Austin Butler Reveals He Was Left Hospitalised After Filming 'Elvis'

Hands? Shaking. Knees? Weak.


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Acting as The King comes at a price, if Austin Butler’s experience is anything to go by!

The 30-year-old ‘Elvis’ star has revealed he was rushed to hospital the day after filming wrapped, suffering mysterious aches and pains which left him incapacitated.

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“My body just started shutting down the day after I finished Elvis,” the star told GQ.

“I woke up at four in the morning with excruciating pain and I was rushed to the hospital.”

Doctors diagnosed Butler with a virus which evokes pain comparable to having an appendicitis, leaving the star bedridden for an extended period of time.

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Was Austin's suffering worth it?

Priscilla Presley seems to think so!

Posting to Facebook, Presley said the film ‘is a true story told brilliantly and creatively that only Baz [Luhrmann], in his unique artistic way, could have delivered.’

“Austin Butler, who played Elvis is outstanding. Halfway through the film Jerry [Schilling – a close friend of Elvis’s] and I looked at each other and said WOW!!! Bravo to him.”

Priscilla was recently in Australia to unveil the Bendigo Art Gallery’s current exhibition, Elvis: Direct from Graceland, which features a variety of The King's personal items, including many of the iconic outfits that were lovingly recreated for the film.

‘Elvis’ hits Australian cinemas on June 23rd

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Nick Barrett

26 May 2022

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