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Kirsty McCormack

Tom Parker's wife Kelsey details heartbreaking chat she has with daughter every day

Tom Parker's widow Kelsey has revealed that their young daughter still speaks about her late father every single day.

Tom sadly passed away on March 30 this year after battling a brain tumour, leaving Kelsey to raise their daughter Aurelia, who will turn three next month, and their son Bodhi, who will turn two in October.

Appearing on Tuesday's Lorraine, Kelsey spoke proudly about Tom's book, which is now a Sunday Times bestseller.

Host Lorraine Kelly mentioned an adorable video clip which showed Aurelia getting very excited when she saw the book in a shop recently.

Smiling, Kelsey explained: "Whenever she sees her dad, she's like, 'that's my dad!'

Tom Parker's widow Kelsey appeared on Tuesday's Lorraine (ITV)

"I've been really honest but she does still talk about him every day and she doesn't quite understand that he's not coming back.

"So I have to be really blunt to say, 'he's not coming back, that's it, he's dead and he's not coming back'. 

"Because she doesn't really understand. Obviously where the book's out and she's seen him in store, she's a bit like, 'well he's been on tour so is he gonna come back from this?'

Tom and Kelsey with their son Bodhi and daughter Aurelia (Instagram)

Kelsey continued: "So she's just really confused by it, but then we do talk about him every day. She does ask me every day about him and obviously we have little things around the house of Tom's, so she'll see like his wallet and be like, 'Oh that's daddy's wallet'."

Lorraine was taken aback by Kelsey's strength and commended her for being "so incredible".

Referring to how her kids keep her going, Kelsey said: "They wake up happy, they wake up in a good mood so then I can't be sad. And he wouldn't us to be sad and mourning. 

"Don't get me wrong, I get my bad days, of course I do. At night it is lonely, I am lonely, but this is my life, I have to get on with it," she added.

Lorraine airs weekdays at 9am on ITV and ITV Hub.

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