Priscilla Presley says Elvis 'respected the fact I was only 14' when they started dating, and they didn't have sex until she was older

• Priscilla Presley addressed her 10-year age gap with Elvis, whom she met aged 14.
• Presley said that their relationship was based on communication rather than a sexual connection.

Priscilla Presley said that her late husband Elvis "respected the fact I was only 14" when they began dating and that their connection wasn't initially based on sex.

Priscilla attended Monday's Venice Film Festival press conference for the upcoming Sofia Coppola-directed biopic about her life, which is based on her 1985 memoir, "Elvis and Me."

While sitting in the audience, Priscilla was asked what it was like to see her life depicted on screen.

"It's very difficult to sit and watch a film about you, about your life, about your love," Priscilla began before pausing to wipe tears from her eyes.

After collecting herself, Priscilla said: "Sofia did an amazing job. She did her homework. We spoke a couple of times, and I really put everything out for her that I could."

Priscilla then went on to address the 10-year age gap between her and Elvis. He was 24, and she was 14 when they met, but she denied that their relationship was sexual at the start.

"It was very difficult for my parents to understand that Elvis would be so interested in me and why," she said. "And I really do think because I was more of a listener. Elvis would pour his heart out to me in every way in Germany. His fears, his hopes, the loss of his mother, which he never, ever got over."

"And I was the person who really, really sat there to listen and to comfort him. That was really our connection. Even though I was 14, I was actually a little bit older in life. Not in numbers. That was the attraction," Priscilla explained.

She continued: "People think, 'Oh, it was sex.' Not at all. I never had sex with him. He was very kind, very soft, very loving, but he also respected the fact I was only 14 years old."

"We were more in line in thought, and that was our relationship," Priscilla said. "I don't know why he put so much trust in me, but he did."

Priscilla added that Elvis loved that she kept their relationship a secret and didn't brag about it at school.

Priscilla also briefly spoke about their divorce in 1973. She and Elvis got married in 1967 when Priscilla turned 21, but they separated five years later after having their only daughter, Lisa Marie, who died earlier this year.

"So, we built a relationship, and then our relationship went on until I left. And it wasn't because I didn't love him. He was the love of my life," Priscilla said.

"It was the lifestyle that was so difficult for me, and I think any woman can relate to that. But it didn't mar our relationship, we still remained very close. And, of course, we had our daughter, and I made sure he saw her all the time. It was like we never left each other," she added.

"Priscilla," which stars Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi, premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Monday and is set to be released in theaters on October 27.