Elvis Presley had a messy affair with Ryan O’Neal’s future wife

Elvis Presley was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the “King of Rock and Roll”, he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century.

During his Hollywood film career Elvis Presley had affairs with numerous of his co-stars, and while filming Follow Your Dream, he ended up with both of his starring ladies. The King’s affair with Ryan O’Neal’s wife Joanna Moore did not work out.

The King was genuinely connected with both his leading ladies while filming “Follow Your Dream” in 1962. Anne Helm later spoke favourably about their relationship, and she seems to have had no expectations other than to have a good time on set at the time. She was only 19 years old at the time, but she appeared ideal for Elvis. “We had a romance; it was absolutely beautiful,” she subsequently said.

“Elvis was away from the madding crowd. It was like a shipboard romance. In those days we were very promiscuous and of course, I knew he was having a lot of affairs, but we really adored one another.”

“I mean, I really loved him. I just sensed that his life was very compartments. It was a more innocent time.”

“We were very young… Everyone knew about Priscilla, although he didn’t talk a lot about Priscilla to me, it was rumoured they were going to be married.”

The actress, who was 27 years old at the time, had already married twice. When their affair became public, Elvis tried to distance himself from her.

Moore slept with Elvis Presley early in the film shoot and declared her love soon after, according to Memphis Mafia member Joe Esposito, who is quoted in Peter Guralnick’s book Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley.

Elvis attempted to distance himself from Helm by becoming actively involved with him. Moore showed up one night looking dishevelled “as if she’d just climbed out of bed,” slurring and demanding to see Elvis, according to Esposito.

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