The broken-hearted wife of The Wanted singer Tom Parker, who tragically died of a brain cancer this week, is calling on fans to help charities in his honour.
31.03.2022 - 03:03 / ok.co.uk
The Wanted's recent tour will always be remembered by fans for the bravery of Tom Parker, who still appeared on stage despite his cancer battle.The band embarked on a UK tour at the beginning of March, performing in over ten different cities across the country, including London, Manchester and Birmingham. Tom was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in 2020, and had been undergoing gruelling treatment ever since, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
The 33 year old dad-of-two sadly passed away on Wednesday 30 March, but during his final weeks he still joined his bandmates on the highly anticipated tour. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Having originally planned to perform at all of the tour dates, Tom was forced to pull out of the first few shows due to his treatment plan.
Announcing the news to fans at the time, the star said: "So, as most of you know, I've been out in Spain on a treatment programme for the past couple of weeks. It was only meant to last 20 days but due to a couple of logistical changes with tests and results it won't be complete until the end of the week now which has delayed our journey home.
"I'm obviously gutted that I'll be missing the first few shows but as I'm sure you will understand, I have to complete my treatment cycle. I've been zooming into rehearsals all week and I know that the show will be incredible and that my boys will hold the fort until I'm back.
Can't wait to see you all very soon, hope you all enjoy the show." However, Tom soon made his highly anticipated return to the stage, and surprised fans in Birmingham when he joined his bandmates at the show. Max George, Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran and Jay
.The broken-hearted wife of The Wanted singer Tom Parker, who tragically died of a brain cancer this week, is calling on fans to help charities in his honour.
Pointless were left emotional after an episode Tom Parker appeared in aired after his death aged 33. The Wanted star, who had been battling a stage four glioblastoma brain tumour, had filmed for the show with bandmate Max George late last year. The episode was brought forward to air in the first slot after his death on Wednesday, a decision which was made with the ‘full support and blessing of Tom’s family’, a voiceover informed.
The Wanted hit song Gold Forever has re-entered the charts following the passing of band member Tom Parker earlier this week. Tom, 33, tragically died this week leaving behind his wife Kelsey, 32, and their two children: Aurelia, two, and Bodhi, one.
The late Tom Parker will feature in the Saturday night episode of the BBC show Celebrity Pointless following his tragic death earlier this week. The Wanted star, who l ost his batter against brain cancer aged 33 on March 30 2022, joined forces with bandmate Max George to raise money for Brain Research UK and The Brain Tumour Charity.Tom, who has heartbreakingly left behind his wife Kelsey, 32, and their two children Aurelia, two, and Bodhi, one, and Max reportedly played against other stars including Greg McHugh and Kimberley Nixon, Ria Lina and Dom Joly and Ninia Benjamin and Dominic Holland.The late singer will feature in the episode set to air at 7.50pm on Saturday 2 April in a change to BBC to pay tribute to the singer after the show was originally planned to be aired next year with the change supported by his family.
It sounds like Tom Parker was surrounded by nothing but love and music before his death.
The Wanted’s Tom Parker has died, aged 33, eighteen months after announcing that he had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.A statement posted on the band’s social media accounts yesterday read: “Max, Jay, Siva, Nathan and the whole Wanted family are devastated by the tragic and premature loss of our bandmate Tom Parker, who passed away peacefully at lunchtime today surrounded by his family and his bandmates. Tom was an amazing husband to Kelsey, and father to Aurelia and Bodhi.
Tributes have poured in overnight for Tom Parker, who died yesterday aged just 33 following a long battle with a brain tumour.
Tom Parker shared some incredibly important final advice to those also battling cancer. The Wanted singer tragically died at the age of 33 on Wednesday, March 30, after more than a year of fighting a terminal brain tumour.Tom's wife Kelsey shared the heartbreaking news on her Instagram page, as well as the band's official one themselves.
The Wanted stars have paid tribute to their bandmate Tom Parker after he tragically passed away at the age of 33 following his diagnosis with a brain tumour in 2020. Tom, who has left behind his wife Kelsey, 32, and their two children: Aurelia, two, and Bodhi, one, opened up in November 2021 about his close bond with the band which formed in 2009 before releasing hits including Glad You Came in 2012.
he died on Wednesday surrounded by his family and bandmates, a statement released by the boyband said. Tom disclosed in October 2020 that he had been diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma and had begun radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Tom achieved great success as a member of one of the UK’s chart-topping boy bands, later going on to triumph on stage and television.
Tom Parker auditioned for the X Factor almost 20 years ago but, despite him not making it past the first round, the late dad-of-two didn’t let that stop him from pursuing his dreams.The singer developed a passion for music in his teens, and learnt how to play the guitar at 16. He then went on to audition for the X Factor, but reportedly Simon Cowell stopped Tom halfway through his performance of Westlife’s Flying Without Wings.
A close family friend of Tom Parker said that he was “doing really well” during his time on The Wanted tour before he deteriorated quickly afterwards. It was announced on Wednesday 30 March that the 33 year old tragically passed away from a brain tumour, after being diagnosed with incurable cancer.Tom appeared on tour with his band The Wanted in the weeks leading up to his untimely death and was described by a close family friend to have been “doing really well” as he took part in shows.