When reflecting on the affair, Mary said, “I was in love with Tom Jones, I will say that, I cannot not say that, because it is very true. But you know, after a while I realised that he was a married man and that I needed not to be involved. That didn’t stop me from caring for him at all, but he broke up the relationship and it was good that that happened. And for years I was like devastated because he was one of the loves of my life.” Tom was married to his wife for 59 years, until her death in 2016.
Introduction In the late 1960s, Mary Wilson—founding member of The Supremes—and Welsh singer Tom Jones shared a passionate yet complicated love affair. Their romance began after they met while performing…