The perma-tanned Welsh love machine that is Tom Jones has rubbished reports that he’s getting his chest hair insured for a massive £3.5million.

A bogus news story last week claimed that the 67-year-old cherished his curly black chest hair so much that he would do almost anything to keep it in tact.

Speaking on his website, a statement from Tom reads: “The story published in the Daily Mirror (UK) on Feb 5 is completely fabricated.

“No such insurance policy exists or has ever been considered.  We assume this is just the Mirror having a bit of fun and hope no one takes this kind of 'reporting' seriously.”