Ria Sommerfeld (born October 9, 1982) is a 34-year-old hairstylist and model from Germany well-known as the ex-wife of Tom Kaulitz-Trümper, a Leipzig-born German singer, musician, and entrepreneur.

Sommerfeld’s divorce from Tom was finalized in 2018 after their initial separation in 2016, but the amount of time they spent as a couple will always mean that they remain constantly linked to each other. Here’s everything you need to know about Tom Kaulitz’s ex-wife.

Ria Sommerfeld was Born in the Early 1980s

Ria Sommerfeld was born on October 9, 1982, in Hamburg, Germany. She is currently 41 years old, and her birth sign is Libra. Ria is a German citizen by birth, but her ethnic identity is less cut and dry. Her parents are reportedly Philippine immigrants to Germany, which adds a bit of Asian variety to her heritage.

Though she was born in Hamburg, Ria Sommerfeld allegedly spent most of her formative years in Berlin alongside members of her birth family. Speaking of family members, Ria has managed to keep the identities of her parents and what they do under wraps. The same goes for any other children her parents may have given birth to before and/or after Ria.

Regarding Ria’s formal education, several sources have indicated that she holds a university degree, but the finer details involved in acquiring that degree, such as her high school, the name of the university in question, and what course of study she pursued at the higher institution, have been left out of her profile. We can confirm that she completed her studies in Berlin, Germany.

Ria Sommerfeld Met Her Ex-Husband at a Night Club

At some point after her education, Ria Sommerfeld returned to Hamburg, the city of her birth, and fate brought her into contact with the man she had spent almost a decade of her life with. In 2009, Ria had gone to a nightclub, and for all intents and purposes, it was shaping up to be just like many evenings she had spent at that nightclub.

Providence, however, had other things in mind because Ria’s ex-husband, Tom Kaulitz-Trümper, also decided to hang out at the same location on that fateful day.

Tom Kaulitz was born on September 1, 1989, in Leipzig, Germany. His parents, Jörg Kaulitz and Simone Kaulitz parted ways when he was 7 years old before his mother dated and later married Gordon Trümper, hence the addition to his last name.

Anyone who had noticed the striking resemblance between Ria’s ex-husband and the lead singer of the music band Tokio Hotel would easily assume that they were brothers. That assumption would be right because Billy Kaulitz, Tokio Hotel’s lead singer, is Tom’s twin brother, and they formed the band together with some other friends. The band was formed in 2001, and Tom has been the guitarist since then.

The details of Ria and Tom’s initial contact with each other have become blurry with time, but we can confirm that they began to date officially in 2009.