Watch: How Jacob Elordi Got into his Elvis Role? 1 Pound of Bacon Every Day

Actor Jacob Elordi prepared to play Elvis Presley in the new Sofia Coppola movie "Priscilla" by eating The King's favorite foods – including "a pound of bacon a day," according to Variety.

The sizzling revelation came about during a roundtable discussion hosted by Entertainment Weekly, in which Elordi and Cailee Spaeny (who played Priscilla Presley) discussed how they managed their transformations into the historical personages. At one point, Coppola reminded Elordi, "You ate a lot of bacon" while shooting the film.

"Priscilla told us that Elvis liked really burnt bacon," the filmmaker disclosed, referring to Elvis' wife, the title character of the movie and an executive producer on the project.

The "Euphoria" star acknowledged the story, saying, "I averaged, like, a pound of bacon a day." Not surprisingly, that diet had an effect on his waistline – though not a huge one.

"It's not that noticeable because I'm quite long," Elordi recounted, "but I was the biggest I've ever been."

"Spaeny then brought up the popular story of the 'Fool's Gold' loaf: the massive 8,000-calorie sandwich comprised of a pound of bacon, a loaf of sourdough bread, a jar of peanut butter and a jar of jelly that Presley first discovered at the Colorado Mine Company restaurant in Denver," Variety recounted.

"As the story goes, the King of Rock and Roll loved this sandwich so much that, when he was at home in Graceland, he decided to satisfy his craving for the 'Fool's Gold' loaf by flying to Denver on a private jet with some of his friends," the article continued. "Upon arrival, the owners of the Colorado Mine Company greeted them with a pile of the sandwiches. Presley enjoyed them without ever leaving the airplane hangar."

Added Coppola: "Priscilla told me that because they were so poor, that they would just live off peanut butter and banana sandwiches. So when he was more successful, like, it reminded him of being a kid."

"Coppola, Spaeny, and Elordi also had access to Presley home movies and photographs, which they say helped them go behind the walls of Graceland and understand the real people living within," EW noted.

"Probably the most helpful part was ignoring the mythology and trying to find out where the real person lies in that," Elordi said. "We had the freedom of going to a place where he wasn't so well documented, behind closed doors, so I could play with it a little bit and try to make it a bit more grounded and attempt to make it sound more human."

The trio also talked about working with Priscilla Presley and how the film's meager budget left them contemplating an unusual way of raising cash to finish the shoot: By auctioning off a game of pickleball with Elordi.

Watch a clip from the discussion below.