In a stunningly candid revelation that has shocked fans worldwide, music icon Sir Tom Jones has opened up about the devastating secret that nearly tore apart his lifelong marriage to childhood sweetheart Linda Trenchard.
The 84-year-old Welsh superstar confessed to multiple affairs during his early years of fame, admitting that his wife Linda discovered his infidelity in the most heartbreaking way possible - by finding another woman's phone number in his pocket.
The Painful Discovery
"She found a number in my pocket and phoned it," Jones revealed in his raw new autobiography. "A woman answered. That was it. She knew."
The discovery sent shockwaves through their marriage, with Linda understandably devastated by the betrayal. Jones described the aftermath as "horrible," acknowledging the immense pain he had caused the woman who had stood by him since they were teenage sweethearts in Pontypridd.
A Love That Survived Everything
Despite the heartbreak, Linda made the extraordinary decision to remain in the marriage, though Jones admits things were never quite the same between them. "She stayed with me, but I had hurt her badly," the singer confessed, his voice filled with regret even decades later.
Their love story began when Tom was just 12 years old, meeting Linda at school in Treforest. They married in 1957 when she fell pregnant with their only son, Mark, and remained together until Linda's tragic death from lung cancer in 2016.
Life After Linda
Now, eight years after losing his beloved wife, Jones admits he still feels her presence every day. "I think about her all the time," he shared emotionally. "I talk to her pictures in the house."
The music legend's confession offers a rare glimpse into the real price of fame and the complex reality behind one of showbusiness's most enduring love stories - proving that even fairy tale marriages face unimaginable challenges.
