Ginger tells the story of elvis s last nine months once one assigns credibility to ginger alden s account of her relationship with elvis presley in her 2014 book, elvis and ginger, her story qualifies as. Ginger alden comes across as down to earth and as someone who truly cared about elvis. Tv news anchor chuck henry sat with ginger at the alden. Ginger aldens memoir is also interesting in that it records a range of minutiae about what elvis and ginger did on a daytobasis when elvis was away from the stage and his fans. She is an actress and a model and had been dating elvis presley at the time of his death. A spokeswoman for the claridge hotel and casino, ginger also starred in more than 100 television commercials and had a successful modeling career for such products like clairol, vidal. Elvis presleys fiancee ginger alden pens revealing memoir. Elvis presleys fiancee and last love finally tells her story. Alden relates the inside story of the last year of life with elvis with love, grace, compassion, and charm of a true southern belle. Oct 01, 2018 elvis presley has been dead for 41 years but elvis exes priscilla presley and ginger alden are still battling over who ruled his heart. She spent the last nine months of his life by his side. Elvis presleys last love, ginger alden, reveals memoir.
In january of 1977, presley became engaged to ginger alden. Ginger alden visits the siriusxm studios on september 4, 2014 in new york city. Inside edition sat down with ginger alden, elvis presleys last love who has just released a book, 40 years after his death, which reveals secrets about her life with the king. Elvis was more than two decades older than ginger, but they connected immediately, when we met him, he took me aside and said, ginger, youre burning a hole in me, as alden revealed in an earlier interview with the german newspaper sueddeutsche. For over three decades ginger has held the truth of their. But she had no idea that she would play a part in that enduring legacy. Dec 11, 20 the book, narrating her romance with the king, hits shelves in august 2014. I really enjoyed his book written by elvis fiance ginger alden. Some doubt he ever had sex again, and alden, whom elvis had given a diamond engagement ring and presumably planned to marry, has been described as too polite to say. Elvis presleys fiancee and last love finally tells her story by alden, ginger isbn. The true story of the love between priscilla presley and the careless love. November 22, 2019 an evening with ginger alden is coming to memphis on august 12, 2020.
In elvis and ginger, ginger alden breaks her silence about being elvis presleys last love and living in graceland. Ginger alden was born in memphis, tennessee, in 1956. Elvis presley promised ginger alden the wedding of the century before they went to sleep at graceland on that hot august night in 1977. Priscilla details much of that weirdness in her book elvis and me, including one disturbing incident involving spousal rape. This story played out at least one other time with ginger alden.
Elvis presleys sex secrets exposed daily mail online. Elvis last love ginger alden speaks out about presleys. But nearly ever since, ginger and priscilla have been locked in a nasty catfight to lay claim to elvis romantic. Alden was just 20 years old when she became involved with presley, and. Elvis presleys fiancee ginger alden reveals secrets of love. It has been 37 years in the making but finally, elvis fiancee and last love, ginger alden, has released her account of their relationship. Here is a rarely seen interview with ginger alden, discussing her relationship with elvis and the circumstances surrounding his death. But nearly ever since, ginger and priscilla have been locked in a.
The picture ginger paints of elvis is a predominately positive one. The rocknroll star and the then 20yearold met for the first time in 1977. Much of that minutiae will undoubtedly find its way into future encyclopedic records of elvis life. Elvis dreaded the bodyguards book but salvation for him came along in the form of ginger alden, a twentyyear old memphian beauty queen he met in 1976. Elvis presleys fiancee ginger alden details the kings bad.
Ginger alden is an actress and model, known for her role on the daytime soap opera capitol. Her book supports her account of those nine months with dates, details, and controlled emotion. My life with the king, by final partner ginger alden. Ginger alden, elvis presleys last love, will tell her story in her book, elvis and ginger, to be published september the couple had a great time with friends on their last holiday in hawaii before he died.
Elvis presleys fiancee and last love finally tells her story authored by ginger alden. Oct 20, 2014 inside edition sat down with ginger alden, elvis presleys last love who has just released a book, 40 years after his death, which reveals secrets about her life with the king. Elvis presley fans have waited a long time to hear this incredible personal story. Her book, elvis and ginger, is by far the best interpretation available of the months leading up to elvis presleys death. Presley was a singer of great renown throughout the world and a man of substantial wealth. The next time she saw him, he was dead on the bathroom floor. In 1976, she left presley as elvis began dating ginger alden, his last serious girlfriend and the person who found his unresponsive body on the day he died.
I had written down my memories with elvis shortly after he had passed away. Elvis presley and graceland were fixtures in ginger alden s life. Elvis presleys girlfriend ginger alden, who was at graceland when he died, spoke out to rewrite what she claims is false history surrounding the last months of the kings life. Where is ginger alden, elvis presleys fiancee, today. Ginger alden is an actress and model, known for her role on the daytime soap operacapitol. Aug 16, 2017 ginger alden has revealed how her fiance met his tragic end in heartbreaking extract from her memoir. Elvis presleys fiancee ginger alden reveals secrets of. Ginger alden was the last woman elvis presley 42 ever loved. In her autobiography, ginger alden reveals how painful it was when she lost her famous fiance. Book on king of foreplay shares several disturbing details. Ginger alden is a lovely southern gal, and her book about elvis is not a shocking expose nor does she harbor any ill feelings towards his exes or entourage.
