As they fondly called her, Lady Linda and Sir Tom Jones were childhood sweethearts and married for 59 years. On March 2, 1957, the couple married when they were both 16 years old and welcomed their first child immediately after.
When Tom Jones became famous, the couple moved into a large Tor Point house, but his family was not very happy there, as he was barely around due to his touring life. They later moved to Los Angeles, where he bought Dean Martin’s luxurious mansion.
However, they were homesick and tried to fix this with furniture and decorations from Great Britain, with Linda decorating the house by herself. After her death, Tom Jones sold their home and moved back to the UK.
When they were 12 years old, Thomas John Woodward fell in love with Melinda “Linda” Trenchard. He was diagnosed with tuberculosis at the same age and spent two years in bed recovering.
After he recovered, he said Linda would smile at him on her way to school, but it was not until she turned 15 that she agreed to go on a date with Tom.
Shortly after they started dating, Linda got pregnant, and they quickly got married. A month after their marriage, they welcomed their only son, Mark.
With fame and constantly being on tour, Tom began cheating on Linda. Despite his serial cheating, he said Linda was his one true love as he never had that feeling for anyone else and did not think one could fall in love more than once.
While in England, Tom got a property in an estate on St. George’s Hill in Weybridge, Surrey. The mansion he bought was named Tor Point house…CONTINUE READING