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 .
31.03.2022 - 15:07 / ok.co.uk
Phillip Schofield paid tribute to Tom Parker as an “incredibly positive” person and an “inspiration” on This Morning on Thursday March 31. The Wanted singer, passed away from terminal brain cancer on Wednesday 30 March at just 33 years old.
As Phillip, 59 and his co-host Holly Willoughby discussed the news with Vanessa Feltz they paid tribute to the late singer. Phillip described the event as “utterly heart-breaking” before commending Tom for being a “incredibly positive force.” The 59 year old said: “If there is any good to come out of anything like this, it’s the fact he was such an inspiration and such a positive force." Get exclusive celebrity stories and reality tv news straight to your inbox with OK! daily newsletter .
You can sign up at the top of the page. The presenter added: “Tom was in The Wanted and he’s a friend of the show, but there are people up and down the country who are going through exactly the same thing." “It’s happening all the time, but we mention him as he was one of those people who was so incredibly positive.” Holly, 41, added: “It’s completely heart-breaking and you just look at his age, you know there’s no right time to go but 33, I mean so young.” Vanessa added that it was the “saddest of stories” and said that Tom was an “exemplary person".
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 .
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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.
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.
Phillip Schofield was presented with a birthday cake and Champagne as he celebrated his 60th birthday a day early with the This Morning team on Thursday.The presenter appeared delighted to be receiving his birthday cake from long-time co-host and friend, Holly Willoughby, along with the rest of the crew as he sat in his dressing room. Phillip will be enjoying a day off from This Morning on his actual birthday this Friday and so the team took it upon themselves to mark the milestone occasion with a party in the studio.
Lorraine Kelly has paid tribute to Tom Parker after his death at the age of 33.
James Jordan paid tribute to Tom Parker on Wednesday after The Wanted star tragically passed away aged 33. Tom had been bravely fighting an inoperable brain tumour since he was diagnosed with it in 2020. It comes after James' father Allan tragically passed away from a brain tumour in March 2021.
Phillip Schofield has confirmed that Holly Willoughby will finally return to This Morning this week. The presenter has been forced off the popular daytime show for more than a week after testing positive for coronavirus on Sunday, March 13, hours before she was due to host the Dancing On Ice semi-finals.