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Psychic to the stars Thomas John predicts what’s in store for Hollywood A-listers
While most kids were playing with toys, Thomas John was talking to the dead. “When I was 4 or 5, I had experiences where I would see my grandfather who had passed away before I was born. He would tell me things and I would then go tell my dad or mom about it,” Thomas tells In Touch. By the time he was 8 or 9, “I realized I was kind of different and that my abilities were something not everybody had.”
Now Thomas is helping others with that “sacred gift and connection.” After earning a degree in psychology and human development from the University of Chicago, the psychic New Yorker, 32, tried work-
ing at a research hospital, only to abandon his formal studies so he could pursue a career as a spiritual therapist. He’s since built a roster of clients all over the world, including in Hollywood, where he’s worked with Courteney Cox, Jennifer Lopez, Goldie Hawn, Jenny Mccarthy, Sam Smith, Adam Lambert, Sara Gilbert, a host of Real Housewives stars — plus plenty more whose identities he can’t divulge. “I have a ton of celebrity clients,” Thomas explains, “but I’m not a starstruck person. I just really like helping people.”
He often does that by zeroing in on their love lives. Thomas says he’s been “very accurate” with “down-toearth” Courteney. “I predicted a lot of stuff about her relationship [with on-again fiancé Johnny Mcdaid],” he says, adding that following the couple’s brief split in 2015, “I think they definitely are in a long-term commitment now.” Thomas also did a “meaningful” reading with J. Lo when she was married to Marc Anthony and predicted their 2011 split. Thomas believes she’ll walk down the aisle a fourth time, “but I don’t think she’s met him yet.”
Many of his high-profile predictions have come true. In 2014, he revealed that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie would split. “I predicted that all over the place,” he says. “Something seemed really off, and I always felt the divide there energetically.” He also called Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ 2012 demise. “And I pre- dicted that Whitney Houston was going to pass over the month before she did, and that it was going to be a tragic thing,” he adds. “I think those are pretty uncanny ones.”
Thomas, who’s currently working on his second book, an online video series and “possibly a reality TV show,” has a dream client. “I would love to read Hillary Clinton,” he says. “I think I could help her a lot.” Five years ago, Thomas remarkably predicted the politician would “go up against an unlikely candidate [for president].” When Hillary faces off against Donald Trump in November, “It will be close,” Thomas says, “but I see her being elected.”
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