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OK, So He Won’t Have To Use His Bus Pass. But Is He Really Writing An Autobiography?
Friday, April 21st, 2006Our only comment: Tom Jones deserves every bit of his success and has earned every penny — er, shilling. Whatever, he’s earned it.
Sir Tom tops Welsh celebrity Rich List
Apr 21 2006/Sally Williams, Western Mail
SIR TOM JONES has banked more than any other Welsh celebrity this year as he boosted his fortune by £10m.
Sir Tom’s sell-out concerts, his knighthood and the rights to his eagerly awaited autobiography, all helped to raise his fortune to £185m, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
He is equal 10th on the music list with Sting, and 318th on the full list.
Rich List compiler Philip Beresford said yesterday, “Tom seems to be evergreen, he keeps producing hits, he can get his bus pass but he shows no signs of needing to draw his pension yet on this ranking.
“His knighthood has added a certain lustre to his name. The juicier he makes his autobiography, the higher he will climb up my list in future.
“He has a huge Los Angeles estate — he doesn’t have to pay high taxes there and it is close to Las Vegas for performing.
“And he has been selling the £3m home that he bought for his late mother.
“The home he bought in Bel Air for his sister Sheila is also up for sale because she preferred a bungalow.”
