'She would chin me if I tried to say that': Tom Jones says wife Linda would never agree to a marriage pact over his affairs as he insists she 'loves being married to me'
He's been married to his wife, Linda, since 1957.
But Tom Jones has confessed that their long relationship has been anything but perfect - not least because he claims his wife 'beat me up one night' after learning about his numerous affairs in the press.
Speaking to Jonathan Ross as part of his new ITV series, the Welsh singer added that Linda would never agree to some kind of pact to accept his infidelities, as he insists 'she loves being married to me.'
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Confession: Speaking to Jonathan Ross as part of his new ITV series, Welsh singer Tom Jones said his long-term partner Linda physically attacked him after rumours of their private life surfaced in a newspaper
On the first show in a brand new series of The Jonathan Ross Show, Tom - who celebrates 50 years in showbusiness - joined the sofa and spoke to Jonathan about recent controversy surrounding his role on The Voice and his relationship with wife, Linda.
The comments come shortly after the release of his autobiography, Over The Top And Back.
'People know or think they know a lot about your life and your marriage - to some eyes - would seem unconventional because Linda stayed in Las Vegas or Los Angeles while you were travelling the world and you were sometimes involved with other people weren’t you?” Jonathan asked.
The early years: Tom Jones and wife Linda pictured during a sunshine break at the apex of his career
Tom smiled and Jonathan said of his reaction, 'Well that’s a yes... but it’s quite clear to me reading this [autobiography] that she was the person you have always loved…'
Tom replied: 'Of course - and she beat me up one night because a thing came out in the newspaper and I think she was more bothered because it was in the press, if it had just been between us we could have dealt with it much easier.'
Despite the shocking confession - which surely wouldn't have been tolerated if the genders were reversed - Jonathan continued unabated.
He asked: 'Let me ask you this question very frankly: did you have a deal? Did you ever say to her, ‘look this is what I’m doing, I love you?'
Admission: 'She beat me up one night because a thing came out in the newspaper and I think she was more bothered because it was in the press'
As they are now: A modern-day Linda and Tom arrive in London's Heathrow airport, smiling
'No no no,' Tom replied. 'She would chin me if I tried to say that, which she did when she found out about this one thing…'
'It was never discussed, I was never put on the spot. Linda is a wonderful person and she would never put me on the spot. She loves being married to me and I love being married to her so whatever happened…'
The chart-topper also discussed his exit from BBC's The Voice.
Funny? Co-guest Jessica Ennis laughed along as Tom revealed all during the chat
Happier times? Tom confessed that Linda attacked him after newspapers reported on their private life but says she would never ask for some kind of marriage pact
Tom explained: 'Mark, my son who manages me, got the call and I was with him at the time and so was my daughter-in-law and my granddaughter, we were walking in London...
'He said, ‘I may as well tell you now, they’re not renewing your contact on The Voice,’ he said, ‘How do you feel about that?’ I said, ‘I couldn’t give a [blank]’.
'I would have liked to have known a bit earlier because my agent is always saying, ‘Are you doing The Voice? What are we doing?’ and they always leave it to the last minute, they always did every year and then all of a sudden we’d pencilled it in thinking we were going to do it again,' he explained.
Singing his heart out: Tom performs a live track on the ITV talk show - deftly proving that he's still got it
Lost his voice: Tom's son - his manager, Mark - had to break the news that he was no longer part of the show
On his reaction to the change, Tom said: 'So I called my wife because she’s in LA and I’m here - so she said to me, ‘So you’re not doing The Voice then?’ I said, ‘Well I don’t have much of a choice… I’ve been replaced’... She said, ‘by who?’ and I said, ‘By Boy George’.
She said, ‘I hope you didn’t go off did you about Boy George?’ I said, ‘Of course not, I even said how much I like his records’ and she said, ‘Well you didn’t have to go that far!’
Also on the show was Vin Diesel, Jessica Ennis-Hill and comedy duo, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse.
The Jonathan Ross Show airs tonight, Saturday 17 October at 10.15pm on ITV.
Back in the day: Will.i.am, Ricky Wilson, Kylie Minogue and Sir Tom on BBC1's The Voice - before he was axed
Guests: Vin Diesel, Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Sir Tom Jones join Jonathan Ross
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