gala on Thursday night
Bassett is an Australian actress who moved to the US to pursue her career when she was 19. She lives in L.A.
He met his first wife Justine Wilson when the pair were studying together in Ontario. They tied the knot in 2000, moved to Los Angeles and welcomed their first son – Nevada – who died when he was only 10 weeks old from SIDS.
They went on to have twins and then triplets together; Griffin, Xavier, Damian, Saxon and Kai.
She told in a Marie Claire article how she considered herself to be his ‘starter wife’. The pair divorced in 2008 after eight years of marriage and five kids.
Next, Musk married British actress Talulah Riley. The pair married in 2010, then divorced in 2012. They got remarried in 2013 and Musk filed for divorce but withdrew the following year.
Eventually, Talulah filed for divorce in 2016.
He went public with Amber Heard the following year, after her acrimonious divorce from Johnny Depp. While their relationship was brief (they parted ways after just a year), they seemed to remain friends.
Bassett stars in the new Baz Luhrmann movie Elvis. She plays one of the singer’s girlfriends
Musk honored Amber’s promised payments to the ACLU that she said she was going to pay using her divorce settlement from Depp.
She had pledged to give the full $7million to the charities but revealed under questioning this week that she hadn’t been able to, and that Musk made some payments in her name.
After Heard, Musk moved on with the singer Grimes, making their debut as a couple at the 2018 Met Gala.
They welcomed a son in May 2020 and named him X Æ A-Xii.
By September 2021, the pair had broken up. Musk told Page Six they were still on ‘great terms’, however.
In December 2021, Grimes stunned the world by announcing the pair had welcomed another baby – a daughter who they had via a surrogate.
The baby girl’s name is Exa Dark Sideræl but they refer to her as ‘Y’. Now, they say they are ‘fluid’ in their relationship.
ELON’S EXES! FROM HIS FIRST WIFE JUSTINE TO AMBER HEARD, GRIMES AND NOW AUSTRALIAN BEAUTY NATASHA BASSETT
Justine Wilson, 49
2000 – 2008
Elon Musk with his first wife Justine
Musk met his first wife Justine Wilson when the pair were studying together in Ontario.
They tied the knot in 2000, moved to Los Angeles and welcomed their first son – Nevada – who died when he was only 10 weeks old from SIDS.
They went on to have twins and then triplets together; Griffin, Xavier, Damian, Saxon and Kai.
She told in a Marie Claire article how she considered herself to be his ‘starter wife’.
The pair divorced in 2008 after eight years of marriage and five kids.
They were dating when he made his first millions through Zip2.com, an internet company that made him $20million in the late 1990s.
It was while they were dating and engaged that he founded X.com – which later became PayPal.
When they divorced in 2008, they had a post-nuptial agreement in place. It’s unclear what she received in the way of a settlement.
She wrote in her Marie Claire essay that Elon had made her ‘disposable’.
Talulah Riley, 36
2010-2016
Musk married British actress Talulah Riley within weeks of meeting her after his divorce from Justine.
The pair married in 2010, then divorced in 2012.
Musk with Talulah Riley, his second wife (who he married twice) and his twin sons Griffin, left, and Xavier, right, in 2010
they got remarried in 2013 and Musk filed for divorce but withdrew the following year. Eventually, Talulah filed for divorce in 2016.
Elon Musk with Amber Heard
They have always spoken highly of one another publicly and say they are on great terms.
Talulah said in a recent interview that they continue to ‘look after each other’
Amber Heard, 36
2017-2018
He went public with Amber Heard the following year, after her acrimonious divorce from Johnny Depp.
While their relationship was brief (they parted ways after just a year), they seemed to remain friends.
Musk honored Amber’s promised payments to the ACLU that she said she was going to pay using her divorce settlement from Depp.
She had pledged to give the full $7million to the charities but revealed under questioning this week that she hadn’t been able to, and that Musk made some payments in her name.
Grimes, 34
2018-2021
After Heard, Musk moved on with the singer Grimes, making their debut as a couple at the 2018 Met Gala.
They welcomed a son in May 2020 and named him X Æ A-Xii.
By September 2021, the pair had broken up. Musk told Page Six they were still on ‘great terms’, however. In December 2021, Grimes stunned the world by announcing the pair had welcomed another baby – a daughter who they had via a surrogate.
The baby girl’s name is Exa Dark Sideræl but they refer to her as ‘Y’. Now, they say they are ‘fluid’ in their relationship.
Musk with his ex-girlfriend Grimes, left. They have two kids together – a son, X Æ A-Xii (right with Musk) and a daughter, Y, who they welcomed in December