How World’s Strongest Man met his 5ft sweetheart aged just 17 before she pulled him from ‘dark place’ to £2m fortune
THE World’s Strongest Man met his 5ft sweetheart aged just 17 before she pulled him from a “dark place” to a £2million fortune.
Tom Stoltman, 29, took home the strongman title for a third time yesterday.
The Rangers-mad Scot was joined by his wife Sinead after he conquered the Atlas Stones event in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
5ft Sinead, also 29, was dwarfed by 6ft8in Tom as he clutched the Barry Frank trophy.
The couple met at a music festival in their native Scotland when Tom was just 17.
She told OK!: “He was proudly walking around with his top off – which was a little strange, really, as Scotland is rarely hot.
“All the girls fancied him. I think he liked that I was instantly enamoured because at first I kept my fascination to myself.”
The couple swapped numbers through mutual friends and were soon texting day and night.
After dating for four years, Tom and Sinead got hitched at the age of 21.
He was working in security at Morrisons, while she was a qualified support worker.
Tom started going to the gym aged 16 to help him manage his autism diagnosis.
He told Bar Bend: “I heard people say I would stay at my parents’ house until I was 30 or 40.
“Or I wouldn’t be able to keep a job or stay in college. When you have autism and people say those things, it sticks in your head.
“I thought I was a failure and wasn’t going to do anything. Now, people can look up to me and it’s a special feeling.
“If I hadn’t got involved in strongman, I think I would have been in a dark place.”
According to reports, Stoltman is now believed to be sitting on a £2million fortune.
Tom and Sinead are often seen at Rangers games together, where he is bombarded by fans.
Last year, the pair visited Murrayfield to watch very different live event – Beyonce in concert.
They also donned a pair of Mickey Mouse ears for a trip to Disneyland in 2022.
“The most wonderful time of the year at the most wonderful place in the world with the most wonderful person,” she captioned a sweet photo of them together.
And they scrubbed up well for a pal’s wedding, with Sinead wearing a stunning dress and Tom traditionally dressed in a kilt.
Strolls on the beach feature regularly on both Tom and Sinead’s Instagram pages too.
‘THE ALBATROSS’
At the turn of the year, Invergordan native Tom revealed he had moved to a luxury pad because of his size.
The strongman lived in a rented property in Alness, Ross-shire for seven years.
But when he began to fill up half his kitchen and couldn’t fit in the bath, the Albatross, as he is nicknamed, decided to move.
At his new pad, his love of Scottish Premiership giants Rangers is evident in a room dedicated to the team.
In a YouTube video where he is showing off the home, the camera follows him to his favourite spot.
Tom said: “This is the boy’s room. No girls allowed. It’s all painted blue and white.
“It goes perfectly. The space has opened up and it’s so cool. Of course you need the Union Jacks don’t you?”
Tom has also installed a sculpture of a kilted Highland cow, which is sporting its very own Rangers scarf.
