Tom Jones Drops Shocking Truth Behind Affairs During Marriage to ‘Love of My Life’ Linda- Candid Confession Reveals the “Temptations” of Fame and the Heartache That Followed

Sir Tom Jones was married to his beloved wife Linda for 59 years before she died following a battle with lung cancer in 2016, and the singer has previously spoken about his numerous affairs

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Sir Tom Jones, a coach on The Voice UK, has spoken candidly about the “temptations” he faced while touring at the height of his career. The Welsh star previously revealed that he had slept with up to 250 women as he rose to fame, all while married to his childhood sweetheart Linda, whom he described as “the love of his life”.

In his 2015 autobiography Over the Top and Back, Sir Tom hinted at his infidelities, admitting that he found it difficult to resist the attention of female fans while on tour.

He wrote: “There was sex in the shows, and there was sex around the shows. The air seemed to crackle with it.”

Recalling the atmosphere at his concerts in the 1970s, Sir Tom noted: “A general horniness in the crowd.

“The atmosphere was alive with the possibility of sex – in a way that was definitely going to play out to the advantage of the band and the crew, and beyond.

“The story was that even the stage doorman would get some when I was around. As somebody once said, I was the Pied Piper of p***y. To use another rejected title for this book,” the star joked.

Sir Tom Jones and wife Linda
Sir Tom Jones and wife Linda were married right up until her death in 2016 after a short cancer battle (Image: GETTY)

Sir Tom also shared how he would play up to his reputation while performing in front of crowds of women, who would throw their underwear at him when he was on stage.

He continued: “When you’re a performer and you find something that works, you work it – so it grew and it built.”

“When I stooped, mid-song, to kiss the women who had forced their way to the edge of the stage, it wasn’t just a peck on the cheek. It was full-on, mouth-to-mouth.

“I was going over as some kind of love god, and I was going over so strongly that occasionally I was even persuaded of it myself.

“The road will set temptations in front of you that are hard to resist.”

Linda found out about some of Sir Tom’s affairs, including his relationship with Miss World Marjorie Wallace, after the pair were pictured kissing on a beach in Barbados in 1976.

Tom Jones
Tom Jones on stage

Speaking of his wife’s reaction to the kiss, the Welsh performer admitted: “I stood there and took it. She chinned me. I said ‘Go ahead’. She punched and shouted.”

The It’s Not Unusual singer also had a two-year affair with Mary Wilson, a singer who performed with The Supremes.

The romance began when Sir Tom toured the States in 1968 and his wife Linda later became suspicious when she learned Mary had flown over to the UK for a performance in Bournemouth.

Linda died after a “short but fierce” battle with lung cancer at the age of 75, which left Sir Tom struggling to cope with his grief.

Despite his infidelities, the singer always said Linda was “the love of my life”, and he “never had that feeling for anyone else”.

 

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