A esposa de Elvis Presley, Priscilla, está maravilhosa hoje aos 75 anos

Jan 01, 2021 by apost team

Priscilla Ann Presley completou 75 anos este ano. A nova-iorquina é mais conhecida por ser a ex-esposa do rei do rock, o falecido Elvis Presley, mas desde então vive a sua própria vida sem ele há 43 anos. Continue lendo para ver como ela está atualmente.

"Eu queria morrer". Essas foram as palavras de Priscilla Ann Presley depois que ela soube da morte de seu ex-marido, Elvis Presley. Os dois estavam divorciados há quatro anos, mas Priscilla continuou dizendo que ele era "o amor da sua vida". Em uma entrevista em 2016, Priscilla disse: "Eu não me divorciei dele porque não o amava. Ele era o amor da minha vida, mas eu tinha que descobrir o mundo". O divórcio deles foi finalizado em 9 de outubro de 1973, com Elvis falecendo em 16 de agosto de 1977.

Eles se conheceram na Alemanha durante a passagem de Elvis no Exército dos EUA e quando Priscilla e sua família se mudaram para o país porque seu pai foi transferido para lá pela força aérea em que servia.

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O relacionamento deles foi controverso: Priscilla tinha apenas 14 anos de idade quando começou a namorar Elvis. Também foi amplamente noticiado que Elvis a "moldou" quando adolescente, fazendo com que ela se vestisse e tivesse a aparência que ele desejava, muitas vezes para combinar com seu próprio estilo. Enquanto ainda eram casados, o casal vivia em Memphis, Tennessee, na casa conhecida como "Graceland". Eles têm uma filha juntos, Lisa-Marie Presley, que Priscilla deu à luz quando tinha 23 anos de idade. No início de 1972, Priscilla deixou Elvis devido às pressões do seu estilo de vida.

Elvis nunca mais foi o mesmo depois que ele e Priscilla se separaram. Quando Elvis completou 42 anos de idade, ele já tinha múltiplos problemas de saúde, o que causou sua morte em 1977. Mais tarde, Elvis conheceu Ginger Alden, com quem ele ficou noivo. Ginger foi quem o encontrou deitado no chão do banheiro dentro de sua casa. A autópsia mostrou que Elvis tinha morrido de parada cardíaca. Ele estava com excesso de peso e tomando alguns remédios prescritos.

Priscilla teve vários relacionamentos românticos desde que ela e Elvis se separaram. Após o divórcio, ela imediatamente iniciou uma relação com Mike Stone, um instrutor de caratê que deu aulas para ela e Elvis, conforme mencionado no livro Black Belt, mas o relacionamento se dissolveu pouco depois, em 1975. Ela então se envolveu em relacionamentos com algumas pessoas bem conhecidas, como o fotógrafo Terry O'Neill e o advogado Robert Kardashian. O relacionamento mais longo de Priscilla até agora foi com Marco Garibaldi; eles ficaram juntos por 22 anos. Garibaldi é um roteirista italiano que virou programador de computador, de acordo com o Biography. Eles tiveram um filho juntos, Navarone Anthony Garibaldi, um músico de 33 anos.

O Mirror relatou em 2017 que Priscilla namorou Tom Jones, o cantor galês. Não está claro se os dois ainda estão juntos ou não, mas sobre Priscilla, Tom disse: "Nós somos amigos há muito tempo." "Ela é uma mulher adorável", acrescentou ele. "Nós curtimos nossas noites juntos." De acordo com a publicação, Tom era um amigo próximo de Elvis e passou algum tempo com ele e Priscilla entre os anos 1960 e 1970.

Tem sido um ano difícil para todos por causa da pandemia, e Priscilla passou por uma tragédia quando, em meados deste ano, Benjamin Keough, seu neto, tirou a própria vida em 12 de julho de 2020. Priscilla foi ao Facebook para expressar sua dor após a morte de Benjamin, escrevendo:

"Estes são alguns dos dias mais sombrios da vida da minha família", escreveu Priscilla. "O choque de perder Ben foi devastador”, ela continuou. “Tentar juntar todas as peças de todos os motivos possíveis penetrou minha alma. Cada dia que acordo, rezo para que melhore."

Priscilla também destacou a imensa dor que o resto de sua família está sentindo atualmente. “Penso em minha filha e na dor que ela está passando por ser uma mãe amorosa”, escreveu ela sobre sua filha, Lisa-Marie Presley.

"O pai de Ben, Danny, que está completamente perdido, já que Ben era seu único filho. Riley, tão amorosa e tão próxima a ele; Harper e Finley, que absolutamente adoravam o irmão. Navarone, que está lutando profundamente com a perda e a morte."

Priscilla está muito longe do seu tempo como a "boneca viva de Elvis", como elamesma descreve. Já se foram os dias em que ele a fazia pintar o cabelo de preto como o dele e a fazia prendê-lo em um coque que combinava com seu topete. Mas foi isso o que a tornou um ícone da moda. E para 75 anos, ela não está nada mal.

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."

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.

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.

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."

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.

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