Tom Parker's health 'deteriorated quickly' before tragic death

Tom Parker's wife Kelsey Parker delivered a truly devastating tribute and eulogy to The Wanted star and dad-of-two at his beautiful funeral service this morning, where she sobbed that if love alone could have saved him, he "would have lived forever". Kelsey's powerful speech was read out in a recording as the grieving widow sat quietly in tears in the church, her parents by her side.

Tom Parker's wife Kelsey Parker has opened up on how difficult the last few weeks have been since losing The Wanted singer.The beloved star, husband and dad-of-two sadly died on 30 March at the age of 33 after battling a brain tumour.Tom only discovered his diagnosis of a stage four Glioblastoma in October 2020, revealing at the time he was expected to live 12-18 months. Despite the shock, the musician was determined to be positive and fight the disease with everything he had, explaining to his followers at the time he would be undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Sadly, Tom passed away only days after receiving an experimental treatment in Spain, yet he managed to take part in most of The Wanted's highly-anticipated tour with the rest of his bandmates.

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READ MORE: The Wanted singer Tom Parker dead at 33 after brain tumour battle Kelsey said: “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.

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.

A close family friend of Tom Parker said that he was “doing really well” during his time on The Wanted tour before he deteriorated quickly afterwards. It was announced on Wednesday 30 March that the 33 year old tragically passed away from a brain tumour, after being diagnosed with incurable cancer.Tom appeared on tour with his band The Wanted in the weeks leading up to his untimely death and was described by a close family friend to have been “doing really well” as he took part in shows.

The Wanted fans have taken to social media to share videos of Tom Parker at the band's recent final gigs. Tom, 33, tragically passed away today aged 33, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2020. Just days before his death, Tom had been performing with his bandmates Max George, Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran and Jay McGuiness on stage.

We’re afraid we have terrible news.

The Wanted's Tom Parker has died at the age of 33 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.