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Jessica Sansome

Tom Parker's wife Kelsey gives The Wanted star's coffin a kiss goodbye after sharing message to 'soulmate'

Kelsey Parker shared a beautiful message to her 'soulmate' as she said goodbye to husband Tom Parker at his funeral. The celebration of life took place on Wednesday (April 20) weeks after The Wanted singer died, aged 33.

Tom's death came 17 months after he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in 2020. He revealed the news of his diagnosis to fans in October 2020 when Kelsey, was pregnant with their second child, Bodhi, who is now one. The couple, who married in 2018, also shared two-year-old daughter, Aurelia.

Ahead of the service, which was held privately for friends and family, Kelsey, who wore a hear clip that featured Tom's name, led a cortege featuring three black horses through Petts Wood, south-east London. Wearing dark black sunglasses and a glittery blazer, the mum-of-two clung on to two family members as she walked down the street to St Francis of Assisi church.

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