Tom Jones reveals why he didn't play at Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert

Rita Wilson still has a "persistent cough", more than two years after contracting COVID-19. The 65-year-old singer-and-actress and her husband Tom Hanks were the first famous faces to come forward and reveal they had contracted the virus in the early days of the pandemic in March 2020 and though the 'Asteroid City' star is still feeling the effects of the illness, she feels "very lucky" that things aren't worse. Asked if her breathing and therefore her singing had been affected by the virus, she said: "It was.

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Anne-Marie got very emotional during the latest episode of The Voice UK as the popular show returned to screens. The singing competition was back on ITV on Saturday night for a brand new series, with Anne-Marie hoping to keep hold of her winning coach crown.

SIR Tom Jones clashed with his fellow judge Olly Murs on last night’s edition of The Voice UK over an impeccable contestant.  The singing contest kicked off its brand new series on Saturday night but it wasn’t long before popstar Olly Murs managed to rub veteran coach Tom up the wrong way.  Following a stand-out performance from contestant David on the hit show both coaches wanted to secure the 20 year old for their own teams however Olly made sure to put a stop to it. Tom said at the end of the performance: "That's what I was looking for and I thought I had him in the palm of my hand then this gentleman from Essex came along..." To which Heart Skips a Beat hitmaker Olly fired back: "It was never my intention to block you Tom but I knew that type of singer was someone I wanted.

Sir Tom Jones has his fellow The Voice judges in tears this series - as he dedicates an emotional performance to his late wife. His fellow judges - Anne-Marie and Olly Murs - have opened up about the emotional performance, which takes place sometime this series. The show is pre-recorded months in advance, with the pair admitting they got very teary through it and the Ciao Adios singer even had to walk off as she cried over the sweet tribute.

THE Voice fans were left "sobbing" as Sir Tom Jones performed an emotional song dedicated to his late wife Melinda Trenchard. He was handed the mic during the first episode of the new series of the ITV show - as the live audience begged for him to sing for them. Sir Tom, 82, was then seen performing I Won't Crumble With You If You Fall to the studio audience, before explaining the meaning.

READ MORE: Zoe Ball originally snubbed Celeb Gogglebox before son Woody forced her to change mind The singer tries to hide his identity but still gets spotted.He said: “I often take a package holiday to Menorca.“Because everybody’s British I end up spending two weeks with my hat on.“Most people are respectful if they do recognise me but I can have my belly out by the pool and somebody will suddenly sing Tragedy to me. That’s not what I want from a holiday.”The hunk also revealed how he has been living it up at luxury spa resorts closer to home.“H” said: “I’ve been doing a crawl of Champneys’ luxury spa resorts.“I’ve just spent a week on my own at their Henlow resort and it was pure indulgence.“Reading a book while drinking prosecco every night; I was really living the dream.“I did nothing and spoke to nobody.

The Voice UK are in hot water over bad language… and Sir Tom Jones is the worst offender. They often turn the air blue in front of the studio audience and sometimes even when the show is being broadcast live.Bosses have warned them to keep it clean on the new series, which kicked off on ITV last night. READ MORE: The Voice's Anne-Marie in tears over Tom Jones' emotional tribute to late wifeTom said: “I do it the most.

The Voice star Anne-Marie has revealed an "emotional" Tom Jones moment left her in tears while filming the latest series.The Ciao Adios singer, 31, will return for a second run as a coach on the ITV singing competition after winning last year's show with her act Craig Eddie.Speaking to Daily Star and other outlets, she opened up about one song tribute which made her "walk off" set.READ MORE:The Voice series one stars now - fat-shaming row, singing at holiday camp and royal linkReturning alongside Olly Murs, will.i.am and Tom Jones, the songstress said Tom's rendition of his song Crumble in honour of his late wife "f****d her up".Tom, 82, tragically lost his wife Melinda Trenchard at the age of 75 to lung cancer in April 2016.Melinda was Tom's childhood sweetheart and the pair married in 1957.Of the emotional moment, Anne-Marie said: "Tom sang one of his songs [for his wife] called Crumble and I had to walk off. "Not because it was bad because it was so emotional, this is a testament to him and why he's been able to stay around so long because he feels it."Every word he says and every song he releases is because he means it and he was singing that song and he said this is to my wife and it f*****d me up."Olly added: "When you see someone who loves his wife so much you could see the pain."The Voice UK will return to screens this month.Following a major format change, the series will scrap the live shows in favour of pre-recorded episodes.With the entire series having already been filmed by mid-February, the move was thought to have been a "cheaper" option to the previous live finals format.A source previously told Daily Star: "Live shows are very expensive to do.

Sir Tom Jones, 82, was notably absent from Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations held in June and now the veteran crooner has addressed the situation.The Sex Bomb singer said he had hoped to take to the stage but there was an issue with legendary singer Dame Shirley Bassey, 85.Tom was asked to join the BBC concert at Buckingham Palace but his slot fell through after the fellow Welsh singer refused to duet with him.The crooner, who once performed with Shirley on his TV series in 1970, explained she was going to be his surprise guest at the concert.Tom has since shared things went awry when the Goldfinger hitmaker wanted her own solo slot.Speaking in a new interview, he explained: "Shirley said, 'If I don't get my own spot I am not going to do it'. It is fair enough."I thought it was a good idea.She would be the surprise guest and I would've said, 'Here is Dame Shirley Bassey to help me with the next song'."Then I would do mine and then we would do a duet.

Sir Tom Jones, 82, already received a hip replacement back in 2017, but he is bracing himself for the prospect of having another one. Until then, he has been sitting down for his shows, and has had an inversion table added to his dressing room so he can hang upside down before taking to the stage.The Mama Told Me Not To Come singer has revealed in a new interview that four songs are typically his limit before he is forced to sit down again.He has shared his fears with his son Mark Woodward that he might not be accepted by American audiences when his USA tour begins later this month, agonising: "I hope they don't mind!"However, Mark, who manages the hitmaker, assured him: "Don't worry about it.

Sir Tom Jones, 82, began his career in the 1960s with a string of top ten hits, with his career appearing to go from strength to strength since. However, the Voice UK judge revealed in a new interview the "low points" of his career which left him "nearly a year" without being able to secure a hit single.In early 1965 Tom reached UK No.1 and the top ten in the United States for his single It's Not Unusual.Then due to his manager, Gordon Mills, he was able to secure a number of film theme tunes including for the James Bond flick Thunderball and for What's New Pussycat?However, not all of Tom's songs in this period were a hit and some "didn't make it", leaving Tom to call this a "low point" in his career.When asked in an interview if he'd experienced any difficult times, the hit singer replied: "After Thunderball, I had nearly a year without a hit until Christmas 1966 when I recorded Green, Green Grass of Home."It got to number one and stayed there until 1967.So I had number ones in 1965, 1966 and 1967, but there was a period in the middle when a couple of singles didn’t make it", he revealed to The Radio Times.The interviewer then asked the Sex Bomb hit-maker if he had a Plan B for his chosen career if music did not work out."No," he replied.