Biography

Kristen Tomassi

Posted on Oct 22, 2021, Modified : Oct 21, 2021 Pranav Bajracharya

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Kristen Tomassi is a designer and architect by profession. She is well-known in the entertainment industry as the ex-wife of the English businessman Richard Branson. She was his first wife, and their relationship dates back to 1972. Sadly, they were not able to make their relationship last long. Please stick with us to know more about Kristen Tomassi’s biography and the journey of her life.

Early Life and Family Details

Kristen Tomassi has not shared the details concerning her exact date of birth at the moment. However, according to online sources, we know that she was born somewhere in the United States of America, but she spent most of her childhood growing up in England.

Not much information is available about her mother at the moment, but we are aware of the fact that her father’s name is Joseph Tomassi. He held the director position in the marketing department on an international level for Libby International, a frozen food company. Moreover, online sources claim that she has a sibling, but besides this claim, there is no information about her sibling.

Since Kristen Tomassi was born in America, she holds an American nationality, and she belongs to the white ethnicity. Furthermore, she is a Christian who practices Christianity as her religion. Besides this, since her exact date of birth is unavailable, we are unable to determine her zodiac sign.

Quick Info
Full Name	Kristen Tomassi
Date of Birth	1952 (estimated)
Place of Birth	United States of America
Age	69 years old (estimated)
Occupation	Interior Designer, Architect
Father's Name	Joseph Tomassi
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White
Religion	Christianity
Education	Concord Academy Fairfield University Parsons School of Design Arizona State School of Architecture
Body Figure	Slim
Eyes Color	Brown
Hair Color	Blonde
Spouse	Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (1972-1979) Kevin Ayers (separated) Axel Ball (present)
Children	Galen Ayers Nicholas Ball
Net Worth	$1 million-$5 million (estimated)

But through the fact that her marriage took place in 1972 when she was just 20 years old, we are able to determine that she was born sometime in the year 1952. So through this information, we can make an estimate that she is around 69 years of age at the moment.

Reflecting on Kristen’s educational background, she is a well-educated person. For her high schooling education, she studied at the Concord Academy. Upon completing her schooling, she enrolled at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.

It was during her college years that she developed an interest in designing. Realizing her interests, she then joined the Parsons School of Design. In addition to this, she was also a student at the Arizona State School of Architecture, where she studied architecture.

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Physical Stats

Kristen Tomassi has not publicly revealed his exact height, weight, and body measurements to the public. However, according to her looks, she has a slim body figure. In addition to this, she has a decent weight and a decent height. Furthermore, her eyes are brown in color, and this matches perfectly with her blonde hair.

Professional Career

Kristen Tomassi works as an interior designer and architect. Besides this, we are currently unable to find more about her professional career. In addition, information related to the organization that she works in and how long has she worked with the organization is currently a mystery.

She is in the limelight only through her relationship with one of the most successful businessmen. Because of this reason, information is scarce when it comes to her individual life.

Love Life and Spouse

Kristen Tomassi’s first marriage took place with the English business tycoon Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson. He is a famous and successful person in the business industry and is also the founder of the British multinational venture, Virgin Group. He is also one of the richest men today, with an approximate net worth of $4.4 billion, according to Forbes.

Kristen and Richard crossed paths when she was a high school student, and he was working on the launch of his company. He was around 21, and she was 20 years when their marriage took place. They tied knots in the year 1972. Then, sadly, their relationship began to crumble.

Richard was unable to manage time between his personal and professional life. This created problems as Kristen was unable to deal with them. Finally, they parted ways in the year 1979 and went their separate ways.

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During the final days before the divorce, Kristen was already in a relationship with the late English singer and songwriter, Kevin Ayers. According to Kevin, Richard was mad at him for stealing Kristen from him. Likewise, Richard was also in a romantic relationship with Kevin’s ex-spouse.

However, things did not work out between either of them, and they separated. But Kristen and Kevin did welcome a daughter from their relationship, and her name is Galen Ayers. She is now a married woman, and her husband’s name is Stephen James Hopkins. She is working in the music industry.

Following this separation, Kristen Tomassi went on to date and marry her husband, and his name is Axel Ball. He was previously a business partner of Branson and is currently working as a property developer.

The couple together welcomed a son, and his name is Nicholas Ball. He is also a married person, and his wife’s name is Nadine Hawa. Kristen became a grandmother through her son’s side when he welcomed two kids named Alexander Ball and Adriana Ball.

Net Worth of Kristen Tomassi

Kristen Tomassi earns from her professional career as an interior designer and architect. She lives a lavish life with her husband, who also has a handsome amount of income from his career.