Tom Jones takes his wife a medical buidling in Beverly Hills, CA
The National ENQUIRER looked back at the troubled life of Linda (pictured) when she passed away in Los Angeles on April 10, 2016, after what Tom's publicist described as a "short but fierce battle with cancer." Linda was a heavy smoker who had suffered two earlier cancer battles, as Tom revealed in his 2015 autobiography. She also suffered silently as her husband
enjoyed multiple affairs during their 59-year-marriage!
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Tom Jones Makes His First Public Appearance Since The Death Of His Wife
Linda was eight months pregnant when the couple was married in March 1957. She was 16 years old, and the future superstar was only 17. The star would always boast of his "rock-solid" marriage even as he toured the world and was constantly seen in the company of beautiful women.
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Tom Jones Makes His First Public Appearance Since The Death Of His Wife
"I felt very lucky to have fallen in love at an early age," Tom said at the festival. "We knew this thing was forever, for as long as we would be alive. That's how strong the marriage was."
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Singer Tom Jones at the Hay Festival, Hay on Wye, Wales, UK
Still, the topic of Tom's famous philandering had to be addressed, and Dylan asked if the couple had ever considered divorce. "No," insisted Tom. "Never crossed my mind: it didn't cross her mind. We had a strong marriage that nothing could shake, and we both felt that."
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