Elvis Presleys Frau Priscilla sieht heute mit 74 Jahren wunderbar aus
Nov 25, 2020 by apost team
Priscilla Ann Presley wurde dieses Jahr 75 Jahre alt. Die gebürtige New Yorkerin ist vor allem als Ex-Frau des Königs des Rock n' Roll, dem verstorbenen Elvis Presley, bekannt. Sie lebt aber seither während der letzten 43 Jahren ihr eigenes Leben ohne ihn. Lies weiter, um herauszufinden, wie sie heutzutage aussieht.
Elvis Presley, Priscilla Beaulieu (c. 1960), (Photo by ullstein bild via Getty Images)
"Ich wollte sterben." Das waren die Worte von Priscilla Ann Presley, nachdem sie vom Tod ihres Ex-Mannes, Elvis Presley, erfahren hatte. Die beiden waren seit vier Jahren geschieden, aber Priscilla sagte immer wieder, er sei "die Liebe ihres Lebens". In einem Interview aus dem Jahr 2016 teilte Priscilla mit: "Ich habe mich nicht von ihm scheiden lassen, weil ich ihn nicht liebte. Er war die Liebe meines Lebens, aber ich musste die Welt erkunden gehen." Ihre Scheidung wurde am 9. Oktober 1973 abgeschlossen und Elvis ging am 16. August 1977 von uns.
Sie lernten sich in Deutschland kennen, wo Elvis in der US Armee diente. Priscilla zog mit ihre Familie in das Land, da ihr Vater während seines Dienstes bei den US-Luftstreitkräften dorthin versetzt wurde.
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Elvis Presley (1965), (Liaison/Getty Images)
Ihre Beziehung war sehr umstritten: Priscilla war erst 14 Jahre alt, als sie anfing, mit Elvis auszugehen. Es wurde auch viel darüber berichtet, dass Elvis sie als Teenagerin ausnutzte, indem er sie so kleidete und aussehen ließ, wie es ihm gerade gefiel, oft passend zu seinem eigenen Stil. Während sie noch verheiratet waren, lebte das Paar in Memphis, im US-Bundesstaat Tennessee, in dem Haus, das als "Graceland" bekannt war. Sie bekamen ein gemeinsames Kind, Lisa-Marie Presley, das Priscilla im Alter von 23 Jahren zur Welt brachte. Zu Beginn des Jahres 1972 trennte sich Priscilla von Elvis aufgrund seines kontroversen Lebensstils.
Elvis war nach der Trennung von Priscilla nie wieder derselbe. Als Elvis dann 42 Jahre alt wurde, plagten ihn bereits mehrere gesundheitliche Probleme, die ihn 1977 schließlich das Leben kosteten. Später traf Elvis auf Ginger Alden, worauf eine Verlobung folgte. Ginger war es, die ihn auf dem Badezimmerboden in seinem Haus liegend auffand. Die Autopsie ergab, dass Elvis an einem Herzstillstand gestorben war. Zu jener Zeit war er übergewichtig gewesen und hatte ziemlich viele Medikamente eingenommen.
Priscilla Presley, Elvis Presley (1967), (Bettmann/Getty Images)
Priscilla durchlebte seit der Trennung von Elvis eine Reihe romantischer Beziehungen. Nach der Scheidung kam sie sofort mit Mike Stone zusammen. Dieser war ein Karatelehrer, der sowohl ihr als auch Elvis Karateunterricht gab. So wurde es auch im Buch Black Belt erwähnt, aber die Beziehung löste sich nach kurzer Zeit bereits im Jahr 1975 auf. Daraufhin ging sie in Beziehungen mit einigen wenigen bekannten Persönlichkeiten wie dem Fotografen Terry O'Neill und dem Anwalt Robert Kardashian ein. Priscillas bisher längste Beziehung war die mit Marco Garibaldi. Sie waren 22 Jahre lang zusammen. Bei Garibaldi handelt es sich um einen italienischen Drehbuchautor, der laut Biography zum Computerprogrammierer wurde. Sie bekamen einen gemeinsamen Sohn, Navarone Anthony Garibaldi, der mittlerweile ein 33-jähriger Musiker ist.
Mirror berichtete 2017, dass Priscilla mit Tom Jones, dem walisischen Sänger, ausgegangen sei. Es ist aber unklar, ob zwischen den beiden immer noch die Funken sprühen. Jedoch teilte Tom bezüglich Priscilla mit: "Wir sind schon sehr lange befreundet." "Sie ist eine reizende Dame", fügte er noch hinzu. "Wir genießen unsere gemeinsamen Abende." Der Veröffentlichung zufolge war Tom ein enger Freund von Elvis und hatte zwischen den 1960ern und 1970ern Zeit sowohl mit ihm als auch mit Priscilla verbracht.
