'Whether he was going on tour or going to Palm Springs or Vegas, obviously I know there are other things going on as well,' the 78-year-old said in "An Evening with Priscilla Presley" event at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
- March 25, 2024
AceShowbiz - Priscilla Presley has opened up about the difficult aspects of her romance with Elvis Presley. When speaking up about the matter, the "Priscilla" star acknowledged that "every girl went after" her then-husband despite knowing that he was married.
"Whether he was going on tour or going to Palm Springs or Vegas, obviously I know there are other things going on as well," the 78-year-old said in "An Evening with Priscilla Presley" event at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut. She then revealed at the Saturday, March 23 event that she discovered a letter for Elvis in their mailbox that described having "the best time" with him when he was on tour.
"When I found that letter, it just ate me up," she remembered. "I just couldn't let it go so I called Elvis in Vegas, [road manager] Joe Esposito answered the phone and I said 'Joe, I need to talk to Elvis please.' He said 'He's sleeping, what do you need? Is everything OK?' I said 'No, not really. I just really need to talk to him.' "
Priscilla eventually told Joe about the letter she was "not happy about." However, Elvis reportedly accused her of "snooping" on him instead, to which she replied, "No, I just opened up the mailbox and there were these letters in there."
"That was the beginning," the actress, who was married to the late singer from 1967 to 1973, explained. "He wasn't happy about that, but I wasn't happy either. That made me realize that things go on. Listen, there was him and four or five of his guys who were always together, so they're men, right? And they were all married and they were all fooling around."
"I mean the opportunities were there constantly," Priscilla further elaborated. "Constantly. Even when he would go on the road in other states, they knew he was coming and they were making offers."
The businesswoman, however, made it clear that she's "never not loved Elvis, like, to this day." She later added, "He was an amazing human being. He had a big heart, but, unfortunately, he was Elvis Presley and every woman, every girl went after him. I can see being him, how he would take it."
