Elon Musk’s trans daughter Vivian reveals she’s broke, lives with 3 roommates despite dad’s vast fortune

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Vivian Wilson, the 21-year-old transgender daughter of billionaire Elon Musk, says her reality looks very different from what many assume.

In a candid new interview with The Cut, Wilson revealed she’s far from wealthy and currently lives in Los Angeles with three roommates because “it’s cheaper.”

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian Wilson says she is broke

“People assume I have a lot of money. I don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars at my disposal,” Wilson explained. “My mom is rich, right? But obviously the other one (Musk)… is unimaginable degrees of wealthy. I don’t have a desire to be super rich. 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.”

Musk’s net worth is estimated at $413 billion, making him the world’s richest man.

Fallout with Elon Musk and ‘daddy issues’

Wilson, the eldest of Musk’s 14 children, made headlines in 2022 when she legally changed her gender and name, cutting ties with the Tesla CEO in the process.

She has since criticized her father publicly, at one point calling him a “pathetic man-child” for his lack of support for her gender identity.

Musk has also spoken openly about their fractured relationship, claiming Wilson had been “killed by the woke mind virus” and that he regretted allowing her to transition at 16. Reflecting on the rift, Wilson wryly told the magazine that the most stereotypical part of her life is having “Daddy issues.”

Her upbringing, she noted, was one of privilege attending a private high school surrounded by celebrity children, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter Apple. She also studied abroad in Canada and Japan, picking up multiple languages such as Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish, before ultimately dropping out of college.

Wilson blamed her lack of motivation partly on the rise of AI, which she said derailed her ambitions.

Vivian Wilson adjusting to fame and pursuing modeling career

Now pursuing modeling, Wilson has already signed with an agent and recently graced the cover of Teen Vogue. Still, she admitted she struggles with the spotlight that inevitably comes with her famous last name.

“I fought so hard for so long to be viewed as a regular person,” she said. “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.”

While she insists she’s “not very good at being famous,” Wilson acknowledged that her new visibility has financial perks. “I guess I’m kind of indifferent to it,” she added. “But I like the fact that it makes me money.”