SIR TOM’S 80TH BIRTHDAY BUBBLES

Sir Tom Jones was supposed to have a party for his big 8-0 in June, but Covid scuppered that. There was a celebration of sorts though in The Voice studio, when will.i.am arranged for a special video message from Tom’s old mate Stevie Wonder. But Olly Murs bemoans the fact they couldn’t have fizz and cake. On the day itself he did send Tom a bottle of Champagne, and he wasn’t alone.

So how did he spend his birthday? ‘I was at my flat in London with my son Mark [right], my daughterin-law and my grandchildren. And I got drunk.’ Thank goodness! This year has been topsy-turvy enough. The idea of Sir Tom celebrating with camomile tea is horrific. ‘I don’t drink as much as I used to but on my

birthday, and at Christmas, I do have a few. Only a few, mind.

The older you get, the worse the hangover. They’re so much heavier, and you can’t shake them off like when you were young. I can’t deal with booze the way I used to.’