News about Tom Jones

Hannah Waddingham delighted The Voice fans on Saturday night as she made a surprise appearance as a guest mentor for Tom Jones' group. The singer and actress, 50, who is a long-term friend of the Welshman, told the camera it was a 'pinch me' moment and she was 'so thrilled' to be on the show. Viewers took to X, formerly Twitter, calling for producers to make Hannah a permanent fixture on the judging panel as she became an instant hit with the audience.  

Hannah Waddingham posed with Tom Jones in new images on Thursday ahead of her debut on The Voice UK this weekend. The Ted Lasso actress, 50, will be joining the show as a guest on Saturday's episode where she will help Tom, 84, choose the acts he wants to continue in the competition.  She looked in great spirits and cut a stylish figure in a black velvet dress as she beamed next to Tom. 

Lorraine viewers all made the same complaints as the ITV show celebrated a huge milestone.  The breakfast show celebrated its 40th year anniversary with a special episode pm Wednesday morning. Lorraine and a series of guests are looking back on the presenter's long career including covering 9/11 and Lockerbie as well as fronting health campaigns and receiving an OBE from the late Queen.

It's time to get your glitter and dancing shoes ready as Strictly is officially back for the 20th anniversary series.  After a year plagued by scandal amid the BBC's misconduct investigation, the show returned with all the bells and whistles on Saturday night as loyal viewers tuned in.  With 15 new celebrity couples set to take to the dancefloor, the pairings were revealed during the launch show as the series officially kicked off. 

The Pimlico Plumbers founder, 71, a high-profile supporter of Nigel Farage and Reform UK, revealed at the weekend he has put his opulent penthouse on the River Thames on the market for £12million. He insisted that his family would 'go mad' if they had to pay increased inheritance tax on the apartment - in the same block as a home owned by Tom Jones - and other assets. Instead the flaxen-haired entrepreneur plans to plough his money into property in Spain and Dubai , having sold the firm for £145million in 2021. Asked if Mr Mullins' actions were 'patriotic', a No10 spokeswoman said: 'The PM believes that the UK is the best place to do business and invest in and the focus of the government is in insuring we are supporting businesses and providing them with the stability and longevity to do business here.'

Britain's richest plumber has put his £12million London penthouse on the market as he prepares to flee Britain ahead of a mooted Labour tax raid. Charlie Mullins, who founded Pimlico Plumbers, has said he wants to have 'no assets in the UK whatsoever' and intends on not paying tax next year as he leaves the country. The 71-year-old, who made £145million when he sold his firm in 2021, had moved into the property the same year after falling in love with the view over the River Thames. But now he wants to get rid of the flat, which neighbours an apartment owned by Tom Jones , insisting that his family would 'go mad' if they had to pay inheritance tax because of it.

Fans went wild for Tom Jones as he sang a pitch perfect duet with LeAnn Rimes on The Voice on Saturday.  The singer, 84, stunned viewers as he sang a version of The Everly Brothers's Let It Be Me with new judge LeAnn, 42.  The pair performed the song for the audience while waiting inbetween acts and brought some to tears with their soulful performance. 

Even at the age of 84, Tom Jones proves that he's still got it as he sings a duet with fellow judge LeAnn Rimes as the two perform together on this week's episode of The Voice. Singing a version of The Everly Brothers's Let It Be Me, the pair performed for the audience while waiting in-between acts. For the latest series, new judges LeAnn Rimes, 42, and McFly duo Tom Fletcher, 39, and Danny Jones, 38, joined veterans Sir Tom Jones, 84, and Will I Am, 49.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The low key memorial service for the late Queen's private secretary Robert Fellowes saved the King some awkwardness. Fellowes was Princess Diana's brother-in-law and guided the Queen through her death and its aftermath. He earned the ire of the King when he led opposition to Camilla coming out of the shadows and being accepted as the King's wife-in-waiting.

An insider has revealed that LeAnn Rimes appeared on The Voice Australia as a 'dress rehearsal' ahead of her debut on the UK version of the series. A source told Daily Mail Australia on Monday the US performer, 42, wanted to learn the 'do's and don't's' of the Aussie reality hit because it was 'family friendly'. Meanwhile, the UK iteration of the singing competition tends to be 'more stressful' and 'edgy' with a larger focus on conflict.

The Voice UK kicked off with a brand new season on Saturday night as a wave of new musical hopefuls attempt to bag a record deal.  In a coaching shake-up, Grammy award-winner LeAnn Rimes, McFly's Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones are joining Tom Jones and Will.i.iam on the hunt for a musical superstar. However, as the new season began on ITV, fans were left puzzled by the first act who earned a whopping four chair turns from the judges as they are 'already successful'. 

Sat in front of their own personalised Manchester United shirts, the new The Voice judges took over Old Trafford to perform together for the first time. Ahead of the new series, which airs tomorrow (sat) on ITV1, new judges LeAnn Rimes and McFly duo Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones joined veterans Sir Tom Jones and Will I Am. Performing at Old Trafford earlier in May this year ahead of the show, the judges came together to put their spin on Stevie Nick's Edge of Seventeen.

