Tom Jones: 'Fans gave me the strength to carry on after wife Linda's death'

Tom Jones has just hit another huge milestone in his career at age 80. 

Sir Tom Jones reaffirms his status as a chart icon today as his new album Surrounded By Time lands straight in at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart, setting a UK chart record.

Tom Jones left BBC’s Naga Munchetty in fits of laughter as he shared a stark comment to television presenter Gethin Jones.The music icon was addressing Gethin's joke he was his dad as they share the same surname.Tom, 80, was appearing on BBC Breakfast to discuss his first album in over a decade, Surrounded By Time when he appeared to make a joke towards Gethin.As Naga, 46, and co-anchor Charlie Stayt, 58, linked to Morning Live, Charlie told Gethin and Kym Marsh: "Here's my note to you, Sir Tom Jones coming up."Gethin instantly responded: "Say hi to my dad for me.""Ah Gethin Jones, yes, of course," Naga interjected before adding: "not sure Sir Tom Jones knows about that yet."As Sir Tom appeared on BBC Breakfast, Naga told the icon: "Sir Tom

Tom Jones has reflected on an ill-fated cover version of Arctic Monkeys‘ ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ at a 2007 charity show.Jones performed the band’s 2005 classic at The Concert For Diana at Wembley Stadium, but his rendition was poorly received.Speaking to NME for the ‘Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!’ quiz about his career thus far, Jones was asked whether he’d ever had any feedback from Alex Turner and co.“No. The only feedback we got were the reviews which said we’d ruined it!” Jones said.

Naga Munchetty, 46, and her BBC Breakfast co-host Charlie Stayt, 58, were interviewing Sir Tom Jones on the show today. However, the legendary Welsh crooner left Naga lost for words as he called her “love” at the end of their chat.Sir Tom was appearing on the programme to promote his new album Surrounded By Time.However, it was the 80-year-old’s farewell to Naga, which stuck with the BBC presenter after their chat finished.After Naga wished him good luck, he said: “Thank you very much, love.

who he had been married to from 1957, died of cancer in 2016.Sir Tom revealed to Jessie Ware on her Table Manners podcast that he had to hire staff following Linda’s death: ‘I got a man that works for me – Ben. He is my butler-come-assistant and he can cook, he can cook fantastic.’The Delilah star also revealed he turned to alcohol to cope with missing his beloved wife, nut soon realised that it was not the answer. He explained: ‘I started drinking a lot when she died as I thought, “Well, the only way I will get through this is be large.” It doesn’t work.

SIR Tom Jones has said his manager son Mark knows him "better than anybody else" after joining him on the road at just 16. The 80-year-old star opened up about his relationship with Mark, 64, in a new interview on BBC Breakfast today.

BBC Breakfast was joined by a legendary guest on Thursday morning’s programme as Sir Tom Jones made an appearance on the show.

Sir Tom Jones, 80, rose to fame in 1963 shortly after becoming the frontman for Welsh singing group, The Senators.Since then, the music legend has gone on to achieve worldwide fame, performing with some of the biggest names in the business.Since finding fame, the Treforest born star has spent over 305 weeks in the UK Top 40, recording songs alongside the likes of Jools Holland and Cerys Matthews.Now, the music icon has spoken of the time he was approached by The Beatles star, Sir Paul McCartney, 78, who had offered to pen an original track for him.Shortly after the Liverpool legend had made the suggestion, Sir Tom instantly jumped at the opportunity to record a track written by a member of the world's biggest band.Despite his initial joy -

READ MORE: Tom Jones gets apology from Chris Evans after host's awkward age gaffeChris then read out texts he received from listeners who were also taking part in their "big three" initiative, which Chris continued to rave about. But there was one in particular that stood out and left him slightly concerned with how his wife would react.

Sir Tom Jones, 80, opened up on the inspiration behind a poignant song on his latest album Surrounded By Time, which is dedicated to the memory of his beloved late wife Linda Trenchard. The particularly emotional musical number tells the story of how the singer's spouse had urged him to carry on with his career, despite her having just days left to live.

