Their co-star Dick Van Dyke described one moment when he and Leigh walked on to a sound stage to find Ann-Margret sitting on Sidney’s lap. Both apparently looked at each other and said, “Uh-oh.”
Leigh was also furious to discover a new title song had been filmed in secret showcasing Ann-Margret (see below). This pattern would continue on Viva Las Vegas, angering Elvis.
The Viva Las Vegas shoot was a hotbed of passions, with Sidney continuing his adoration of the actress, while she, in turn, began her highly-publicised affair with Elvis.
She later said of The King: ”We both felt a current, an electricity that went straight through us. It would become a force we couldn’t control.”
