Taking Care of Elvis Linda Thompson

Linda Thompson saved Elvis Presley s life about ten to 12 times. The actress who dated Elvis after he split from his wife Priscilla Presley has claimed that the Baz Luhrmanndirected movie Elvis underplayed the role that she played in his life. Linda shared: Every time Elvis was hospitalised, Id share his room. The film showed his exwife, Priscilla, at his bedside. She never even visited him, let alone stayed. Those last years, I saved his life about ten to 12 Linda ultimately chose to end their romance after growing tired of Elvis unhealthy lifestyle and his infidelities. The actress actually likened caring for him to looking after a newborn baby. She told the Daily Mail newspaper: I struggled to accept the other women as I was faithful, but I was so addicted to loving him that I lost myself and what I wanted while he was addicted to drugs they were his true mistress. I was exhausted caring for him it