Priscilla Presley, Elvis Presley (1967), (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)
Es war wegen der Pandemie für uns alle ein hartes Jahr. Zudem durchlebte Priscilla eine Tragödie, als Anfang des Jahres Benjamin Keough, ihr Enkel, am 12. Juli 2020 sich das Leben nahm. Priscilla begab sich auf Facebook, um ihren Herzschmerz nach dem Tod von Benjamin auszudrücken, indem sie schrieb: "Dies sind wegen der Pandemie für uns alle schwere Zeiten."
"Dies sind einige der dunkelsten Tage im Leben meiner Familie", schrieb Priscilla. "Der Schock aufgrund des Verlustes von Ben war verheerend", fuhr sie fort. "Der Versuch, alle Teile aus all den möglichen Gründen zusammenzufügen, ist mir an die Seele gegangen. Jeden Tag wache ich auf und bete, dass es besser wird."
Priscilla Presley, Elvis Presley (1967), (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)
Priscilla hob auch den immensen Schmerz hervor, den der Rest ihrer Familie ertragen musste. "Ich denke stets an meine Tochter und den Schmerz, den sie erträgt, weil sie eine vernarrte Mutter war", schrieb sie bezüglich ihrer Tochter Lisa-Marie.
"Bens Vater, Danny, der völlig fertig ist, da Ben sein einziger Sohn war. Riley, so liebevoll und ihm so nahestehend; Harper und Finley, die Ben absolut verehrten. Navarone, der tief mit seinem Verlust und dem Tod zu kämpfen hat."
Elvis Presley, Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley (1968), (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Priscilla hat einen langen Weg hinter sich seit ihrer Zeit als "lebendige Puppe von Elvis", wie sie sich selbst beschrieben hatte. Vorbei sind die Zeiten, in denen er sie dazu brachte, ihre Haare schwarz zu färben, damit sie den seinen glichen, oder als er sie dazu brachte, ihre Aufmachung zu ändern, damit diese seiner Schmalzlocke entsprach. Aber dies war es eben, was sie zu einer Mode-Ikone machte. Und als 75-Jährige sieht sie gar nicht mal so schlecht aus.
Priscilla Presley, Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley (c. 1970), (Magma Agency/WireImage/Getty Images)
In recent years Priscilla Presley has found her footing in philanthropy and charitable work. An avid animal lover, especially of horses, in 2013 she spoke out against the Tennessee Ag-Gag Bill, writing about her and Elvis Presley’s love of horses and her worries that the bill would reduce protections for many farm animals, including horses. Just this last December she posted on her Instagram about stopping the abuse of horse soring. In her post, she urged fellow activists to write to their senators to get the law changed. She has also used her platform to advocate for the protection of dogs, wolves, lions, monkeys and other animals. It's always heartwarming to see a celebrity use their voice to do good, especially when it's for our furry friends who otherwise aren't able to speak up for themselves.
Alongside her animal activism, Priscilla Presley is also an ambassador for the Dream Foundation. She's been involved with the foundation since 2003, which grants wishes to terminally ill adults and their families. Apparently, she learned of the organization, which is the only one of its kind that works with adults, after helping to grant some of the recipients' wishes to visit Graceland.
Priscilla Presley was actually the co-executor of the entire Presley Estate before Lisa Marie came of age, assuming the role after the death of Elvis Presley’s father, Vernon Presley, in 1979. On her official website, it states how much of an influence Priscilla Presley has had on the estate, writing,
"She has since brought the Presley Estate from a burgeoning entity into a phenomenally successful organization consisting of the famous Graceland Mansion, a worldwide licensing program, merchandising, music publishing and television and video projects."
Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley, Priscilla Presley (c. 1970), (GAB Archive/Redferns/Getty Images)
Interestingly, Priscilla Presley, along with her late daughter Lisa Presley, were only a few of the people allowed to enter the upstairs area of Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion. Elvis Presley had a master suite on the second floor of the house, which was his private refuge, where only the closest of his friends would be allowed. It's also there, in his bathroom, where his body was found after his death. When Graceland was opened to the public in 1982, the second floor was closed off out of respect to Elvis Presley’s family and to avoid unsavory attention towards the location of his death.
