The Voice UK judge Anne-Marie unveiled a brand new tattoo during Saturday’s show with a special link to Sir Tom Jones.
The chart-topping singer, 31, was back in her big red chair alongside fellow coaches Olly Murs, Sir Tom, and Will.i.am on listening out for the best singers in the ITV competition to join their teams as the audition rounds continue.
As ever, there was some chatting and singing from the famous faces, with Will.i.am turning his attention to Sir Tom to ask if he had any piercings or tattoos.
He told his costar he didn’t, saying he didn’t like ‘anything permanent’ while laughing.
Olly and Will.i.am shared they also didn’t have any body modifications before Anne-Marie opened up about hers, including her 28 tattoos.
‘All of my tattoos are written by my friends and what they’ve taught me in life,’ she said, before saying she got Sir Tom to write one for her.
The 2002 hitmaker revealed it says ‘We’ll be okay’, with Tom saying ‘yes, and we will, won’t we?’ to the star as the audience applauded.
The revelation comes just a couple of weeks after Anne-Marie was left in tears during the programme when Sir Tom sang a song he recorded in memory of his late wife, Melinda Trenchard.
Sir Tom sang a rendition of I Won’t Crumble that he dedicated to Melinda, who died in 2016 after a battle with lung cancer.
Before singing, he explained that the ballad is very important to him.
‘I try to pick songs that mean a lot to me. And this song is trying to tell you that people that you love, sometimes they need to be backed up,’ he said.
‘You need to give them strength and encouragement.’
Sir Tom, who met Melinda when he was just 12 years old before marrying four years later, left his fellow coaches clearly emotional, with Anne-Marie seen shedding a few tears following the emotional performance.
He told the audience: ‘My wife, you know, she was dying of lung cancer, so I said, you know, I was always able to fix stuff, to do things if she needed me I was always there.
‘She said, “Don’t crumble with me, don’t fall now, you’ve done everything you can, you must carry on and do what you do.”
‘So I put the song, when I heard it, it was like it was written for this situation. It’s a lovely song.’
The Voice airs at 8pm every Saturday on ITV.
