Tom Parker’s two-year-old daughter ‘thinks he’s on tour’, widow Kelsey reveals
‘She does ask me every day about him,’ Kelsey Parker told Lorraine Kelly
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Tom Parker’s widow has revealed that the late singer’s two-year-old daughter “thinks he’s on tour”.
The Wanted frontman died of a brain tumour in April at the age of 33.
Parker’s widow, Kelsey, gave an interview on the ITV chat show Lorraine on Tuesday (14 June) morning, in which she discussed the impact the star’s death had had on their family.
Speaking of her daughter, she said: “Whenever she sees pictures of her dad, she’s like, ‘It’s my dad!’ She’ll be three at the end of this month. I’ve been really honest, she does still talk about him every day, she doesn’t quite understand he’s not coming back.
“So I’ve had to be really blunt and say he’s not coming back, that’s it, he’s dead and he’s not coming back because she doesn’t really understand,” she continued. “She’s just really confused by it. She thinks he’s on tour. But we do then talk about him every day. She does ask me every day about him.”
Kelsey added that Parker wouldn’t have wanted them to be “sad” after his death.
“It's lonely at night, but I have to live my life,” she said. “We have been through so much together. The love I had for him was like no other.
“I find it hard that I can't text or call him to tell him things. I’ve lost the love of my life.”
Last month, Parker’s former bandmate Max George revealed that he still sends text messages to his late friend.
“If I get pictures or stuff that fans have made with him in it or they send a nice message to do with Tom, I’ll WhatsApp it to him,” he said. “I just find a bit of comfort in that.”
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments