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Iconic singer Engelbert Humperdinck reveals feud with fellow British heartthrob continues 40 years later

Engelbert Humperdinck and Tom Jones were friends at the height of their 1960s fame until they had a public falling out - now 40 years later their feud continues.

Tom had the greater success with smash hits like It’s Not Unusual and What’s New Pussycat?, but Engelbert wasn’t far behind on both sides of the Atlantic with songs like Les Bicyclettes de Belsize and Am I That Easy to Forget? Both were sex symbols with long-standing marriages, Tom married Linda Trenchard aged 16 when she became pregnant, and Engelbert tied the knot with Patricia Healey in 1964. The stars' public feud supposedly was triggered by Engelbert coming onto Tom's girlfriend author and talk show host Charlotte Laws, 64

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