Inside life of Elvis and me

First Lady of Rock and Roll gives a sneak peek into the Graceland glitz

PRISCILLA Presley promises to be an open book about life with Elvis when she visits the Gold Coast to start her Australian speaking tour.

The First Lady of Rock and Roll, whose series of Elvis and Me talks starts at The Star, Broadbeach, on November 4, says fans and host Richard Wilkins can ask her anything.

“I’m pretty open, I want the truth out there,” she said.

“People can ask questions and Richard will ask questions – and as we talk and things come up he can ask and I will be very honest.”

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Asked if there were no-go zones, she said there would not

be and that extended to infidelity on both sides during their marriage and any aspects of their rock and roll lifestyle.

“I’ve said many times rock and roll is not glamorous, it’s a very difficult life. Now I’m older and I’ve been through life myself and experiences, I have a lot more wisdom.

“But I lived in a home with six, seven, eight men, I was the only woman – not that we didn’t have fun, we did but it was awkward. I was friends with everyone but it wasn’t a normal life at all.”

Last month marked 40 years since Elvis died of a heart attack aged 42 at Graceland and she recalled “wanting to collapse” when she received the call from The King’s right-hand man, the late Joe Esposito.

Their six-year marriage had ended four years prior but they were still very close.

“I will never forget that day and I will never forget that time, it was such a shock, one of disbelief and thinking it was a joke, a really horrible joke,” she said.

“Joe Esposito called me – and we were always joking around but not to this length. You just want to believe that’s what it was.”

When they officially divorced, they famously walked out of the courthouse handin-hand.

“I’m very fortunate with our relationship. We parted with a kiss and a hug because we cared very much for each other. Elvis and I had a wonderful relationship, the effort was off.

“Our relationship was very close, he still often confided in me, would call at all hours of the night, he would visit my home at 2 o’clock in the morning and stay ‘til 5 just talking.”

Their touching courthouse departure was captured by paparazzi hiding behind cars, but she said Elvis wouldn’t have understood the level of privacy invaded nowadays and would have shunned social media.