EXCLUSIVE: Love me Tender: Robert Pattinson IS dating Elvis's granddaughter! Twilight star loves that she's 'Rock 'n' Roll royalty'

T wilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson is dating Elvis Presley's granddaughter Riley Keough, a close friend of the star has confirmed.



The 27-year-old Brit was spotted driving around Los Angeles with the stunning redhead over the weekend.



And a source told MailOnline today that although it was early days, the couple had spent much of the last week together, adding: 'They're inseparable. Rob loves the fact that Riley is Elvis's granddaughter - that's true Rock'n'Roll royalty in his eyes.'

They now plan to spend July 4 together before Robert starts filming Map To The Stars in Toronto on Monday.



However, one person NOT so happy about the budding romance is Robert's ex-girlfriend, Kristen Stewart, who starred alongside Riley in The Runaways in 2010.



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New love: Riley Keough was spotted driving around with Robert Pattinson in his truck at the weekend



More than just friend? Riley was previously engaged to actor Alex Pettyfer and is the granddaughter of music icon Elvis



Former co-stars: Riley, far left, is pictured with Robert's ex-Kristen Stewart along with Dakota Fanning and Joan Jett at the after party for the premiere of their film The Runaways at Sundance in Park City in 2010 The friend described the new romance as 'short-term lust right now rather than long-term love'. Although the pair had met before - through Kristen Stewart- they got to know each other better through events for Dior in May and June.

Robert is face of Dior Homme while Riley until recently was the face of Dior Cherie and still has ties to the company. And the source adde d: 'Riley was always Kristen's friend dating back from their time filming The Runaways but recently Rob and Riley been spending much more time together since meeting through their Dior modelling connection and Riley has stayed over at Rob's Los Feliz apartment.

'They have a lot in common- they both love LA, London, rock music and table tennis.' However, the friend said that Kristen Stewart, whose turbulent romance with Robert ended in May, was 'livid' with her former flame, adding: 'Kristen feels that she acted as mentor to Riley on her first film The Runaways, introduced her to Rob and encouraged her to make a career of acting.

'Rob has been made aware through friends that she is devastated.

'Kristen is emotionally volatile at best of times and flew off the handle when she found out about Rob's liaison with Riley. She's told Rob via friends she feels violated.'



Oceans apart: Kristen looked stunning in a white Chanel boucle jacket and leather shorts as she attended the label's fashion show in Paris on Tuesday

French kissing: Robert Pattinson smooches French model Camilla Rowe in the new advert for Christian Dior's new men's fragrance Model looks: Riley Keough was the face of Miss Dior Chérie - and still has links with the French fashion house

Riley - who was previously engaged to actor Alex Pettyfer whom she met on the set of Magic Mike - is the daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough. Riley has been close to Kristen and Robert, attending Kristen's birthday party at Mexican restaurant Cantina Malo in April. And at the weekend, Robert was seen taking the actress, who bears a striking resemblance to Kristen - back to his Los Feliz home.

Wearing a check shirt with sunglasses and what looks like a back to front baseball cap Rob was spotted driving his red Chevy Silverado truck ton Saturday afternoon accompanied by his pretty passenger - and a ping pong table in the back.

Birthday fun: Riley, pictured here with Rob, attended Kristen's birthday party at Mexican cantina Malo in Los Feliz back in April

Riley wore her bright red hair down and was dressed in a green T-shirt and was wearing large glasses. As Robert entertained his new leading lady a rather forlorn looking Kristen flew out of Los Angeles on Sunday evening.

She was later seen at the Chanel Haute Couture show in Paris looking stunning in a white jacket and short shorts. Meanwhile Robert joined the throng of celebrities who flocked to see Beyoncé at the Staples Center on Monday night.

Big role: Riley, seen right, played Dakota Fanning's character Cherie Currie's big sister in The Runaways Robert has recently been seen out with pop princess Katy Perry - another friend of Kristen's, leading to her wrath - however, he told friends there was no romance at all.



Hanging on by a thread: Kristen and Robert were still together last November after the release of Breaking Dawn

Indeed, the actor said Katy was merely helping him through the difficult break-up from Kristen.

Robert and Kristen are believed to have split for a second time after Kristen got back in touch with Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, whom she confessed to having an affair with last year behind Robert's back.



Robert may have something else in common with Riley.

His own musical efforts have previously seen him record two tracks for the original Twilight soundtrack, Never Think and Let Me Sign.

And he has also previously said he originally wanted to be a musician rather than an actor.

He said: 'I love the piano. I never really had any aspirations to be an actor when I was young. I wanted to play the piano in a bar, to be the old dude with a whiskey glass.'

The star revealed how he sl ump ed into a depr ession after rocketing to fame in the Twilight movies.



He said: 'I went through a big time of depression between 23 and 25, I couldn't go where I wanted to go.

'I was in the tabloids every day and I didn't have access to the roles I really wanted. I wanted more, on every level.'

Robert ound that while his co-stars in the world famous film, Kristen and Taylor Lautner, were off working on other projects, he was stuck in a rut.

He said: 'I finally realised that you needed to earn this change I so desperately wanted. That one way or another, you had to suffer to be able to make it.'

He added: 'I thought everything was going to be served on a plate but that's not how it works.'

Canadian director David Cronenberg, 69, became a saving grace for the actor as he gave him the chance to concentrate on the role of Eric Packer in Cosmopolis.

The King: Elvis Presley, seen on the left with wife Priscilla and newborn daughter Lisa Marie on February 5, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, and on the right, posing for a photo in 1955



Big lineage: Riley's mother is Lisa Marie Presley, who was once married to Michael Jackson. The mother and daughter were seen together at the Commando launch party April 27 in Hollywood