# Elle Evans
**Elle Evans** (born Lindsey Gayle Evans, 1989) is an American model and actress, also credited as Elle Evans Bellamy, best known for appearing in [Robin Thicke](https://www.edgepedia.org/robin-thicke)'s 2013 music video "Blurred Lines" and for her marriage to Muse frontman [Matt Bellamy](https://www.edgepedia.org/matt-bellamy).[1](https://musewiki.org/Elle_Evans) • [2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elle-evans-46649.php) She was born in [Paris, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/paris-texas), and raised in Blanchard, Louisiana.[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elle-evans-46649.php)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birth name and date | Lindsey Gayle Evans, born 1989 in Paris, Texas; raised in Blanchard, Louisiana[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elle-evans-46649.php) |
| Pageants | Won Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2008; placed third runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2008; stripped of the title after a publicized arrest[3](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/elle-evans.html) |
| Playboy | Playmate of the Month, October 2009, photographed by Stephen Wayda at age 19 under her legal name[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4752515/bio/) • [5](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elle-evans-46649.php) |
| Signature work | "Blurred Lines" video (2013), directed by Diane Martel, alongside Emily Ratajkowski and Jessi M'Bengue; the song was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks[6](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/blurred-lines-video-models-controversy-elle-evans-interview) |
| Acting | Amber in *Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse* (2015); Star in *The Love Witch* (2016); guest spots on *Two and a Half Men*, *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*, *Barry*, and *Here and Now*[7](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/elle-evans) • [8](https://www.elleevansofficial.com/bio) |
| Marriage | Began dating Matt Bellamy in February 2015; engaged December 2017; married August 10, 2019; separated in mid-2025[1](https://musewiki.org/Elle_Evans) |
| Children | Lovella Dawn Bellamy (born 2020) and George Julian-Wade Bellamy (born 2024)[1](https://musewiki.org/Elle_Evans) |
## Early life and pageants
Evans attended Northwood High School and majored in broadcast journalism at Northwestern State University.[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elle-evans-46649.php) She won the Miss Louisiana Teen USA title in 2008 and represented the state at the [Miss Teen USA](https://www.edgepedia.org/miss-teen-usa) pageant that August, finishing as third runner-up.[3](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/elle-evans.html) Eleven months later she was arrested after leaving a restaurant without paying, with marijuana found in her purse, and was stripped of her title.[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elle-evans-46649.php) The publicity from the arrest led directly to a Playboy offer; she contacted the magazine herself and flew to Chicago for a test shoot three days later.[9](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindseygayleevans/6168064913)
## Modeling career
She became Playboy's Playmate of the Month for October 2009, appearing under her full legal name, Lindsey Gayle Evans, in a pictorial photographed by Stephen Wayda.[5](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elle-evans-46649.php) Her first commercial, cast by MMG in 2010, was shot in China, where she played [Marilyn Monroe](https://www.edgepedia.org/marilyn-monroe) for a beverage advertisement aired across Shanghai.[5](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elle-evans-46649.php) • [10](https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/blurred-lines-elle-evans-video-star-interview/) She signed with [Wilhelmina Models](https://www.edgepedia.org/wilhelmina-models) and [Elite Model Management](https://www.edgepedia.org/elite-model-management), appeared in *Maxim* and on the cover of *FHM France*, and worked in commercials for AXE Apollo, Wet 'n Wild, Mary Kay, Kmart, and Carl's Jr., including the "Borderball" spot for the Tex-Mex Bacon Thickburger.[5](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elle-evans-46649.php) • [7](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/elle-evans) • [8](https://www.elleevansofficial.com/bio) She has also been one of the faces of NYX Cosmetics.[7](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/elle-evans)
## "Blurred Lines"
Evans's most recognizable work is the video for Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" featuring [Pharrell Williams](https://www.edgepedia.org/pharrell-williams) and T.I., directed by Diane Martel and released March 28, 2013, in which she appeared with [Emily Ratajkowski](https://www.edgepedia.org/emily-ratajkowski) and Jessi M'Bengue.[6](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/blurred-lines-video-models-controversy-elle-evans-interview) The song spent 12 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the unrated version of the video was banned from YouTube for explicitness, drawing criticism as sexist.[6](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/blurred-lines-video-models-controversy-elle-evans-interview) Evans said the models were directed to be "untouchable" and that Martel told them to dial down the sex appeal; she later said she did not want to be remembered only as "the girl from 'Blurred Lines'" and tried to distance herself from the video as its reputation turned.[6](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/blurred-lines-video-models-controversy-elle-evans-interview) Later that year she appeared in two videos from Beyoncé's self-titled 2013 album, "Haunted" (in a white wig) and "Superpower" (behind Beyoncé in an army helmet), which she called some of the best shoots she had been part of.[6](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/blurred-lines-video-models-controversy-elle-evans-interview)
