The Wanted star Tom Parker’s widow Kelsey has candidly discussed how she’s moved forward since his death in March 2022 – and the trolling and criticism she has received since.
Kelsey, reportedly said in an interview on the ITV show Lorraine, that she feels like “people want me to feel guilty for moving on”.
The 34-year-old, who shares two children with her late ex-husband, is now pregnant and expecting a child with her new partner, Will Lindsay.
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According to The Mirror, she appeared on the show and said: “It’s been three years, this is Tom’s three year anniversary of his death and it’s almost like people want me to feel guilty for moving on.”
“I’m always going to have guilt but what’s so hard is that Tom’s not here anymore so what do people want me to do?”
Also by her side during the interview was her new partner, who shared that he tells Kelsey to “block out the haters” when it comes to trolling.
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She added that her new romance and happiness is “not taking anything away from the love I had for Tom” and said she thinks “Tom sent you to me”.
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In March 2022, Parker died of brain cancer at the age of 33.
In October 2020, he was diagnosed with stage-four glioblastoma.
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Kelsey said at the time of his death: “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.’’
In 2020, when Parker shared the news of his tumour diagnosis, he wrote in an Instagram post: “We are all absolutely devastated but we are gonna fight this all the way.”
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