Her life since then has been mostly outside the limelight of the elvis. Elvis presley has been dead for 41 years but elvis exes priscilla presley and ginger alden are still battling over who ruled his heart. Ginger alden she had no idea that she would play a part in an legacy as elvis presleys fiancee, and his last great love. Ginger alden, elvis presleys last love, will tell her story in her book, elvis and ginger, to be published september the couple had a great time with friends. Her father had been been presleys induction officer when the musician joined the army in 1958, and the rock legend. Elvis presleys last girlfriend says she tried to convince. Sep 03, 2014 elvis presley was excited about life when he died, eagerly making plans for new albums, new films and an expanded family with ginger alden, his young bridetobe of seven months. Aug 20, 2014 in her upcoming book, elvis presleys fiancee ginger alden spills the secrets of her love affair with the king of rock and roll, including how he would shoot his gun at the tv set when he was angry. Elvis presley begged ex priscilla for reunion a desperate elvis presley pleaded with his former wife priscilla to take him back just weeks before his death, a new book reveals. The person who was the closest to elvis during that time was ginger alden.
I went on with my life, had my son and during the course of this time there was a lot of hearsay. Dec 07, 2018 here is a rarely seen interview with ginger alden, discussing her relationship with elvis and the circumstances surrounding his death. Dont miss this candid interview which will take place in memphis, tennessee on august 12, 2020. In her upcoming book, elvis presleys fiancee ginger alden spills the secrets of her love affair with the king of rock and roll, including how he would shoot his gun at. I imagine it was not always easy for her to be with a much older and high profile super star at such a tender age. Ginger alden, elvis presleys fiancee at the time of his death in 1977, has revealed the cover for her upcoming memoir. Elvis presleys fiancee ginger alden pens revealing memoir of. I loved elton john and led zeppelin and enjoyed listening to them but elvis turned me on. Elvis, you and i know the truth and unfortunately youre not here to set the record straight.
Elvis aaron presley january 8, 1935 august 16, 1977, also known simply as elvis, was an american singer and actor. Ginger alden has revealed how her fiance met his tragic end in heartbreaking extract from her memoir. It has been 43 years since the passing of elvis presley. Elvis and ginger this memoir was much better to read than linda thompsons memoir. Dec 17, 2019 ginger alden did not utter a word about her time with elvis presley 42 until her book elvis and ginger was published in 2014. But she had no idea that she would play a part in that enduring legacyas elvis presleys fiancee, and his last great love. Feb 17, 2019 ginger alden was born in memphis, tennessee, in 1956.
For over three decades ginger has held the truth of their relationship close to her heart. But she had no idea that she would play a part in that enduring legacyas elvis presleys fiancee and his last great love. Elvis presley and graceland were fixtures in the life of ginger alden, having been born and raised in memphis, tennessee. Elvis presleys fiancee and last love finally tells her story alden, ginger on. Elvis fiancee ginger alden breaks her silence in new book 10162014 10. She just explains the good parts about her life with elvis, his charm, thoughtful ways toward her, his generosity to herself and her family, and little tidbits about his personal habits. Elvis presleys fiancee tells of chilling moment she. On that fateful day, august 16, 1977, ginger found elvis unresponsive in his upstairs bathroom. Much of the speculation surrounding his last months alive centres around his reported physical. An evening with ginger alden is coming to memphis on august 12, 2020.
A spokeswoman for the claridge hotel and casino, ginger also starred in more than 100 television commercials and had a successful modeling career for such products like clairol, vidal sassoon, maybelline. She was also featured in a number of television shows including hollywood beat and life goes on. Sep 03, 2014 the last woman to see elvis presley alive, his alleged fiancee ginger alden, is sharing new details about life with the king of rock n roll, including the night he proposed to her. Elvis presleys fiancee and last love tells her story and sets the record straight in this deeply personal memoir that reveals what really happened in the final years of the king of rock n roll. Ginger tells the story of elviss last nine months once one assigns credibility to ginger aldens account of her relationship with elvis presley in her.
The book, narrating her romance with the king, hits shelves in august 2014. Elvis fiancee reveals shocking details of the king youtube. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king. For more than three decades ginger has held the truth of their relationship close to her heart. Dec 20, 2019 elvis presleys fiancee ginger alden, who was at graceland when he died, spoke out about untruths surrounding the end of his life in a candid, undearthed interview. Elvis presleys last love, ginger alden, reveals memoir cover.
Plaintiff, jo laverne alden, is the mother of ginger alden, the former girlfriend of the late elvis presley. It seemed more truthful and a lot less self glorifying. Statuesque beauty ginger was the one who found elvis dead on the floor of his bathroom in graceland in august 1977 at the age of 42. Because of his longtime tenure with elvis, and because esposito was initially credited with finding the body reports would later clarify that it was fiancee ginger alden who first made the. Elvis presleys fiancee ginger alden details the kings. Ginger alden, elvis fiancee, first met elvis presley in 1961, when she was just 5 years old. In her own words ginger details their whirlwind romance from first kiss to his stunning.
Elvis presleys fiancee ginger alden, who spent the last nine months of his life by his side is speaking out about their romance and lies surrounding their rela. Elvis presley and graceland were fixtures in the life of ginger alden, having been born and raised in. Ginger alden long lost 1978 elvis interview from my. Nov 17, 2014 elvis dreaded the bodyguards book but salvation for him came along in the form of ginger alden, a twentyyear old memphian beauty queen he met in 1976.