I reminded Elvis that there was an eight-foot security fence behind the hotel. “Colonel Parker is raising hell about us already, and I’d rather come in the back way.” No man has ever been seen coming to my suite, and I’m not going to start with you.

But still concerned with my image, I added, “You can’t come through the lobby. I had been coy long enough, so I consented. “Tempest, honey, I’m busting out of here tonight, and I want to see you. When I received a late-night phone call from him, remembering our past conversations, I didn’t have to be a mind reader to know what he wanted. (After a few dates) The one thing Elvis and I had not done was make love. So gradually, I felt myself growing closer to Elvis. I also knew what it was like to be constantly concerned about your image, to calculate the effect of every appearance, onstage and off. I understood the pressures of being a star, of having fans who felt that your onstage persona was theirs for the asking offstage. As much as I enjoyed the feeling of power that came from having the idol of millions idolise me, I also felt real compassion for Elvis. We dined together, danced together and laughed together. (During his Vegas Concert Elvis when to Tempest Storm’s show and decided he had to meet her) Elvis and I became almost inseparable. Wonderful men.”Įxcerpts from the book The Lady Is A Vamp, published in 1987 by Peachtree Publishers…. “I have great memories of them – private moments we had.

I’m very honored that I got to know JFK and Elvis,” she continued. He came over and sat down – he had the most beautiful eyes – and we got into a relationship and it was absolutely fantastic. We had a burlesque review and he came to see the show. I was appearing at The Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, which is now the Bellagio. Born in Georgia, Tempest Storm (her stage name) went on to star in burlesque shows on the west coast and in Las Vegas, appeared in movies and became a sex symbol in the ’50’s and ’60’s. Kennedy, passed away in her Las Vegas apartment on Tuesday. The performer, who dated Elvis Presley and reportedly had a fling with President John F. TEMPEST STORM DEAD at 93 – Tempest Storm, iconic burlesque performer who dated Elvis and ‘had an affair with JFK’, dies aged 93… after a short battle with dementia.

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