5 million mansion in Los Angeles. Tom Jones, 85, relocated back to the UK permanently and left all the furniture and fittings behind in the LA mansion for the new homeowner. Tom Jones's wife Melinda passed away in 2016 after succumbing to lung cancer at age 75; they were married for 59 years and have one son named Mark.
Tom Jones frequently had to leave his ailing wife at home while on tour. He struggled with mobility following a hip replacement but is now back on his feet and can still dance on stage. The exact date of the sale and the buyer's identity remain unknown.
I'm back in the UK permanently now because my wife passed away in 2016. So that was our house in LA. I didn't feel comfortable there any more.
In his own words, Tom Jones explained his decision. 'I'm back in the UK permanently now because my wife passed away in 2016. So that was our house in LA.
I didn't feel comfortable there any more,' he said. ' Regarding his wife's illness, he noted, 'Then she got sick and we couldn't do it. She told me to go back the last week she was alive.
She wanted to come back to Britain, she was always homesick.
' Tom Jones described how his wife had personalized their Los Angeles home. 'She decorated the whole place (in LA) so, apart from the photographs and some artwork, the man who bought it wanted the whole thing, furniture and everything, which was great for me because I wouldn't have been able to put all that stuff into a flat,' he said. ' Regarding his performances, he remarked, 'I can still dance on stage.
' The specific location of Tom Jones's flat in London has not been revealed.