Elvis and Priscilla met when she was 14 and he was 24. They got married in 1967 and welcomed their first and only child together, Lisa Marie, the following year. Priscilla was 22 when she gave birth.
In her memoir, Lisa Marie described her mom’s demeanor as “chilly.”
Lisa Marie said that Priscilla “thought about trying to fall off her horse to cause a miscarriage” when she became pregnant.
“She didn’t want to gain pregnancy weight,” Lisa Marie said. “She thought that wouldn’t be a good look for her as Elvis’ wife. There were so many women after him, all of them beautiful. She wanted his undivided attention.”
Lisa Marie said that Priscilla initially didn’t eat much during the pregnancy, to avoid gaining weight.
“I was a pain in her ass immediately and I always felt she didn’t want me,” Lisa Marie wrote.
Lisa Marie and Priscilla’s relationship was fraught, particularly after Elvis’ death in 1977. Lisa Marie was 9 at the time and her parents had already split up by the time he died.
She said in her memoir that she felt “stuck” with Priscilla afterward.
The mother-daughter duo made amends later in life as adults, and Lisa Marie wrote the 2005 song “Raven” as an homage to Priscilla.
Priscilla Presley didn’t respond to a request for comment.