Elon’s father is an engineer and like Elon, was born in South Africa.

Though Errol mentioned in a 2015 Forbes interview that he used to usually take his children on journeys abroad—(*3*)”Their mother and I split up when they were quite young and the kids stayed with me. I took them all over the world.”—his relationship with Elon is not image excellent.

In an emotional 2017 Rolling Stone interview, Elon criticized his father and talked about his upbringing, saying that after his dad and mom cut up, he moved in with his dad, which, he mentioned, “was not a good idea.”

However, Errol advised Rolling Stone, “I love my children and would readily do whatever for them.”

Following his divorce from Maye, Errol married Heide, whose daughter Jana Bezuidenhout was 4 years outdated on the time. Errol and Heide went on to have two daughters collectively earlier than they, too, broke up. 

Years later, Jana reached out to Errol following a breakup of her personal. “We were lonely, lost people,” Errol defined in a 2018 interview with The Sunday Times. “One thing led to another—you can call it God’s plan or nature’s plan.”

Either method, the duo turned romantic and welcomed son Elliott in 2017 after which a child lady in 2019. As Errol put it to The Sun, “The only thing we are on Earth for is to reproduce. If I could have another child I would. I can’t see any reason not to.”