Sir Tom Jones, famed for his vocal stylings and judging profession The Voice, is an international superstar. His career has spanned decades and he earned himself a knighthood in 2006. But the Welsh crooner has one big regret that he has admitted he still feels shame for.
Tom Jones’ career really took off in the mid-1960s after years of trying to make it big, allowing him to achieve a number of hits reaching the Top 10.
From there, he won a Grammy in 1966, and MTV Video Music Award (VMA) in 1989, followed by Brit Awards in 2000 and 2003.
He nabbed an OBE in 1999 before he received his knighthood in 2006.
Sir Tom has spoken out a great deal about his philandering ways, admitting that at the height of his fame he would bed 250 women a year – despite being married to his wife Linda.
Tom Jones: What was the Sex Bomb singer’s ONE regret? (Image: Getty)
Linda sadly passed away in 2016, after the pair got married in 1957, which sparked Sir Tom to open up about his regrets.
But one of his biggest regrets, it turns out, is nothing to do with his private life.
Speaking to the Independent in 2012 before the legendary singer joined BBC’s The Voice, he revealed his biggest regrets which were far from the expected.
He told the Independent: “Regrets? No, no. No, I don’t think so.
Tom Jones performing in his heyday (Image: Getty)
“Actually, wait. One night in 1965, I was in this club in Los Angeles watching Little Richard perform.
“My visa had run out a few days previously, and my manager had advised me not to do anything that might constitute work.
“Halfway through the show, Richard invited me up on stage. He was on fire that night, and I wanted to help him rip all hell out of that tune, but I didn’t.
“I just stood there, shaking my head, like I was convinced the moment I opened my mouth, Immigration would appear.
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Tom Jones did eventually perform with Little Richard (Image: Getty)
“I tell you, I still think about that sometimes. That’s a regret.”
Sir Tom also admitted he once had a run-in with Elvis Presley and admitted he posed for a photo with the global superstar, only for his posture to have ruined his look.
He added: “t was one night, can’t remember the year, but I’d just finished a show in America. Elvis.
“Elvis Presley was in my dressing-room. Now, Elvis was well aware that people were forever taking pictures of him, so he always made sure he looked his best.
“Sure enough, somebody soon came up and asked to take a picture, and so there we were, arm-in-arm, Elvis looking all perfect, like, and me…
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Tom Jones pictured with Elvis Presley (Image: Getty)
“He waves his hand up around his face as if to suggest the presence of a double chin…I hadn’t straightened myself up properly, see? I looked awful.
“And in that picture, I always will. I bloody regret that and all. But other than that, no, no regrets.”
He has spoken out about how his wife Linda even hit him during one furious argument about his cheating, but he did not name his ‘sex god’ ways as a regret.
Sir Tom and Linda married at just 16 when Linda fell pregnant with their son Mark.
The singer has said that, while he was to shy about his flirtations, Linda was the only woman he ever loved, calling her “the most important thing in my life.”