Theirs was the relationship that no-one saw coming, especially as Michael Jackson kept his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley a secret to begin with.
And when they finally went public after tying the knot in 1994, many presumed it was to help fix Jackson's battered image in the wake of his out -of-court settlement with Jordie Chandler over child abuse allegations.
However, according to Lisa Marie - who turns 53 today and was 27 when she got hitched - their love was the real deal. Appearing on
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