Elvis Presley kept up an incredible suntan, which a close family member has spoken of in a recent Q&A session. Danny Smith, the son of Elvis' cousin Billy, was asked on his Memphis Mafia Kid YouTube channel about The King's skin.
The question was: "How did Elvis get his suntan? Did he take something for it or get it natural?"He replied: "Both. I know at one time he had and was taking some prescribed suntan pills. . .
at the time he would go out and lay by the pool. . . for 10 or 15 minutes or so. He would tan a little bit on his arms and his chest and his face.
So, to answer that I would have to say a little of both. "Elvis' ex-girlfriend from 1972-76, Linda Thompson, has said how The King would take these tanning pills Danny mentioned, to increase the melanin in his skin.
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