Priscilla supports Cruise

Elvis Presley's ex-wife Priscilla has voiced her support for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' plans for a silent birth later this month, insisting she wishes she had done the same for daughter Lisa Marie.

The 60-year-old actress maintains Scientology is misunderstood and is urging more people to study the controversial religion.

She says: "If people actually read L Ron Hubbard's teachings they would understand that drug-free silent births show respect to the baby and stop them becoming unbalanced.

"I wish I'd had a silent birth when I had Lisa Marie."