James Argent brands Tom Parker a 'legend' in heartfelt tribute to late singer

The Wanted fans were overcome with emotion as they paid tribute to late singer Tom Parker during his funeral on Wednesday 20 April. Supporters of Tom lined the streets through Petts Wood and around Queensway, South East London, for the service that saw the star's wife Kelsey supported by family as she followed her late husband's hearse. And after Kelsey and Tom's The Wanted bandmates delivered moving speeches, fans of the boyband also lent their tributes during the service.

James Argent was supported by his ex-girlfriend Lydia Bright at the funeral of his late friend, Tom Parker. Following The Wanted star's tragic passing at age 33 following his brain cancer battle, TOWIE star James was left devastated as he thanked the late star for all the "memories and quality time they spent together" in an emotional tribute. And on Wednesday, 34 year old James joined his ex Lydia, who he has credited as his "best friend", at Tom's funeral in Petts Wood in Queensway, South East London, where fans created a tree-lined procession.

Max George paid tribute to his "feisty" friend and The Wanted bandmate Tom Parker in a heartwarming eulogy at his funeral service today. Max, 33, was joined by Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, and Nathan Sykes, as they said their final goodbyes to Tom, alongside his loved ones. The four band members joined together as pallbearers at the private service at Queensway, South East London, putting on brave faces in front of the large crowd of mourners.

The Wanted's Siva Kaneswaran remembered his late bandmate Tom Parker as a "firecracker" in an emotional speech and poem during his funeral.Tom's funeral took place today, Wednesday 20 April, where his wife Kelsey was seen supported by family as she followed her late husband's hearse on fan-lined streets through Petts Wood and around Queensway, South East London. And during the service, Siva was overcome with emotion as he paid tribute to his "legendary" and "absolute hero" bandmate Tom. "Where do we begin? There can never be one paragraph to contain the legendary Tom Parker.

Hundreds of fans have lined the streets to mark their respects for The Wanted star Tom Parker, who passed away aged 33 on March 30 .

Kelsey Parker and members of The Wanted have been pictured leading mourners at Tom Parker's celebration of life. The singer, who shot to fame as one-fifth of the pop boyband, tragically died aged just 33 last month surrounded by his family.

Besties James Argent and Mark Wright were all smiles after having been recently united. The two reality TV stars were both part of the original line up for The Only Way Is Essex, and the pair have been close pals ever since. While Mark – who’s currently building his dream home with wife Michelle Keegan in Essex – left the show in 2011, James, 34, stayed on TOWIE until 2019.The two friends appear to have been reunited over the bank holiday weekend, sparking James to share a picture of them both on Instagram.

Tom Parker's wife Kelsey has said the late Wanted singer "came to see" herself and her daughter Aurelia in a touching post. Doting dad and singer Tom passed away at the age of 33 on Wednesday 30 March, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in October 2020.Tom leaves behind 32 year old Kelsey and two children, Aurelia, two, and one year old Bodhi. In the days following his tragic passing, Kelsey and those close to the late star have been sharing their sightings of white feathers on their Instagram stories.

Fans of The Wanted star Tom Parker have been invited to pay their respects outside a private ceremony next week to celebrate the life of the late singer. Tom, originally from Bolton, tragically died aged just 33 last month surrounded by his family, after a gruelling 17 month battle with an inoperable brain tumour.

The Wanted fans were left emotional when late singer Tom Parker was given a heart-wrenching tribute at The Grammys on Sunday night, 3 April. One person sobbed that Tom, who said in a video interview weeks before his death that people should live every day like "it's your last", still managed to "make it to the Grammys", and posted how bittersweet the memoriam segment was at the awards ceremony, as a flood of heartbroken viewers followed suit.The ceremony's presenters announced there would be a memorial segment dedicated to all the musicians the industry had lost in the last year, with Tom and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins featuring prominently in the montage. What's more, Tom's wife Kelsey also shared her own reaction to the scenes as she posted a video clip of the moment alongside a string of red heart emojis.

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.

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.

After meeting outside a London nightclub in 2009, Tom Parker tied the knot to “soul mate” Kelsey Parker in a lavish ceremony in 2018. The Bolton-born singer, whose wife Kelsey announced the tragic news of his death earlier this week, married the “love of his life” at Ridge Farm in Surrey surrounded by friends and family. The occasion, which was exclusively covered by OK!, was dubbed “the best day of our lives” by Tom.