Misogyny. Not a very cheery subject for a Bank Holiday Sunday, I know, but I don't make the rules. Sir Keir Starmer's Labour government does that - and don't they just love it? Not even two months in, and they're issuing new directives at a rate of knots. Illegal immigration is to be termed 'irregular' immigration, so as not to offend those boatloads of strapping young men supposedly fleeing oppression in, er, France. There are new rules on crime and punishment, too. You can be let off a prison sentence due to overcrowding if you're a convicted paedophile (for example child rapist Rees Newman, who escaped jail despite breaching conditions of his sentence) or a serial thief. But if you make an ill-judged retweet, a cell will be swiftly be made available.

Six months ago, Humperdinck, best known for his No1 hit in 1967, Release Me, said of Jones in an interview: 'I think he's lost his voice. I don't think he's got it any more.' Now, Welsh heartthrob Jones, known for his Sixties songs Delilah and She's A Lady, and his 1999 hit Sex Bomb, has sensationally hit back at his former chart rival Humperdinck, telling The Mail on Sunday that he is a 'p****'. Jones, who was knighted in 2006 and who next Saturday returns to ITV as coach on its talent show The Voice, insisted he has no intention of making amends.

He was struck down with cancer two years ago. Now Australian music legend John Farnham, 75, appears to be well on the way to recovery behind a massive show of love from his fans. And amongst the well-wishers leaving messages of support are Tom Jones, 84, and Coldplay's Chris Martin, 47

Gunter 'Garshon' Morgenstein, 88, hid under floorboards to escape the Nazis during the Second World War before fleeing to America with his brother. He settled in a small town in Virginia , where he was a regular shopper for Boar's Head liverwurst - perhaps because it reminded him of food in his native Germany. But in July this year, and days after eating one of their sausages, he started to have trouble breathing - and was rushed to the hospital.

Con artists posing as Tom Jones and Celine Dion have duped pensioners in neighbouring villages into sending them thousands of pounds - as police issue a warning about the rise in hoax celebrity scams. Elderly pensioners have been targeted as part of the fake celebrity ruse, with one woman in her 90s handing over £13,000 to a conman pretending to be Welsh singer Jones. The fake singers duped residents in villages across Hampshire's New Forest after contacting them on Facebook , promising them a car or telling them they'd been robbed. In return, they were told to pay costs and taxes in the form of gift cards. Hampshire Constabulary revealed one woman in her 90s from Milford on Sea was cleaned out of £13,000 in just three weeks in July this year. Meanwhile, a man in his 60s from nearby Lymington tricked by a dummy Dion. He was told the Canadian singer had been robbed and persuaded him to pay £910 in money and gift cards.

Tom Jones has slammed Simon Cowell for making talent television shows too harsh. The Voice coach, 84, took a swipe at the Britain's Got Talent judge's approach to contestants and told MailOnline: 'Well those kinds of talent shows take it too far. Simon Cowell has done that.  'You know, by saying, 'Why are you on this show? What makes you think you can sing? Who told you you can sing'. I mean… Jesus. 

where do you move to if you want a strong community, welcoming coffee shops and vibrant atmosphere all within walking distance? The answer is a market town. With their gravel-voiced traders, colourful open-air stalls and milling crowds, market towns are now some of the most sought-after postcodes in the country. From a tiny town in Wales with an average house price of just £191,000 to a foodie hotspot in Shropshire and an eccentric community in Devon, we've consulted property experts and estate agents across the country to bring you a list of Britain's best market towns.

PATRICK MARMION: Why didn't the Germans build the bomb first? Could they have tried harder? These are some of the intriguing questions posed by Katherine Moar in her engaging, drawing-room drama set in the dying days of World War II . First seen last year, at the nearby boutique Jermyn Street Theatre, the play is based on transcripts of six leading German nuclear scientists who were gathered and held by British Major T.H. Rittner at Farm Hall in Cambridgeshire.

Bluesfest announced on Wednesday that it's 3-day festival starting April 17, 2025, would be its 'final curtain call'.

Disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards 'bombarded' a young man with pictures of him posing next to celebrities such as Dame Mary Berry and Sir Tom Jones after seducing him on a sugar daddy website, it has been revealed. The young man, who was 23 at the time, said he felt like Edwards, 62, was using his showbiz connections to try and impress him, The Sun has reported. The pair met on a website that allows older men to meet younger partners in 2020, before moving onto WhatsApp to chat privately. It was on there that the BBC newsreader reportedly sent the man a flurry of celeb pics and provocative messages.

A group focused on exposing liberal bias of government officials is planning to release a list of names this summer of those that could be hostile towards Donald Trump's agenda. The American Accountability Foundation (AAF) received a $100,000 grant from the conservative Heritage Foundation in May to investigate the backgrounds, social media posts and commentary of high-ranking government employees. Tom Jones, a seasoned political operative and former Republican Hill aide, leads AAF in building the database of 'bureaucrats' that the organization feels 'can be expected to obstruct any future president's effort.'

Settling down to enjoy her lunch, pensioner Annie Mitchell gazed out absent-mindedly at a bird box in the garden when a large black shadow caught her eye. Convinced she had seen a strange cat 'larger than a labrador' roaming on old tennis courts beyond her home in Kirriemuir, Angus, the 71-year-old braved the February chill to take a closer look. 'My first thought was "look at the size of that cat - what a long tail" and how big it was,' she recalled. 'I felt it was bigger than any cat I have seen. I went outside to get a closer look and was only a car length away. It looked big. I thought it was longer than a labrador dog but not as high. I have not seen a cat that big before.