The granddaughter of a late Tom Jones superfan brought a pair of her beloved gran's knickers to thrown on stage during his gig this weekend.
Kirsty Graham was looking to commemorate her grandmother Helen Gauntlett, who died in February at the age of 75, in unique style by chucking the pants towards the stage before the Welsh singer began his set on Saturday night in Cardiff.
She also wrote a message on the underwear, which reads: “These are my nan's (clean) knickers. She is watching from heaven but left these to throw at Tom. Get them to him please."
In a post on Facebook, 34-year-old from Caerphilly asked everyone in front of her to "pass them as far down the front as possible”.
She added: "I know if she was here, she would be swinging her knickers for Tom ... she loved him."
Kirsty described her grandmother as "the best woman who ever lived" and said they had an inseparable bond.
She told WalesOnline that Helen, who had 10 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren, never got to see Tom Jones perform live, but she was a huge fan who enjoyed singing his songs. Her favourites were Delilah and You Are My World.
Her late grandmother was also “adamant” she kissed the world-famous musician in a phone box when she was a teenager, even though many did not believe her.
“My nan was a massive fan of Tom, she passed away sadly in February 2021 and it shattered my whole world," said Kirsty.
"She had just turned 75 when she died. She was the bravest lady ever.
"She had lung cancer and she didn't even moan, she took it all in her stride and she passed away in my arms.
“She loved a rollie and loved watching the soaps, she was just so funny and cheeky. She was the best woman who ever lived and I miss her so, so much."
Kirsty said throwing a pair of her pants towards Tom Jones is exactly what Helen would have wanted. Kirsty even believes that her nanny gave a sign to show her approval at the plan.
She said: "I took all her clothes when she passed and kept them. When we booked Tom back in December when it was cancelled, I went to her grave and told her all about it.
"I just know that if she was here with us she'd be there, shaking her hips and swinging her knickers and she'd want to throw them at Tom, so that's my aim today. We had his song Green Green Grass of Home played at her funeral and then when I was writing on her knickers, it came on the radio."
Kirsty was attending the show on Saturday night, at the Principality Stadium along with her fiancé and cousins. The Stereophonics were set to headline the show along with Tom and other Welsh performers.
"I'm not even bothered about the Stereophonics, we're just going down to see Tom for my nan," Kirsty said. "I'm up in the top block As soon as Tom comes on, I'm going to throw them as far as I can and hope that people keep throwing them and that they get to Tom - or at least Tom gets to hear about it."
Kirsty said she wants to assure Tom Jones she has picked her nanny's best pants to throw his way.
She said: "Out of all the knickers she had I had to make sure I picked her best Marks & Spencer ones, otherwise she'd be smacking my bum. She was quite particular about her knickers."
