Since August 30, 2023, the Venice Film Festival has taken place. During this international film meeting, director Sofia Coppola was present to promote her new biopic: Priscilla. This film tends to trace the life of the former wife of Elvis Presley and to offer a more intimate narration of the relationship that the latter maintained with the monument of rock’n’roll. The person concerned, Priscilla Presley, now 78 years old, was also present at the press conference on Monday, September 4, 2023, during which the ex-wife of the King delivered some confidences on the link between them. united and the beginnings of their relationship. As a reminder, they met on a military base in Germany, while Priscilla Ann Wagner is only 14 years old. Elvis is 24. A significant age gap, notably brought back to the fore since the advent of the #MeToo movement in 2017. Our colleagues from 20 minutes give his version of the facts: “People think it was sex. No it wasn’t”she demystified.
“We weren’t having sex,” says Priscilla Presley
Priscilla Presley continued her explanation by emphasizing the benevolence with which their romance began: “We didn’t have sex. He was very nice, very gentle, very loving, but il also respected the fact that i was only 14. We were more in thought, that was our relationship”. Lisa Marie Presley’s mother then put it into perspective, explaining that their story had been very controversial, especially on the side of her own family. “My parents had a really hard time understanding that Elvis was so interested in me and why. I really think it was because I was very attentive. heart in Germany: his fears, his hopes, the loss of his mother – from which he never recovered”, she revealed. And to continue: “And I was the one who really took the time to listen to him and comfort him. That was our bond.” Married in 1967, the lovers will eventually separate in 1973, but as Priscilla Presley points out: “He was the love of my life”, reason why the former spouses remained close until the end.