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For sale: Sir Tom’s £6m LA pad

- By Peter Henn

SINGING legend Sir Tom Jones is putting his Los Angeles mansion up for sale for more than £6million.

The Welsh icon’s home has perfectly manicured lawns, five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. Costing a mere £2.1million in 1998, the price tag has now risen to £6.45million.

The property sits in a half-acre of desirable land on the Mulholland Estates in Beverly Hills, which boasts spectacula­r views of LA.

Sir Tom, 76, who is a judge on TV show The Voice and has enjoyed a string of pop hits over six decades, chose the ultimate in celebrity glamour for the plush interior – leopard print carpets, lamps, chairs and rugs.

The foyer has a curved staircase and high ceilings, while the villa itself offers a range of animal, tribal and safari inspired statues – culminatin­g in life-size sculptures of leopards in a bedroom with its own gold four-poster.

But it is not just the interior features that would impress a potential buyer.

Outside a spectacula­r fountain features statues of nymphs, and there is also a swimming pool, all surrounded by towering hedges to ensure privacy.

This is not the first time that Sir Tom has put a property on the market. Last year, Socknersh Manor, in Burwash, East Sussex, was put up for sale for £4.75million. He co-owned the property with fellow singer Engelbert Humperdinc­k in the 1960s. However, although it was used for parties, neither ever lived in the Grade II listed building. Sir Tom’s wife of 59 years, Linda, died a year ago.

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