Priscilla Presley has insisted that she ‘never had sex’ with her late ex-husband Elvis Presley when she was aged 14 on Monday as she attended the photocall and press conference for Priscilla.
The highly-anticipated biopic tells the story of a teenage Priscilla and her romance with the late King of Rock N Roll Elvis Presley.
It is directed by Sofia Coppola, based on Priscilla’s 1985 memoir Elvis And Me, and will premiere on Monday evening on the Lido.
Speaking from the audience at the press conference panel for the film, Priscilla held back tears as she opened up about her late husband and gushed about the movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, she admitted: ‘It’s very difficult to watch a film about you and about your life and about your love.
Defence: Priscilla Presley has insisted that she ‘never had sex’ with her late ex-husband Elvis Presley when she was aged 14 on Monday as she attended the photocall and press conference for Priscilla
Age gap: The highly-anticipated biopic tells the story of a teenage Priscilla and her romance with the late King of Rock N Roll Elvis Presley (Priscilla and Elvis at their wedding in 1967)
Story: The highly-anticipated biopic Priscilla tells the story of a teenage Priscilla and her romance with the late King of Rock N Roll Elvis Presley (Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in the film)
‘But Sofia did an amazing job. She did her homework. And I really put everything out for her that I could.’
Priscilla, 78, spoke about the fact that she met Elvis when she was just 14 years old, confessing it was ‘very difficult for my parents to understand that Elvis would be so interested in me and why.’
However, she defended the Jailhouse Rock singer, denying that the couple had sex and insisting she was ‘older in life than in years’.
She said: ‘Elvis would pour his heart out to me. His hopes, his fears, his loss of his mother. And I was the person who really sat there to listen and to comfort him. That was really our connection.
‘Even though I was 14, I was older in life than in years. And that was the attraction. People think “oh, it was sex, it was this.” Not at all. I never had sex with him.
‘He was very kind, very soft, very loving. But he also respected the fact I was only 14 years old. We were more in mind and thought and that was our relationship.’
Priscilla has previously claimed that Elvis insisted on waiting until they were married to have sex and said in Elvis And Me that she was a virgin until their wedding night.
The business woman looked the picture of sophistication in a pair of black trousers embroidered with sequins.
Having her say: It is directed by Sofia Coppola, based on Priscilla’s 1985 memoir Elvis And Me , and will premiere on Monday evening on the Lido (Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla in the film)
Emotional: Speaking from the audience at the press conference panel for the film, Priscilla held back tears as she opened up about her late husband and gushed about the movie
Age gap: Priscilla, 78, spoke about the fact that she met Elvis when she was just 14 years old, defending him by denying that the couple had sex and insisting she was ‘older in life than in years’
Claims: Priscilla has previously claimed that Elvis insisted on waiting until they were married to have sex and said in Elvis And Me that she was a virgin until their wedding night
She teamed the sparkly bottoms with a white silk shirt that was adorned with tiny diamonds.
Priscilla boosted her height with a pair of chunky black shoes and toted a floral handbag decorated with intricate beading.
Her fiery red tresses were styled down and straight and she hid her eyes behind a pair of black oversized sunglasses.
Priscilla posed alongside Sofia and the movie’s stars Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny, who were allowed to walk the red carpet despite the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
The film has landed a SAG-AFTRA Interim agreement, according to Deadline, as it was filmed in Canada, allowing Jacob, 26, and Cailee, 25, to attend the festival.
Sofia looked effortlessly stylish in a black button-up shirt and a matching pair of trousers secured with a coordinating belt.
Jacob cut a suave figure in a grey blazer and a pair of matching flared trousers over a plain black shirt left partially unbuttoned.
He added a pair of shiny black dress shoes and sported facial hair while shielding his eyes behind orange tinted sunglasses.
Cast: Priscilla posed alongside Sofia and the movie’s stars Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny, who were allowed to walk the red carpet despite the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike
Permission: The film has landed a SAG-AFTRA Interim agreement, according to Deadline , as it was filmed in Canada, allowing Jacob, 26, and Cailee, 25, to attend the festival
Fashionista: Sofia looked effortlessly stylish in a black button-up shirt and a matching pair of trousers secured with a coordinating belt
Handsome: Jacob cut a suave figure in a grey blazer and a pair of matching flared trousers over a plain black shirt left partially unbuttoned
Radiant: Cailee glowed in a white off-the-shoulder dress with flouncy sleeves and decorated with a green leaf pattern (R-L Youree Henley, Jacob Elordi, Sofia Coppola, Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla Presley, Lorenzo Mieli)
Looking good: She added a pink rose on the front of her dress and toted a bright green clutch, while elevating her height in pale pink high heels
Cailee glowed in a white off-the-shoulder dress with flouncy sleeves and decorated with a green leaf pattern.
She added a pink rose on the front of her dress and toted a bright green clutch, while elevating her height in pale pink high heels.