Sir Tom Jones, 80, opened up on the inspiration behind a poignant song on his latest album Surrounded By Time, which is dedicated to the memory of his beloved late wife Linda Trenchard.The particularly emotional musical number tells the story of how the singer’s spouse had urged him to carry on with his career, despite her having just days left to live.Appearing on Lorraine this morning, Tom shared how Linda had remained ever-present in his work: “There's a song on there, ‘I won’t crumble with you if you fall’ because I was with her for the last 10 days in the hospital.“She knew she was dying with lung cancer.“She said, ‘Look I’ve got to go, but don’t fall with me now… you know you have got to carry on. “‘You have got to get on that stage.

Sir Tom Jones has addressed claims that he is dating Priscilla Presley, wife of his late friend, Elvis Presley.The Welsh singer sadly lost his wife Linda in April 2016 following a short but fierce battle with cancer. The couple had been married since they were just 16.MORE: Tom Jones' family photo album: a rare look at the singer's life with late wife LindaIn the wake of Linda's death, Sir Tom, 80, has been romantically linked to 75-year-old Priscilla, who was married to Elvis from 1967 until 1973.

Chris Evans, 55, has recalled the time he rejected a role in Danny Boyle’s iconic movie Trainspotting back in 1996.The Virgin Radio host admitted the reason for his somewhat surprising career decision, came as he was enjoying glasses of champagne down the pub with singer Sir Tom Jones, 80.Chris explained the film scene he was meant to be in while presenting his Virgin Radio Breakfast show alongside co-host Vassos Alexander.He said: “Then he [Ewan McGregor’s character Mark Renton] drowns into the toilet, but coming out of the hypodermic syringe there was a game show, an internal game show, taking place in the liquid in the syringe.“It was Dale Winton with this sort of funkadelic, fifth-dimension game show.They asked me to do it, I said,

Sir Tom Jones never realised the extent of his late wife's homesickness. The 80-year-old pop star and his wife Linda relocated to the US at the height of his career, and Tom only became aware of how much Linda - who died of cancer in 2016 - wanted to return to Britain after she passed away.

Sir Tom Jones is on course for his first UK Number 1 album in two decades with Surrounded By Time.

READ MORE. . . Twiggy 'ignored' before 'staggeringly rude' snub by Princess MargaretRealising his error, Chris explained his comment was badly worded, as he meant to say Sir Tom was going to "enter his 82nd year".

 Chris then admitted: “No, no, I got it… “I think we both got it a little wrong and met half way in the middle, which is fine!”Despite the awkward moment, Chris and Tom, who have known each other for a while, both laughed off their confusion.It comes after Sir Tom recently admitted he was left feeling "angry" after his doctor issued him a warning about "running about on stage" at his age.The singer insisted he has no plans to slow down despite going through a health scare recently. The star had a urinary tract infection two years ago, which was fortunately cleared up with antibiotics.Recalling his conversation with his doctor at the time, Sir Tom said in an exclusive interview with Saturday's Daily Express newspaper: “The doctor told me,

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Sir Tom Jones and Priscilla Presley met when the legendary crooner was rising to prominence in the music industry where he had a blossoming friendship with Rock and Roll star Elvis Presley.The Sex Bomb hitmaker has since spoken out about his relationship with the later singer's former wife.The 80-year-old was married to his wife Linda Trenchard for 59 years until her death from lung cancer in 2016.The dating rumours have swirled about his relationship in the years following the death of his wife but the Delilah hitmaker insisted he and Priscilla, 75, are just friends.Tom also remained close friends with Elvis up until his death in 1977 when he was aged just 42.The Delilah hitmaker and the American singer even holidayed together in

The Voice UK coach was advised to aid his recovery by resting but the showman was desperate to get back on stage. The revelation emerged during a conversation with Jen Long on her podcast, Talk The Line.