Elvis Presley’s love children? 4 people who claim to be The King’s biological offspring – from lookalike Desirée Presley to Deborah Presley, who married Marlon Brando’s son

Aug 8 , 2022

John Smith, Desirée Presley, Deborah Presley Brando and Elvis Aaron Presley Jr. all claim that Elvis Presley is their father – but whose story is most credible? Photos: Charliss Lynn/Facebook; @desireepresleyofficial/Instagram; Corbis; Deborah Presley Brando/Facebook; Record-Journal/YouTube

The Heartbreak Hotel singer only recognised one child with wife Priscilla Presley – but also dated several more women including Natalie Wood, Ann Margret and Linda Thompson

Since his death, many have come forward to claim they’re the ‘rightful’ heir to his fortune – though many Elvis Presley fans have dismissed them as fraudsters

Is Lisa Marie Presley The King’s only child?

Based on the family’s official statements, yes. But with Elvis Presley’s reputation as a bit of a ladies’ man, and with numerous allegations of his infidelity, it’s not completely far-fetched to imagine that he might have had some love children along the way.

Despite the many people emerging after his death to claim The King was their father, Elvis Presley was only ever married to Priscilla Presley and had one recognised daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. Photo: Handout

Though it’s been over four decades since he died, the man credited with changing the face of music forever remains an icon to this day. We shouldn’t be surprised then that over the years, several people have come forward to claim they are related to him.

Elvis at Graceland with baby Lisa Marie and his grandmother, Minnie Mae Presley. Photo: @presleyarchive/Twitter

But whether they’re just doing it for the fame and family inheritance, blatantly lying or telling the truth, is unclear. Here are four of Elvis’ “kids” who claimed they were entitled to the Presley name – and got fans All Shook Up.

1. Desirée Presley

Desirée Presley says she is the biological daughter of Elvis Presley, and set up an Instagram page to that effect. Photo: @desireepresleyofficial/Instagram

Back in 1987, the Orlando Sentinel reported that then 28-year-old Desirée Presley could be a love child of Elvis’. In fact, her mum, Lucy De Barbin, even wrote a book about it, Are You Lonesome Tonight: The Untold Story of Elvis Presley’s One True Love and the Child He Never Knew, co-authored with former Miami News reporter Dary Matera.

There’s little denying Desirée Presley (right) looks a lot like Elvis Presley. Photo: @desireepresleyofficial/Instagram

Matera said he “had doubts all the way along”, but after meeting the mother-daughter duo, he couldn’t deny Desirée’s striking resemblance to The King. “Every word, no matter what she [De Barbin] said, I was able to verify with someone,” he said.

Desirée Presley with her mum, Lucy De Barbin, who reportedly met Elvis when he was on the country music circuit as a teenager. Photo: @desireepresleyofficial/Instagram

De Barbin chronicles how she met Elvis Presley in 1953 when she was 16, while the future star was 18 and just starting out in music. She says that they continued to see each other for another 24 years and she was planning to tell him about Desirée, but he died before she had the chance.