{"id":38427,"date":"2025-09-23T09:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/38427\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:29:12","slug":"priscilla-presley-lifts-the-lid-on-secret-romance-with-robert-kardashian-in-new-memoir-elvis-never-knew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/38427\/","title":{"rendered":"Priscilla Presley lifts the lid on secret romance with Robert Kardashian in new memoir: \u2018Elvis never knew\u2026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Priscilla Presley is lifting the curtain on one of the most private chapters of her life, her brief relationship with Robert Kardashian, in her new memoir, “Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis,” out September 23. In excerpts shared with USA Today, Presley describes being in bed with Kardashian when the phone rang at 2 am and it was Elvis. She quietly slipped out of the sheets while Robert slept through the call.<\/p>\n

\"Priscilla Priscilla Presley drops bombshell details about her secret affair with Robert Kardashian in new memoir <\/p>\n

\u201cElvis would have gone ballistic, maybe literally, if he\u2019d known Robert was in my bedroom. Elvis always carried a loaded gun, sometimes more than one,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

Secret calls from Elvis<\/p>\n

Elvis never considered that Priscilla might not be alone. Presley recalls him chatting happily about his latest show, \u201cDamn, I was knocking \u2018em out!\u201d while she listened from another room. Afterward, she returned to bed, and neither man realized what had just happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe never knew Elvis had called. And Elvis never knew about Robert,\u201d Presley wrote, adding that the singer never phoned her during intimate moments: \u201cHe never called me when I was making love to someone!\u201d<\/p>\n

How Priscilla met Robert Kardashian<\/p>\n

Priscilla, now 80, explained she met Robert Kardashian through Joan Esposito, ex-wife of Elvis\u2019s road manager Joe Esposito. Joan was dating Robert\u2019s brother Tom at the time, and they later married. Kardashian wanted more from their relationship, even marriage, but Priscilla says she already knew it was not forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cRobert was a sweet man, and I liked him,\u201d she recalled in Softly, As I Leave You. But his work schedule as an attorney meant long hours, late nights, and weekends spent at home with \u201cpopcorn and a good movie.\u201d At first, she did not mind, but over time, she admitted she grew restless.<\/p>\n

Also read: Woman pleads guilty of attempting to defraud Elvis Presley’s family of Graceland estate<\/a><\/p>\n

Staying connected through the years with Kardashian<\/p>\n

Despite parting ways, the two stayed close. When Kardashian was dying of esophageal cancer in 2003, his daughter Kim called Priscilla from the hospital so the two could share a final conversation. \u201cRobert and I had one last conversation before he died. He was the kindest of men, and I remember him with great affection,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

After their breakup, Robert went on to marry Kris Jenner in 1978. They had four children, Kourtney, Kim, Khlo\u00e9, and Rob, before their divorce. Kris later married Caitlyn Jenner, who had previously been married to Linda Thompson, Elvis\u2019 girlfriend after Priscilla.<\/p>\n

FAQsWhat new details did Priscilla Presley reveal in her memoir?<\/p>\n

She shared that she secretly dated Robert Kardashian after divorcing Elvis.<\/p>\n

What happened when Elvis called her at 2 a.m.?<\/p>\n

She left Robert sleeping in her bed to answer the phone, and Elvis never knew.<\/p>\n

Did Robert Kardashian want to marry Priscilla?<\/p>\n

Yes, but she said she was not ready to marry again at the time.<\/p>\n

Did Priscilla and Robert stay in touch after breaking up?<\/p>\n

Yes, they remained friends, and she spoke to him one last time before he died in 2003.<\/p>\n

What is the title of Priscilla Presley\u2019s new book?<\/p>\n

Her memoir is called Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Priscilla Presley is lifting the curtain on one of the most private chapters of her life, her brief…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38428,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9307,156,111,139,69,35191,6226,31884,35192,35193],"class_list":{"0":"post-38427","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-elvis-presley","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz","13":"tag-priscilla-memoir","14":"tag-priscilla-presley","15":"tag-robert-kardashian","16":"tag-softly-as-i-leave-you","17":"tag-usa-today"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}