The Wanted's Tom Parker has passed away after battling a brain tumour. He was 33. Tom, who grew up in Bolton, announced in October 2020 that he had been diagnosed with an inoperable grade 4 tumour. He had suffered seizures in advance of the diagnosis.
In November 2021 he said that the tumour was "stable". His final Instagram post was just two days ago, a picture of the band with the words "dream team". Tom held a charity concert in September last year at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of Stand Up to Cancer. Entitled 'Inside My Head', it featured Becky Hill, McFly, Liam Payne and a first performance with The Wanted since 2014.
He married Kelsey Hardwick in 2018. They have a daughter, born in 2019, and a son, born in 2020. Kelsey wrote on Instagram: "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.
