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At Age 85, Tom Jones Names His Most Scandalous Mistresses
“The Voice, The Passion, and The Secrets He Can No Longer Hide”
London, England — At 85, Sir Tom Jones has lived a life filled with fame, fortune, and fire — a career that spanned more than six decades and a reputation as one of music’s most magnetic performers. But in a recent tell-all interview, the Welsh legend stunned fans by opening up about the one thing he’d long kept behind closed doors: his scandalous love affairs.
“At my age, there’s no point in pretending anymore,” Tom said with a grin. “I’ve lived a full life — mistakes and all. And yes, there were many women.”
For decades, whispers of his romantic escapades swirled around the man known for his deep voice and irresistible charisma. But now, for the first time, Tom has named the women who defined — and sometimes destroyed — chapters of his extraordinary life.
The Charmer Who Couldn’t Be Tamed
Tom Jones’s rise to fame in the 1960s turned him into one of the world’s first true sex symbols. With hits like “It’s Not Unusual” and “Delilah,” he became the ultimate showman — passionate, wild, and unapologetically seductive. Fans threw underwear on stage, hotel rooms filled with roses and fan letters, and the tabloids could barely keep up.
“I never went looking for trouble,” he laughed. “But trouble always seemed to find me.”
Among the names he finally confirmed was Mary Wilson of The Supremes, whom he called “a beautiful woman with a voice and a spirit that matched her looks.” Their short-lived affair, he said, was “fiery, fun, and doomed from the start.”
Then there was Charlotte Laws, an American model he met in Las Vegas. “She was unforgettable,” Tom admitted. “We both knew it wouldn’t last — but for a moment, it felt like the world stopped.”
The Affair That Changed Everything
But the most shocking revelation came when Tom spoke about Miss World 1976, Marjorie Wallace, whose relationship with him once made front-page news. “It was madness,” he recalled. “We were caught up in the spotlight — and it burned us both.”
Their affair, though brief, reportedly enraged his wife Linda, whom Tom had married in 1957. Despite hundreds of rumored flings, Tom always insisted Linda was his true love. “She was my anchor,” he said. “Even when I strayed, I never stopped loving her.”
When Linda passed away in 2016 after a battle with cancer, Tom said he was “broken beyond words.” Her loss, he admitted, finally made him face the guilt he’d carried for years.
“I made mistakes,” he said quietly. “But I’d give anything to tell her one more time how sorry I am.”
No Regrets — Only Lessons
Looking back, the singer says he has made peace with his past. “I don’t regret living,” he said. “I regret hurting people along the way. But I’ve learned — love isn’t about possession. It’s about respect, even when you fail at it.”
Now, Tom lives a quieter life in London and performs only on select stages. He says his wild days are behind him, but the memories — both beautiful and painful — still follow him.
“When you’ve loved as much as I have,” he smiled, “you carry a little bit of every woman with you. That’s life. That’s music.”
The Legend, Unmasked
At 85, Sir Tom Jones has nothing left to prove — and nothing left to hide. His voice remains powerful, but his words reveal a man finally at peace with his past.
“I’ve sung about love all my life,” he said. “Now I just want to sing about truth.”
And perhaps that is Tom Jones’s final encore — not the roar of the crowd, but the quiet confession of a man who has lived every note of the songs he once sang.
