Kelsey Parker shares heart-wrenching moment she told kids about Tom Parker's death

Tom Parker's widow Kelsey has opened up connected the 'tough' infinitesimal she told her 2 children that their begetter had passed distant pursuing a conflict with cancer

Kelsey Parker said she was incredibly candid with her young kids pursuing the tragic decease of their dad, The Wanted's Tom Parker.

In an affectional 2022 interview, she revealed however she faced the heartbreaking task of telling them astir their father's passing. The popular prima mislaid his valiant combat against cancer astatine the property of 33 aft being diagnosed with an inoperable encephalon tumour successful October 2020.

Speaking astir the achy acquisition with her 2 small ones, Aurelia and Bodhi, Kelsey explained: "Aurelia had been getting truly confused erstwhile Tom went into the hospice. On the Wednesday erstwhile I knew I was going successful to spot Tom I said to her: 'I privation to marque definite that Daddy is OK and the angels travel and instrumentality him.'"

Emphasising the value of honesty, she added: "We've conscionable been truly really honorable with the children due to the fact that you person to be." Kelsey besides shared with The Sun connected Sunday the hard infinitesimal she informed her girl of Tom's passing, saying: "But having to archer her that her daddy had died, that was truly tough."

Describing the overwhelming emotions, she recalled: "I couldn't talk, it was similar I had thing stuck successful my throat, I couldn't accidental it but I knew I had to accidental those words to her due to the fact that she had to know. She conscionable said, 'OK Mummy', but I needed to beryllium consecutive with her."

Moreover, Kelsey disclosed that she and Tom ne'er broached the taxable of ceremonial preparations amidst his conflict with cancer. "He was doing truthful well. We were the 'Positive Parkers' and ne'er spoke astir it," she said. Surrounded by Tom's The Wanted bandmates, adjacent household and friends, Kelsey bravely said her last goodbyes to her husband. As Tom made his last travel to Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Church successful Petts Wood, a enactment of mourning fans gathered to amusement their emotion and respect.

Now aged 33, Kelsey reflected: "He would person loved the funeral. I don't deliberation helium ever realised however galore hearts helium really touched. I effort to archer myself however fortunate I am. How fortunate I was to find Tom, the emotion of my life, my soulmate and champion friend." She continued: "What maine and Tom had immoderate radical don't ever find that successful their lifetimes. It's truthful hard but I've got to ore connected each the positives. And I volition proceed to look for his peculiar signs each time due to the fact that I cognize he'll beryllium with maine watching implicit america all."

The enactment hasn't waned for Kelsey, peculiarly from The Wanted's Jay McGuiness. Upon Kelsey revealing she'd recovered caller emotion successful an Instagram post, Jay was among the archetypal to comfortableness her with the words: "Love is ever the answer" implicit with a emotion bosom emoji. This motion delighted fans, with 1 commenting below: "So beauteous that you're showing enactment for her arsenic always."

Celebs person been sending congrats Kelsey's mode connected her latest romance, with Vicky Pattison gushing: "Never been happier for someone". Lisa Baggs, formerly of Gogglebox fame, chimed in: "My darling miss truthful blessed for you x." Love Island alumni Nathan Massey added his thoughts with: "Well this is cute", portion histrion Nadia Sawalha piped up: "Pure joy!!! " To apical it off, Candice Brown from Bake Off remarked simply: "Dreamy".

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