Tom Jones wife: How Sir Tom bagged 'most beautiful girl in Pontypridd'

Sir Tom Jones is a famous singer with years of showbusiness experience. All of that has led to his reputation as a ladies’ man, given it was once reported he slept with 250 women a year during his glory days. But it appears he’d already bagged the “most beautiful girl” he’d ever met, as revealed in an exclusive interview with Tom Jones biographer Colin Macfarlane.

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Sir Tom Jones was known for his philandering ways, and in the 1980s he even fathered a love child with model Katherine Berkery.

He was known for having women around him often, with young, adoring fans even throwing their knickers on stage during his set in his heyday.

However, according to Tom Jones biographer Colin Macfarlane, those who knew Sir Tom as a young labourer from Pontypridd, South Wales, believed his wife Linda was the “most beautiful girl” in town.

Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk ahead of the release of his new book, Sir Tom Jones: 80, Mr Macfarlane said: “She was always in the background… she was never really mentioned with many I talked to.

Sir Tom Jones married 'most beautiful girl in Pontypridd'

Sir Tom Jones married ‘most beautiful girl in Pontypridd’ (Image: Getty)

“But according to several people I’ve spoken to she was the most beautiful woman in Pontypridd.

“The most beautiful woman he’d ever seen and Tom landed the big catch there.”

Linda, born Melinda Trenchard, met Sir Tom as a young lad, and the pair married when they were just 16-years-old on March 2, 1957.

A month later, Linda gave birth to the pair’s son, Mark, who later became Sir Tom’s manager.

Tom and Linda Jones

Tom and Linda Jones (Image: Getty)

In the time before the pair tied the knot, however, Mr Macfarlane revealed how protective Sir Tom would be of his missus.

He said: “Tom wouldn’t allow anyone to chat her up.

“His pals would say, ‘Linda is Tommy’s girl,’ but of course when she got pregnant that became apparent.

“You had to be careful if you tried to chat up the most beautiful woman in Pontypridd, Tom Woodward’s girlfriend, you had to have a look…

“If Tom thought that somebody was chatting up his beautiful girlfriend he would react.”

The couple outside their home

The couple outside their home (Image: Getty)

Despite this, Sir Tom had many well-publicised infidelities, but still often spoke of his love for Linda.

In 2009, he told Wales Online: “I’m still in love with Linda today.

“We’ve gone through thick and thin. I also remember all those times growing up together which is why we will never split – no matter what has happened or what I’ve done.”

“We’re both Welsh and both laugh at the same things. After the passion in our marriage died down, we became soulmates.

Tom and Linda Jones with their son Mark

Tom and Linda Jones with their son Mark (Image: Getty)

“Even if I could have foreseen my fame, I still would have married Linda. It gave me more strength and more determination.

“If I’d been a single teenager, I would’ve been more flippant. Instead, I had to do this singing career not just for me, but for Linda and our son, Mark.”

Sadly in 2016, Linda died after a “fierce but short” battle with cancer, which left Sir Tom devastated.

Since then, Sir Tom has sold their family home in Los Angeles and relocated to the UK, with it being reported he sold a great number of their shared possessions except for some personal effects, such as photographs.

Colin Macfarlane’s new book, Sir Tom Jones: 80, is available on Kindle and in print now

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