The Wanted Share Emotional Video Tribute To Tom Parker

Ed Sheeran helped fund Tom Parker's private medical treatment during the late singer's brave battle against brain cancer, it has been revealed.MORE: Ed Sheeran's surprising addition to £3.7million Suffolk estate revealedThe Wanted star died in March of this year at the age of 33 after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in October 2020, surrounded by his wife Kelsey, two children, Aurelia and Bodhi, as well as other family members.WATCH: Tom Parker teased his new book on Instagram earlier this yearHis memoir, Hope: My Inspirational Life, is set to be released later this month, and in it, he has chronicled how chart-topping singer and close friend Ed contacted him not long after his stage four glioblastoma diagnosis to see if he could help in any way, before offering to finance his medical bills.MORE: Tom Parker and wife Kelsey's relationship was a real-life fairytaleMORE: Celebrities pay tribute after The Wanted's Tom Parker dies: James Jordan, Siva Kaneswaran and moreIn an excerpt from the book obtained by The Sun, Tom said: "Pretty much from the moment I was diagnosed, Ed Sheeran, reached out to me with an offer to do anything he could to help."Ed and I have known each other since he joined The Wanted on our tour bus during a promotion trip in America more than ten years ago," he continued. "We've always run into each other over the years and had a great relationship.

Tom Parker of British-Irish boy band The Wanted lost his battle with brain cancer in March, just 33 when he died.

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.

Tom Parker’s wife Kelsey has spoken about what a big support The Wanted will be in raising her and her late husband's young children Aurelia, two, and Bodhi, one. Tom tragically passed away on 30 March aged 33 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour just 18 months before. The late singer was undeniably close with his fellow bandmates Max George, 33, Siva Kaneswaran, also 33, Nathan Sykes, 29, and Jay McGuiness, 31, as the foursome carried his coffin at his heartbreaking funeral last month.

The Wanted have released a new version of their 2011 single, «Gold Forever,» in honor of their late band member, Tom Parker. The surviving band members, Nathan Sykes, Max George, Jay McGuinness and Siva Kaneswaran, released the new version, titled «Gold Forever (for Tom),» after a video of them performing it at the 33-year-old's memorial service was posted on their respective social media accounts.

The Wanted have re-released a new version of their 2011 Comic Relief song Gold Forever in honour of their late bandmate, Tom Parker. It has been a week since Tom was laid to rest after he passed away on March 30 at the age of 33 after a two year battle with brain cancer.The Wanted's 2011 hit Gold Forever could be heard playing in a clip filmed after Tom's funeral ceremony outside St Francis of Assis Church while fans lined the streets and emotionally clapped. And The Wanted have now made the decision to release a stripped-back version of the song on streaming services.

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.

Tom Parker made his final journey after his funeral service at church on Wednesday as his band’s song played in front of a clapping crowd.The Wanted’s 2012 hit Gold Forever could be heard playing in a clip filmed after Tom’s funeral ceremony outside St Francis of Assis Church. As the track played from tall speakers, a group of pallbearers could be seen carrying the coffin in front of a procession of guests as they slowly made their way out of the church. A gold heart-shaped balloon was held by one fan asTom’s black lily-covered coffin was carried out.

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.