The Wanted's Tom Parker's widow Kelsey says Father's Day 'will never be the same'

Kelsey Parker, the widow of The Wanted's Tom Parker, has poignantly marked her third Father's Day without him, admitting that the day "will never be the same".

Tom Parker passed away on 30 March 2022 at just 33 years old after a battle with an inoperable brain tumour.

In an emotional Instagram post, Kelsey shared with her followers how she sees their two children, daughter Aurelia and son Bodhi, as the "picture of happiness".

She continued: "You'd never think in a million years these happy, proud children are growing up without their dad, the most heartbreaking situation for me and my family, like so many others up and down the country.

"Father's Day will never be the same without you, life will never be the same without you Tom.

"I need you so much right now as I'm facing big (and daily little) decisions about Rae and Bo and their futures and I just want to know what you'd think and what you want me to do. Please keep guiding us."

"I'm so grateful for every little sign and to know these kids are so loved by us all. I know you never leave their side. Here's to celebrating you and all the dads that deserve to be celebrated today."

To honour Parker's memory and support a cause close to his heart, a charity football match is set to take place on Father's Day at Dorking Wanderers football club in Surrey, with proceeds going to the Tom Parker Foundation for brain tumour research.

Kelsey penned a heartfelt message that Sunday's match was "all about" her late husband, expressing gratitude towards the celebrity players and "everyone coming down and supporting us today".

She added: "We want Tommy to feel our love on this special day.

"So let's bring the joy, the love, the generosity. We have lots of children and families affected by brain tumours joining us today and we want to make it special for them as well as raising lots of money to help beat this awful disease.

"We hope we make you proud Tom. Happy Father's Day to the best daddy. You may not have got the chance to kick a ball with Bodhi and I'll never understand how or why that opportunity was taken from us, but I'm just going to stay focused on the fact you'll watch every single game the boy ever plays and you'll be sprinkling your gold dust on him every time."

Kelsey and Parker tied the knot in 2018, welcoming their daughter Aurelia in 2019 and their son Bodhi in 2020.

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