“Not exactly Mr Faithful”

At the peak of his fame in the ’60s and ’70s, Tom Jones was a heartthrob known for his wild lifestyle, reportedly bedding hundreds of women. Tom, who assumed the role of sex symbol, has previously admitted that he slept with 250 women a year at the peak of his career. Among his many high-profile romances was a fling with Mary Wilson of the Supremes — at a time when interracial relationships were still considered taboo in much of America.

But here’s the twist: while he was living out his rockstar fantasies, Jones had a devoted wife, Linda, at home. They were married for 59 years before her tragic passing from lung cancer in 2016.

“From the very beginning, he was not exactly Mr Faithful,” biographer Sean Smith told Daily Mail in 2015.

It’s unclear how much Linda knew about her husband’s shady side, but it is clear