While for many Father's Day means pub lunches and long walks, for those who have lost their dad it holds special meaning.Three months on from the death of The Wanted singer Tom Parker, his wife Kelsey is turning the day into a celebration of Tom's love for their young children – Aurelia, two, and 20-month-old Bodhi.The family will admire the card Aurelia made her daddy at nursery, and talk about Tom – as they do every day. In a sit down chat, Kelsey tells OK!: "Aurelia's nursery school has asked me about making cards and they said, 'We know she will be able to cope with making a card' and she talks about her dad to them, so I'm more than happy for her to make a card for her dad.' "In years to come I think it will get harder for the children.This year where they're young and they don't really understand it, in years to come we will make it a celebration.
Tom Parker's daughter Aurelia sweetly kisses The Wanted singer's book as she sees it in store for first time
02.06.2022 - 19:01 / ok.co.uk
Tom Parker's widow, Kesley Parker, has shared a heartfelt video of their daughter kissing the cover of his book after spotting it in a bookstore for the first time. The late singer, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 33, had his memoir, entitled Hope: My Inspirational Life, published posthumously on May 26 this year. Following the book's release, Kelsey decided to document the special moment that their children, Aurelia, almost three, and Bodhi, 21 months, got to see it in a bookstore for the first time.
Posting to her Instagram, she recording them heading to a Waterstones to get copies of the book, and wrote that Tom "desperately wanted" the book "to be a bestseller" – and that Kelsey wants that to become a reality this bank holiday weekend. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.
In the full post, she wrote: "A special moment… very proud to take our babies to see Tom’s book in store. Rae’s face when she saw his! "Tom so desperately wanted this to be a bestseller and I’m keeping everything crossed that becomes a reality this weekend.Thank you so much for all your support and lovely comments. Every single purchase means the world to us." In the video, you can see Aurelia and Bodhi running over to the stand full of the books, with Aurelia flicking through the book and looking at the photographs of her and her dad.
She was also recorded hugging the book tightly before kissing her dad's face on the cover. Bodhi was also seen excitedly carrying a copy of the book around with him. As the video played, Gold Forever by The Wanted played in the background.
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