Max George pays tribute to 'fiesty' Tom Parker in moving eulogy: 'He's left us far too early'

ITV The Games star Max George has shared a fresh touching tribute to The Wanted bandmate Tom Parker with an unseen photo. He wrote: "Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends leave footprints in your heart.

Max George has shared a touching tribute to his late bandmate and friend Tom Parker after his death.The Wanted star passed away at the age of 33 on 30 March after battling an inoperable brain tumour he was diagnosed with in 2020, leaving behind Kelsey and their two young children. Now, several weeks after his death and funeral, Max, 33, has taken to his Instagram feed to post a previously unseen photograph of himself with Tom. In the dark snap, Max can be seen wearing a white T-shirt as he wraps an arm around Tom, who appears happy and relaxed as they sit and pose together.The pair could be seen smiling as Max did a thumbs up for the camera before the star wrote about "true friends" in the caption.

The Wanted are remembering Tom Parker with an emotional video tribute.

Max George has shared an emotional message to Tom Parker after saying goodbye to his close pal at his funeral earlier this week.The Wanted star Max, 33, shared photos from Tom's funeral, which was attended by family and friends as hundreds of fans lined the streets to say goodbye to Tom, on his Instagram page and penned the touching message. One image showed Max and his fellow bandmates as pallbearers and carrying Tom's coffin from the hearse into the church in emotional scenes. As Strictly Come Dancing star Max, who recently reunited with Stacey Giggs after a brief split, wrote a touching message to Tom in the caption.

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.

singer died last month at the age of 33, surrounded by his family and bandmates, 17 months after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. Family and close friends, including Liam Payne from One Direction, attended the private ceremony at St Francis of Assisi church in Petts Wood, south-east London on Wednesday morning. Parker’s bandmates Jay McGuiness, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran and Nathan Sykes served as pallbearers, while Parker’s widow, Kelsey, has paid tribute to her “soulmate” during his funeral, saying: “Marrying you was the best day of my life.

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 .

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 Wanted star Max George has hailed his late bandmate Tom Parker as a “lion” and praised his “courage and ­dignity” in the wake of his ­ cancer diagnosis.

Pointless fans were left feeling inspired and moved by the late Tom Parker's appearance on a celebrity special episode which aired on Saturday (April 2). The Wanted singer sadly passed away this week at the age of 33, following a battle with brain cancer. Playing in a team with fellow band member and friend Max George, his episode was filmed in late 2021, but with the consent of Tom's family, the BBC confirmed that their appearance would be moved forward in the schedules.