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It was actually her husband (and “best friend”), Ben Smith-Petersen, who shared the news while reading the eulogy Riley wrote for her mother’s funeral.
So who is Riley Keough’s husband? We know his name, but let’s find out more about him!
Riley Keough’s Husband Reads Tributes at Lisa Marie Presley’s Funeral
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Who is Riley Keough’s Husband?
Riley has been married to Ben Smith-Petersen for nearly eight years. Ben is from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia and she has been working as a stuntman in Hollywood since 2011.
Some of his notable appearances include stunt work in The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies, Mad Max: Fury Road and Triple Frontier.
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Riley and Ben met in a movie shot in 2012.
Riley met Ben on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road in 2012. However, their romance didn’t begin until the following year when it was reshot in Australia.
In a 2022 essay for Vogue Australia, Riley shared details of her early days.
“I had just gotten out of a relationship that needed to be restored, so I definitely wasn’t looking for anything,” Riley wrote. It went on, but he felt grown up and there was something about him.
Their romance progressed quickly once Riley realized her feelings for Ben. In her 2016 interview with USA Today, she revealed that the actress realized almost immediately that she was “the one.”
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“After two weeks of dating him, we were at a gas station and I was like, ‘I see this guy has a kid,'” she told the outlet. I felt like I was there. It was so cool.”
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Riley and Ben got married in 2015.
Six months into their relationship, Ben asked Riley to marry him. offered to hold a Hindu wedding.
“It was so beautiful and in some ways that wedding was a little more intimate and really special,” Riley said of her “first” wedding.
On February 4, 2015, Riley and Ben said “I’ll do it” again in Napa Valley, California.
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Riley and Ben have a child.
At the memorial service for the late Lisa Marie Presley in Graceland, Ben revealed he has a daughter with Riley. He read the eulogy Riley wrote for her mother.
“I hope I can love my daughter the way you loved me, the way you loved my brothers and sisters,” the stuntman said. , my manners, my temper, my wildness, my tenacity.
Riley’s rep confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple is expecting a daughter in 2022.
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