Linda Thompson

Linda Thompson is a woman of ageless beauty and vast gifts. In almost 50 years of active life, she has served as an actress, a lyricist, an author and as pageants winner.

Early Accomplishments

She won the Shelby County in 1969 and by the end of 1970, she had won 7 titles including Miss Memphis State University and coming 4th in the Miss Tennessee pageant.

She later won the Miss Tennessee USA title in 1972 and earned an opportunity to meet Elvis Presley. She began acting in 1977 in a TV series, Hee Haw. 

Best Known For

She has small roles in several TV series like an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 and films such as Original Intent in 1991. 

She appeared in and provided Grammy award-winning soundtrack lyrics for The Bodyguard in 1992. She also wrote Drowning for Backstreet Boys in 2001.

Sexual Orientation

Linda is straight. She was in a relationship with Elvis Presley right from when they met until December 1976. 

She met Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn Jenner) in 1980 and got married a year after before their 1986 separation. She was also married to David Foster from 1991 to 2005. 

She also dated George Clooney in 2006.

Family

She is a child of Sanford and Margie Thompson and has an elder brother named Sam. 

She is the mother of 2 son who are Brody and Brandon Jenner and is an ex-stepmother to Allison Jones and Amy, Erin and Sara Foster.

Religion

Linda describes herself as a Southern Baptist girl and often talks about her conservative upbringing. She still adheres to her Christian values.

Worth To Know

She revealed that she and Elvis had spent months together before they got intimate. He was her first lover.

A Little Thing Called Life, a book she wrote about her celebrity relationships was published in 2016.