## Acting
Evans moved to Los Angeles around 2012 to pursue modeling and acting.[8](https://www.elleevansofficial.com/bio) She guest-starred on *Two and a Half Men* in spring 2014 and made appearances on *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*, *Barry*, and *[Here and Now](https://www.edgepedia.org/here-and-now-2018-tv-series)*.[6](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/blurred-lines-video-models-controversy-elle-evans-interview) • [8](https://www.elleevansofficial.com/bio) Her film roles include Amber in *Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse* (2015), Mindy in *Expendable Assets* (2015), Destiny in *The Best People* (2017), the title role in *Muse* (2018), and Star in *[The Love Witch](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-love-witch)* (2016).[7](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/elle-evans) • [11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/elle_evans) In a 2014 *Maxim* pictorial she recreated the gold-painted Jill Masterson imagery from *Goldfinger* and said she had submitted an audition tape for a Bond film.[12](https://www.maxim.com/women/elle-evans-has-license-thrill/)
## Marriage to Matt Bellamy
Evans began dating Matt Bellamy, lead singer of the rock band [Muse](https://www.edgepedia.org/muse-band), in February 2015.[1](https://musewiki.org/Elle_Evans) They announced their engagement in December 2017 and married on August 10, 2019.[1](https://musewiki.org/Elle_Evans) Their daughter Lovella Dawn Bellamy was born in 2020, and their son George Julian-Wade Bellamy, Bellamy's third child, was born in 2024.[1](https://musewiki.org/Elle_Evans) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4752515/bio/) In June 2026 Bellamy revealed that the couple had separated in mid-2025, describing the split as unexpected; he said it led Muse to cancel shows in February 2026 so he could prioritize his children, and that the breakup shaped the lyrics of the band's album *[The Wow! Signal](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-wow-signal-album)*.[1](https://musewiki.org/Elle_Evans) Evans later responded to a fan who thanked her for inspiring the album, saying "What's good for your heart is bad for your heart, I guess it's true," and the two have remained on good terms.[13](https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/matt-bellamys-ex-elle-evans-143624056.html)
## Other people named Elle Evans
The name is shared by several unrelated public figures: an Australian sustainable activewear brand founded by a designer named Elle Evans,[14](https://goodonyou.eco/elle-evans/) a Philadelphia health care researcher who writes commercially under the pen name Elle Evans,[15](https://www.elleevansbooks.com/about) a journalist contributing to *People*, *Complex*, and *The Sacramento Bee*,[16](https://muckrack.com/elle-evans-1) and a college basketball guard for the University of Colorado.[17](https://cubuffs.com/documents/download/2026/3/5/WBB_Notes-31-Big12Second-Colorado.pdf)
## References
1. [Elle Evans, MuseWiki](https://musewiki.org/Elle_Evans)
2. [Elle Evans Biography, TheFamousPeople](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elle-evans-46649.php)
3. [Elle Evans, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/elle-evans.html)
4. [Elle Evans Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4752515/bio/)
5. [Elle Evans, NetflixMovies](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/elle-evans)
6. ["I Certainly Didn't Want To Be Remembered As The Girl From 'Blurred Lines'", Bustle (2023)](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/blurred-lines-video-models-controversy-elle-evans-interview)
7. [BIO | elloelle, Elle Evans official site](https://www.elleevansofficial.com/bio)
8. [Elle Evans Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/elle_evans)
9. [Lindsey Gayle Evans, Flickr (Playboy Miss October 2009)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindseygayleevans/6168064913)
10. [Blurred Lines Video Star Elle Evans Interview, Fashion Gone Rogue (2013)](https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/blurred-lines-elle-evans-video-star-interview/)
11. [Elle Evans Has a License to Thrill, Maxim (2014)](https://www.maxim.com/women/elle-evans-has-license-thrill/)
12. [Matt Bellamy's ex Elle Evans breaks silence, Yahoo/Hello! (2026)](https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/matt-bellamys-ex-elle-evans-143624056.html)
13. [Elle Evans: Made for You and the Planet, Good On You](https://goodonyou.eco/elle-evans/)
14. [About, Elle Evans Books](https://www.elleevansbooks.com/about)
15. [Elle Evans profile, Muck Rack](https://muckrack.com/elle-evans-1)
16. [Colorado Women's Basketball notes, cubuffs.com](https://cubuffs.com/documents/download/2026/3/5/WBB_Notes-31-Big12Second-Colorado.pdf)
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