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.
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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.
He was our brother, words can’t express the loss and sadness we feel. Always and forever in our hearts”.His wife Kelsey added: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we confirm Tom passed away peacefully earlier today with all of his family by his side.
Our hearts are broken, Tom was the centre of our world and we can’t imagine life without his infectious smile and energetic presence”.“We are truly thankful for the outpouring of love and support and ask that we all unite to ensure Tom’s light continues to shine for his beautiful children”, she went on. “Thank you to everyone who has supported in his care throughout, he fought until the very end.
I’m forever proud of you”.Parker joined The Wanted in 2009, following mass auditions to find members for the group which were orchestrated by Jayne Collins, who had put together The Saturdays two years earlier. With all five members in place, The Wanted then released their debut single, ‘All Time Low’, the following year, which went to number one in the UK.The band released three albums before going on hiatus in 2014.
The same year Parker released a one-off solo single, a collaboration with Richard Rawson – aka Fazer of N-Dubz – called ‘Fireflies’. In the following years he also appeared as a
.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.
The Wanted star passed away on Wednesday. He was 33 and had "fought until the end" against a brain tumour. Read more Max George breaks silence to pay touching tribute to 'brother' Tom Parker Tom had appeared on the show’s celebrity edition alongside bandmate Max George.
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.
Pointless Celebrities to air Tom Parker’s episode of the quiz show in tribute of The Wanted star, who died of a brain tumour this week. The Glad You Came hitmaker and his bandmate Max George appear in the episode, which was filmed last year and has been pulled forward following the news of his death. They make it to the final round, aiming to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity and Brain Research UK.
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.
Tributes have poured in overnight for Tom Parker, who died yesterday aged just 33 following a long battle with a brain tumour.
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.
Danny Jones 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.Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, McFly star Danny, 36, paid tribute as he shared a playful past video of himself and Tom joking about a bucket of beers at the Pride Of Britain Awards.The Voice Kids judge, who also revealed that he went to the same school as Tom in Bolton, captioned the clip with: "So sad to hear my fellow Boltonian has left us. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
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.