Sir Tom Jones has shared the astonishing story of his birth which saw his grandmother dunk him in water and spin him around to revive him after doctors feared he was stillborn.
The 79-year-old Welsh singer was born in Treforest, Pontypridd, in Wales at the beginning of the 1940s, but his mother, Freda, was given bad news when he was born.
Medics in the birthing room jumped to the wrong conclusion when the It’s Not Unusual singer remained silent after his birth.
The star is being celebrated on Radio 2 this coming weekend to mark his 80th birthday, and reflected on his birth during a documentary titled Sir Tom’s Musical Years.