Sir Tom Jones's wife of 59 years, Linda Jones has passed away after a 'short but fierce battle with cancer'. Linda passed yesterday morning. Tom Jones publicist said ' Lady Melinda Rose Woodward, better known as Linda, passed away with her husband of 59 years at her side yesterday morning in Los Angeles. News of the 75-year-old's death comes just a week after Sir Tom pulled out of a gig in Manila, the Philippines, due to a 'serious illness' in his immediate family, although his management denied it was Linda who was unwell.
In a statement released today, it said: 'Sir Tom Jones’ wife of 59 years, Lady Melinda Rose Woodward, passed away Sunday morning, April 10, after a short but fierce battle with cancer. Surrounded by her husband and loved ones, she passed away peacefully at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.' Read more below !
Tom Jones admitted to sleeping with 250 women in one year at the height of his career, but despite his self-confessed adultery, he remained devoted to his wife, calling his marriage 'rock-solid' and said 'all the rest was fun and games' He has previously said he would not be able to carry on singing if his wife died.
'She's the most important thing in my life,' Sir Tom said.
'An unbelievable woman. Linda is the love of my life and she still is, even though she doesn't look like she did. I don't look like I did, either, but I try my best.' He has previously told how Linda once beat him up at their home in Los Angeles after the story of an affair with a Miss World hit the tabloids. Sir Tom said: 'I stood there and took it. She chinned me. She punched and shouted.'
In an interview with the Sunday Times last autumn he said his wife 'had depression since she was young' and had 'lost her spark', preferring to stay at home in Los Angeles rather than going out and about with him.
In a later interview with The Sun, he added: 'She thinks she has lost her spark. And she doesn't like the way she looks, that's why she's not fussy on going out. She said it.' Sir Tom, 75, lost both his parents years ago.
A family friend in Wales said: 'Tom always doted on Linda regardless of the rumours. She was the rock of his life and he will be lost without her. 'His career has survived a lot of ups and downs but this will hit him very hard.'
The former Voice judge was due to perform Smart Araneta Coliseum in the Filipino capital at the start of April, but pulled out hours beforehand due to a family illness and was said to be 'devastated' at calling it off.
Source :Daily Mail
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