In the decades that have passed, the upstairs has gained a lot of attention and a kind of myth around it. For example, there are rumors that the bedroom suite hasn't been changed since he died, with everything as it was when he passed. On top of that, no authentic high-quality photos have been released, while nobody is allowed to enter, except for Priscilla Presley and previously Lisa Marie, as well as the curator of Graceland.
Notable people, including presidents and foreign dignitaries, have all tried to gain access but haven't been lucky. However, funnily enough, one notable but seemingly random celebrity has been there — Nicholas Cage, when he was married to Lisa Presley in the 2000s.
Tom Jones, Priscilla Presley, Elvis Presley (1971), (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
But beyond upholding her ex-husband's legacy and her charitable work, she's also managed to have an acting career of her own. She famously starred on the soap opera “Dallas” from 1983-1988, playing the role of Jenna Wade. She was also memorable in the “Naked Gun” movie series, which allowed her to show another side of her acting talents, this time focusing on comedy. In the 1990s, she also had small guest roles on “Melrose Place” and “Spin City.”
However, her acting career could have taken off much earlier had it not been for Elvis Presley. Supposedly he believed that "a woman's place was in the home looking after her man" — a fairly common belief at the time, but one that the rock star held on to, having no intention of letting his wife have a career of her own. Hollywood producer Hal B. Wallis, who was behind many of Elvis Presley’s early films, had been interested in signing Priscilla Presley to a contract, but it never came to be. She had been interested in dancing and modeling but kept her interests as minor hobbies rather than real career pursuits. She was even offered the role of one of the angels in “Charlie's Angels,” however, she turned it down as she didn't like the show.
Despite her life being very much influenced by her incredibly famous ex-husband, Priscilla Presley has managed to achieve a lot over the course of it. From eventually following her own dreams and acting, to her continued charitable work, she is both an inspiration in how she conducts herself as well as how incredible she looks at 78.
Policeman, Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Policeman (1994), (Larry Ellis Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
One little known fact about Priscilla Presley is that she was a contestant on ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” back in 2008. For the show’s sixth season, she joined forces with Dutch-American ballroom dancer Louis Van Amstel.
The show’s sixth season included female contestants tennis champion Monica Seles, actress Shannon Elizabeth, Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin, Tony-award winning actress Marissa Jaret Winokur and Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi. Meanwhile, the men’s side featured football player Jason Taylor, South American actor Cristian de la Fuente, actor Steve Guttenberg, radio host Adam Carolla, pop singer Mario and magician Penn Jillette.
In an ABC interview before the show’s premiere, Priscilla Presley told reporters that she did have some previous dancing experience in ballet.
"I danced a little. I took jazz, which is completely different from ballroom dancing," Priscilla Presley told ABC. "There's a little dancing in all of us."
Naturally, Priscilla Presley’s partner and coach was excited to work with the star regardless of her experience.
"We met two days ago. We did a little bit of foxtrot. She's going to be a surprise," Louis Van Amstel said. "I'm so excited. I mean come on, it's Priscilla Presley."
Priscilla Presley, Unknown (c. 1990), (Kypros/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Unfortunately, Priscilla Presley wasn’t able to overcome the sixth season’s tough competition, and she was eliminated during the fifth round. According to PEOPLE, she lost points and was eliminated due to her Viennese Waltz performance, which led to a score of only 22. The magazine further reports that when Tom Bergeron, the show’s host, told her the news, Presley hugged her partner and thanked the show for “an incredible life-changing experience.”
Interestingly enough, viewers who have seen Priscilla Presley’s appearances will notice that she never danced to any Elvis Presley songs. And it turns out that this was intentional. According to ABC, Priscilla Presley agreed to be on the show, but she also specifically requested not to have to dance to her late ex-husband’s music.
"I just don't really think that would be appropriate," she told ABC.
Since Priscilla Presley’s loss on the show, the 78-year-old has avoided the spotlight. Save for her Instagram account, where she has more than 200,000 followers, it’s difficult to find out what the star is up to. With that said, her IMDb page does give us some hints. For example, her most recent appearance was in a 2016 music video for Them Guns’ song “Muffins.” The music video, which heavily features the streets of Hollywood and the radio host Rodney Bingenheimer, follows the radio star as he drives to a bakery to pick up a muffin. As Bingenheimer leaves, he runs into none other than Priscilla Presley.
Although appearances like these are certainly interesting — especially for fans of the Presleys — we can also understand why Priscilla Presley wants to fly under the radar. Ever since she was a young woman, she’s been in the spotlight. And now, as she approaches 76, it’s no wonder that she wants a bit of peace and quiet.
Priscilla Presley (2019), (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
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