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Kelsey Parker shares struggle of Tom's final day and tough conversation on Loose Women

Kelsey Parker held it together on Loose Women as she spoke about her final day with 'soulmate' husband Tom, before The Wanted star's death at the age of just 33 and how she explained his passing to their daughter.

Popstar and big fan favourite Tom broke the devastating news in 2020 that he'd been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour vowing to fight the cancer all the way. And he most definitely did that, staging a charity event at the Royal Albert Hall alongside his bandmates from The Wanted and kept his promise to them and the group's fans to join them on tour, bringing the house down as he appeared at a number of dates including, what was to be his final ever performance in Liverpool.

It was wife Kelsey who broke the news of Tom's death on Instagram in a heartbreaking post which read: "It is with the heaviest of hearts that we confirm Tom passed away peacefully earlier today with all of his family by his side.

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