Even as Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is set to become a more controversial figure in China as part of Donald Trump’s administration, his mother is still a clear-cut favorite in the country.

Elon Musk has personally appealed to China's premier, Li Qiang, for permission to proceed with what Tesla calls Full Self-Driving as the company's market share in China has dwindled. Some experts have suggested that Beijing may be able to turn Musk into an influential ally in trying to persuade Trump to take a more conciliatory approach on trade.

Elon Musk's former girlfriend and mother of three of his children, Grimes has said that the tech billionaire has become “unrecognizable” from the man she once loved. The Canadian musician, whose real name Claire Elise Boucher,