Riley Keough shared some rare and striking comments to Oprah in a sneak peek of her interview with the talk show vet which will air on October 8.
The Daisy Jones And The Six actress said her mother Lisa Marie Presley knew something was wrong the morning her very famous singer father Elvis Presley died.
Presley died unexpectedly at his Graceland estate in August 1977 at the age of 42.
Lisa – who was just nine years old at the time – woke up and felt something was wrong, Riley told Oprah.
Keough also said her mother often worried about her father when she saw him lying disheveled in the bathroom or holding onto a railing.
When Oprah added whether there was a lot of ‘chaos’ at home with Elvis, she said yes.
And Riley also provided a letter her mother Lisa had written when she was a child, saying she hoped her father wouldn’t die.
Riley is promoting her late mother’s memoir, From Here To The Great Unknown, which she helped finish; it comes out next week.
Riley Keough shared some rare and striking comments with Oprah in a preview of her interview airing on October 8. The Daisy Jones And The Six actress said her mother Lisa Marie Presley knew something was wrong the morning her very famous singer father died
Presley died unexpectedly in August 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42. Lisa – who was just nine years old at the time – woke up and felt something was wrong, Riley told Oprah
Riley also said that the night before Elvis died, she had a “feeling” that he wouldn’t be around much longer.
An Oprah Special: The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley airs Tuesday, October 8 at 8pm EST on @cbstv.
Oprah begins in the clip: “The morning of Elvis’ death, your mother woke up and instinctively knew something was wrong. Would you like to tell us about that? She is nine years old and most of us remember when we were nine years old.”
Keough, who was wearing a white dress, said, “Yeah, definitely. I think this is the first time she talks about his death in detail in the book.
“She said good night to him and I think she knew she was saying ‘good night’: like she had some kind of feeling – I think she often had the feeling that he wasn’t well.
“She told me that sometimes she would find him in his bathroom looking a little funny or holding on to the railing to stand up.”
And Lisa Marie documented her concerns.
“She also wrote these letters when she was little, saying, ‘I hope my father doesn’t die.’
The letter was shown during the teaser of the Oprah interview.
“So there was some kind of feeling to it.”
After confirming that the house was full of chaos, Riley added, “But it was just her and her dad upstairs. I think she had a lot of intimate time with him there. There was no one else up there.”
Lisa Marie died at the age of 54 from a small intestinal obstruction that developed after she underwent bariatric surgery several years earlier.
This comes after Keough shared a sweet Instagram post about her mother.
Keough and mother Lisa Marie Presley attend the afterparty for the Los Angeles premiere of The Runaways in 2010
Keough also said her mother often worried about her father when she saw him lying disheveled in the bathroom or clinging to a railing. When Oprah added whether there was a lot of ‘chaos’ at home with Elvis, she said yes
‘I am very proud and in awe of my mother. Somehow she always lived in honesty and truth, no matter how uncomfortable it was for her or those around her,” the star wrote in her caption.
‘It was a really ambitious quality and it was liberating just to be there.
‘That’s how she approached her autobiography. I know her intention was to tell a human story and connect with people by telling it. I feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to finish it for her.”
She ended her note with: ‘FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN officially coming out in five days, on 8/10 ♥️’
Elvis Presley with a twelve-string guitar in 1955
A view of the book cover showing Lisa Marie as a child with her father Elvis Presley
Lisa Marie is the daughter of rock icon Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley.
She was also married to the King of Pop Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage.
Keough – whose father is Lisa Marie’s former husband Danny Keough – was promoting Lisa Marie’s memoir, From Here To The Great Unknown.
It will be published on October 8, 2024 by Pan MacMillan.
Presley asked Keough to help her write the memoir in 2022, shortly before her death. It features the late star’s unheard interviews.
Riley will also narrate part of the audiobook alongside film star Julia Roberts.
The audiobook also includes never-before-heard selections from Lisa Marie’s tape recordings.
The book is about growing up as the daughter of rock king Elvis and actress Priscilla Presley.
Riley and grandmother Priscilla seen in Los Angeles in January
“Because my mother was Elvis Presley’s daughter, she was constantly talked about, argued about and dissected,” Riley told People.
“What she wanted to do in her memoir, and what I hope I’ve done to complete it for her, is go beneath the idea of the magazine headline about her and reveal the core of who she was.
“To make her a three-dimensional human being: the best mother, a wild child, a fierce friend, an underrated artist, outspoken, funny, traumatized, joyful, grieving, everything she was throughout her remarkable life.
“I want to give my mother a voice in a way that eluded her during her lifetime.”