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today is my very last day of filming, it's an extremely sad scene that cuts to Elvis Presleys last performance and his death.

we've been practicing it over and over but today is the official filming day.

i'm getting my makeup done in the trailer and tony isn't here today which makes me kind of sad.

he's with his boyfriend, they're doing the final wedding steps.

so it's sort of quiet in the trailer today, but that also means i get done everything faster, so everyone is pretty much done doing their jobs.

i stand up from the chair and i smile, turning to everyone in the room.

"i just want to thank all of you guys, for sticking with me during these past couple of months and doing such incredible work when transforming me into priscilla." i say and everyone smiles.

they all reply with some sort of thanks and i hug a few people, before heading out to the stage.

on the way i bump into austin who has ridiculously fake sideburns on, and is in his elvis outfit.

"hey." i smile and he nods.

"hey."

we walk together in silence that's oddly uncomfortable and i yearn for the moment we won't be alone anymore.

i bump into the actor, richard roxburgh, who plays vernon presley.

"hey richard." austin says, breaking the silence.

he smiles, "hey, you guys both look great."

"thank you." i say with a smile and he nods in return.

we walk into the large room and baz turns around, smiling.

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"alright you guys, i want to film this and then we can all say our goodbyes to thea."

"okay sounds good." i say and baz walks next to me, placing his hand on my lower back as he guides me to where i'm supposed to be.

austin sits in the fake car and the actor who plays lisa marie sits next to him.

"everyone ready?" baz yells and i hear a series of yes's come out.

"okay and action!" he yells and the scene starts.

i walk over to the little girl and i bend down, "hi!" i say, kissing her cheek.

we turn to austin, both waving, before i say

"you wanna say bye to daddy?"

"bye daddy." the little girl says.

"you're so good." i reply and i push her in the direction of richard.

i walk over to the car that austin is sitting in and i open the door, before sitting down.

it's silent for a few seconds before he says "hey."

"hi." i whisper and soon it's silent again.

"how are you doing?" i ask, making my voice sound low and hurt.

he sighs heavily and i grab his hand that's resting on his knee, "honey, there's this place in san diego, that you can go to rest."

"to heal." i continue, and he looks out the window.

"after the show you can fly directly and be in a clinic before anyone knows, it's all been arranged." i finish.

"i'm gonna be forty soon, cilla. forty."

"and nobody's going to remember me." he whispers and my heart breaks.

"i never did anything lasting. i never made that classic film that i could be proud of."

"but what about a star is born?" i ask.

he chuckles and looks at me.

he says something and we both laugh, but he wipes the tear that comes out of his eyes.

i begin crying, "please go." i whisper, giving his hand a reassuring squeeze.

"if you can dream it, you can do it, baby."

"i'm all out of dreams."

"promise me." i beg but he doesn't say anything.

an extra comes over to the window and knocks, where then i get out of the car and he does the same.

we look at each other from a few feet away and he whispers, "i will always love you."

i nod slightly, the emotions from our breakup flooding to the surface.

the emotions that i've been trying to submerge down.

gasping, i walk away and into a separate car where he waves from the top of the fake plain staircase.

minutes later when the scene ends i come up from the fake car and everyone begins clapping, for me, i assume.

i nod, smiling, and baz comes over to me, placing his hands on my shoulders, shaking me gently.

"you've been so great here filming, but you're done, go home and relax, celebrate with family." he whispers and i nod, a singular tear slipping.

he walks away and a few of my fellow costars come up to me, congratulating me and hugging me.

finally the last person comes, and it's austin.

he walks over to me quietly and by now most of the room has been cleared out.

"i'm so proud of you." he whispers and i smile.

"i know." i whisper back, nodding.

"c'mere." he says, pulling me into a hug.

i laugh but i hug him back, it's fast but emotional.

when we pull away i frown, "i guess i won't see you around here anymore so good luck, i'll see you next at the premiere unless we plan otherwise?" i ask and he nods, a small smile playing on his face.

the premiere is set to happen in a few months when the movie is finally put together.

it's going to be the first ever showing, priscilla and lisa marie will be there, i'm nervous to see their reaction on the movie but also exited.

"bye thea." he says and i chuckle, rubbing his bicep gently.

"bye austin." i whisper, and with that, i turn around, before exiting the building.

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my days as priscilla presley have come to an end 💔

i want to thank everyone on the elvis team specifically baz luhrmann.

thank you for everything and i had such a fun experience with everyone!

i can't wait to see the movie and everyone who will be at the premiere.

thank you, thank you very much.

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can't wait to see it thea!

does that mean you can come home now?!!!

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:/ theas time as priscilla has come to a sad end, BUT that also means the movie is almost done being filmed 🤭

hope you enjoyed todays chapter