A Look Inside the Rarely Seen Kingdom of Elvis Presley

Elvis’ Biggest Fear

Elvis loved having people over. And who could blame him? His house was packed with entertaining rooms. But there’s another reason he preferred hosting at his place. A little, microscopic, parasitic reason – germs.

Elvis and Vernon Presley in his living room reading a magazine while his father is holding a small dog

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Yup. Elvis was a total germaphobe. So much so that he would bring his silverware to restaurants or other people’s homes. His wife, Priscilla, confessed that “He didn’t like drinking out of cups that other people had drank out of… so when he drank, he would drink where the handle was, knowing that no one would ever drink on that side.”

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