Priscilla Presley opened up about her age hole together with her former husband, the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.
On Monday, September 4, 2023, Priscilla Presley appeared on the Venice Movie Pageant for Sofia Coppola’s movie Priscilla and opened up throughout a press convention by discussing her relationship with Elvis and the way they first met when she was simply a teen.
Per Individuals, Priscilla revealed that many individuals are misguided and assume that they started having intercourse when she was simply fourteen – one thing she disputed. “Individuals assume, ‘Oh, it was intercourse.’ No, it wasn’t. I by no means had intercourse with him. He was very form, very mushy, very loving, however he additionally revered the very fact I used to be solely 14 years previous. We have been extra in line in thought, and that was our relationship.”
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In response to Priscilla Presley’s relationship timeline with Elvis, they met in Germany when she was 14 and he was 24. Regardless of their ten-year age hole the pair started courting for six weeks earlier than he left for the US.
Talking in regards to the early days of their relationship, Priscilla revealed that they related by dialog and opening as much as each other after they have been in Germany. “It was very troublesome for my mother and father to know that Elvis could be so excited by me and why. And I actually do assume as a result of I used to be extra of a listener. Elvis would pour his coronary heart out to me in each manner in Germany: his fears, his hopes, the lack of his mom – which he by no means, ever acquired over. And I used to be the one who actually, actually sat there to hear and to consolation him. That was actually our connection,” she mentioned.
She added that her maturity at such a younger age was additionally an ‘attraction’. She mentioned, “Despite the fact that I used to be 14, I used to be truly somewhat bit older in life – not in numbers. That was the attraction.”
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She additionally spoke in regards to the secrecy of their relationship, “I didn’t know why he put a lot belief in me, however he did. And I by no means, ever, ever informed anybody that I used to be seeing him, and that was one other subject that he beloved, is the truth that I by no means gave him up in any manner. I by no means informed anybody at college that I used to be seeing him. So, we constructed a relationship after which our relationship went on till I left.”
She then mirrored on their separation and defined that their divorce had nothing to do with the love that they had for each other.”It wasn’t as a result of I didn’t love him – he was the love of my life,” she mentioned. “It was the life-style that was so troublesome for me, and I feel any girl can relate to that.”
She added that their shared precedence was their daughter, Lisa Marie, after they separated. “But it surely didn’t mar our relationship, we nonetheless remained very shut. And naturally, we had our daughter and I made certain that he noticed her on a regular basis. It was like we by no means left one another,” she mentioned.
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The star then complemented Priscilla, which is ready to be launched in October 2023. “It’s very troublesome to take a seat and watch a movie about you, about your life, about your love,” she mentioned. “Sofia did a tremendous job. She did her homework, we spoke a few occasions and I actually put every little thing out for her that I might.”
