Synopsis: It was an affair that set the world on fire – and almost ended his marriage to Priscilla in the process. Sarah Rodrigues revisits the story of the woman who many felt should have become Queen to Elvis’ King.
At the age of 28, Elvis Presley was already an old hand at movie-making – he’d notched up 13 films, as well as countless hit singles. But his 14th film – 1964’s Viva Las Vegas – was the one that was going to have a significant and lasting impact on his personal life. In a meeting engineered by MGM studio executives to ensure that there would be enough “chemistry” between the King of Rock’n’Roll and his leading lady, the Swedish-American actress Ann-Margret Olsson, the pair came face to face for the first time on an otherwise empty soundstage ...
(Pascal Matteo / Elvis Information network / Woman's Weekly)