Tom Jones Believes He’ll Never Remarry & Moved Out Of His Home After Wife Of 59 Years Suddenly Passed

May 16, 2023 by apost team

Sir Tom Jones is an iconic Welsh singer that has shown off his incredible vocal abilities since the mid-1960s. With songs such as “It’s Not Unusual,” “Delilah” and “She’s A Lady,” many have grown to love and adore Jones and his beautiful talent in the musical department. His voice is rich and deep, which makes for the perfect baritone sound as he's sung about love and heartbreak over his many years in the music industry.

Along with his illustrious career in the music industry, Jones has also shown off his talents as an actor and was the host of his own television series called “This Is Tom Jones.” His outstanding contributions to the arts even led to him being knighted by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2006.

In the last decade, Jones has made waves in the industry once again for his participation as a judge on “The Voice UK,” a competition series that he has been on since 2012, with the exception of the year 2016.

During his long career, Jones also managed to find love and was married to Melinda Rose Trenchard — better known as Linda — from March 2, 1957, until her death on April 10, 2016. Their nearly 60-year marriage is one for the record books, and despite issues within their relationship related to Jones' alleged philandering, the couple stayed together and loved each other through it all.

In the years that followed Trenchard's death, Jones opened up about missing his wife of 59 years and what she meant to him. He also left his home in Los Angeles, California, to go to London, England.

Born on June 7, 1940, in South Wales, Jones grew up in the era of listening to Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Brook Benton, so it's no surprise the singer developed a passion for soul music. He sang everywhere, including at family gatherings, weddings and his school choir. This led him to eventually land the spot of front-man in the beat group Tommy Scott and the Senators in 1963. 

After he landed a recording contract with Decca Records, he came out with his first single titled "Chills and Fever," and although it didn't do well, his next single, "It's Not Unusual," became an international hit. In fact, it's now Jones' signature song.

Once he had established his music career, Jones would also become popular on TV and even headlined his own show, "This is Tom Jones," which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. Jones still released songs throughout the 1970s and '80s, including hits such as "She's a Lady," "A Boy From Nowhere" and "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow."

Later in his career, Jones even appeared on sitcoms such as "The Simpsons" and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Perhaps it was all of his previous work on television that prepared him for being a coach on the TV show "The Voice UK." For about 10 years, Jones has been a part of the franchise and lent his expertise to singers on the popular program. He's even led two of his mentees to win the program, Leanne Mitchell in 2012 and Ruti Olajugbagbe in 2018. 

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With plenty of songs that depict relationships in his large discography, such as “It’s Not Unusual” and “Delilah,” it wasn’t odd that Jones would find everlasting love outside of his incredible career. Despite the issues that had come up in the press and alleged compilations within their marriage, Jones and Trenchard were married for an astonishing 59 years, and together they had a son named Mark Woodward.

Sadly, in 2016, Trenchard lost her battle with lung cancer and passed away. Jones opened up about how hard it was to grieve the loss.

“When my wife passed away — God bless her — I didn’t know whether I would make it,” he said, as per Hello Magazine. “There were days when I felt I couldn’t get up, you don’t want to get out of bed to start with.” 

Prior to her death, Jones had talked about how much they loved each other, despite rumors that he had multiple affairs during their marriage. 

“(The affairs were) never discussed, I was never put on the spot,” he said. “Linda is a wonderful person and she would never put me on the spot. She loves being married to me and I love being married to her.”

In his autobiography “Over The Top and Back,” the crooner revealed that he and Trenchard had fallen for one another when they were just 12 years old, as per Express. They spent much of their time together in Los Angeles while Jones was busy touring and living in the spotlight, but Trenchard had wanted to return home to the UK. “Linda wanted to come back to Britain, she was always homesick,” Jones explained. Unfortunately, Trenchard got too sick to fly back home and passed away before she was able to return. 

When he appeared on “The Voice UK” in 2019, Jones was reminded of his late wife when contestant Deana Walmsley sang a song that brought back some loving memories. While Walmsley sang "Autumn Leaves,” Jones couldn’t help but get a bit teary-eyed and emotional as he watched the performance. Jones later explained the reason behind why he had been so overwhelmed by the song.

“The song means a lot to me,” he said on This Morning in 2019. “I recorded it on my first album and every time I heard it the song seems to mean more.” 

He went on to explain how it brought back memories of Trenchard. “That song reminds me of when my wife passed away three years ago,” Jones said. “Things (memories) were in my mind and she (Deana) nailed it. That was why I got so emotional and I could hardly speak.” Being a famous man in the world of music, Jones shockingly revealed that he struggled to sing following his wife’s death.

“When my wife passed away, I didn’t think I could sing,” he said. “When you’re emotional, you can’t sing, your voice closes up.” 

Despite struggling to find his voice at first, Jones learned to use his emotions and put them into his performances. “Feeling emotional; use it to your advantage and put it into the song,” he explained. He continued and said that it took him months to really sing again, as it was an incredibly emotional process. Jones has shown that even though his wife is no longer with him, her memory will always live on. 

Jones’ wife's passing was quite sudden, and it took a huge toll on the singer as the couple learned about her cancer when it was in a late stage. “With my wife dying, I thought my world was over,” he explained.

There’s no doubt that Jones’ late wife’s memory is still with him. In fact, after Trenchard passed, Jones carried out one of her dreams. According to The Sun, the singer sold his Los Angeles mansion and left the United States to make the move to London, England, as it was Trenchard’s dream to move back home. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to do so while she was still alive.

Jones explained, "I started looking for flats in London while Linda was still alive but then she got worse and found it was cancer and she said, 'We've left it too late for me, but not for you, Tom.’” He added, "That was our house in LA. I didn't feel comfortable there any more.”

The home sold for £6.5 million (about $8.1 million) and featured five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, an outdoor swimming pool and a large garden. Jones and Trenchard had spent over 40 years living in Los Angeles, with about two decades of that time spent in his shared home with Trenchard.

Although Jones’ wife passed in 2016, his love for her has not dwindled in the slightest. Back in 2017, he spoke with the Mirror about the rare possibility of getting married again and said:

"My wife passed away last year and I am still trying to get over that. I don’t think if I ever will remarry – the last thing on my mind is marriage."

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