“I really, honestly, never imagined that being the rest of my life,” she said. She later acquired the rights to the character, the key to how she has been able to perform as her for the last four decades. Aaron Rapoport / Getty ImagesĪfter that show ended, Peterson went national with Elvira in a syndicated version. I actually get a little check every week to do this awesome job.” Peterson's Elvira character helped her become a pop culture sensation. So I thought this is going to be such a great gig.
I didn't know exactly what the hell I would be doing, but it was horror-related and I was and still am obviously a big horror fan. “I knew it wasn't going to be much money or anything but as an actor when you’re out of work you can't be too picky. “I was an actress in Hollywood, running around, looking for work and heard about this horror hosting thing on a local station,” she explained. Peterson began performing as Elvira in 1981 on a local television show in Hollywood, hosting a weekly showing of B-movies called “Movie Macabre.” ‘I was worried about my gay fans thinking I was a hypocrite’ In tandem with her new book, "Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark," Peterson sat down for an interview with TODAY, opening up about her decadeslong relationship with a woman, why she has no current plans to get married again and what labels she uses to identify herself with. That's your energy, you know? And I just turned 70 years old and thinking, ‘If I don't talk about it now, when will I? When I’m 90?’” “It was just uncomfortable, holding in secrets like that. “It was hard on both me and my partner, sneaking around and introducing her as only my assistant, which she is, by the way,” Peterson said. “I am completely a drag queen, the only difference is I don't tuck. This year, as the leaves turn gold and pumpkin spice pops up everywhere, Peterson has made a shocking admission to the world: she has been in a relationship with a woman for almost two decades. When compared to Santa Claus, she responded: “Exactly, except without the beard.”
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