Diane McBain, an actress best known for co-starring with Elvis Presley in the 1966 movie Spinout and for playing the lead in the ABC series Surfside 6, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 81 after a battle with liver cancer.
Her close friend Michael Gregg Michaud made the announcement that McBain had passed away at the Woodland Hills, California facility for the motion picture and television industry.
According to Michaud, who co-wrote McBain’s 2014 autobiography Famous Enough, “It is with great regret that I announce that Diane McBain lost her battle with liver cancer and passed away on December 21, 2022,” according to Deadline.
Did Diane McBain and Elvis Presley date?
Not the case, as a new biography about the singer debuted in theaters in June, Elvis made headlines this year.
The 81-year-old actress reflected on her friendship with the rock ‘n’ roll musician during an interview with Boomer Magazine.
Diane McBain said, “Women have asked me many times what it was like to kiss Elvis, and I tell them it was just as wonderful as you would imagine! He was charming and a lovely person to work with. He didn’t come on to me, which I appreciated because so many did throughout my career.”
This year when Elvis made headlines once again, McBain sat down to remember her friendship with the singer saying how they both “exchange books on set,” and “have conversations all the time about being spiritual.”
Were Diane McBain and Elvis Presley friends?
Yes, Diane McBain had a solid friendship with Elvis Presley. On numerous occasions, Diana revealed their friendship.
