Riley Keough Analysis

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Riley Keough , the 26 year old actress and granddaughter of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley is now taking hollywood by a strom. Famous for starring in "Magic Mike" and "mad Max : Fury Road" , she is soon to take on the role of a young escort in "Starz's " The Girlfriend Experience".
Keough provided insights into her provocative character . She went on to talk about her experience acting on the show at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
Further more she is said to have mentioned about how the role is not something one would imagine a lead actor to portray .She claims her character to be canny , dominating and someone who likes sex , the sort a man would be seen depicting on screen. However this was what got her interested in playing this very role.
The actress found it challenging to migrate rolewise from that of a law student to an escort.
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Moroever she found it interesting how sex is associated to the physical aspect alone.
Keough confessed that she feels awkward knowing the fact that the men in her family would soon watch the show.
She revealed that she is reluctant to have them watch the program. However she claims to have already shown her mother Lisa Marie Presley the show.Her mother is said to have liked it . The actress claims her mother to be a fan of art and to be rather progressive.
"The Girlfriend Experience" is a series with 13 episodes which will be aired on Starz .The show is claimed to be based on the 2009 film directed by Steven Soderbergh which will premiere on April

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