Kelsey Parker shares how Tom will be present in life after welcoming new baby

Daily Mirror

10-05-2025

Widow Kelsey Parker has vowed to keep the memory of the late Tom Parker alive since his death in 2022 despite being expecting a baby with her new man Will Lindsay
Kelsey Parker, who is the widow of the late Tom Parker, has revealed that she is determined to keep his memory alive despite being pregnant for her new man, Will Lindsay. Tom, who was part of The Wanted, lost his battle in 2022 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Now, Kelsey is hosting the third charity football match in a bid to raise awareness and funds for research into brain tumours.
Kelsey went public with her pregnancy back in January but in a recent interview, she defiantly claimed that the arrival of her new baby will not overshadow the legacy of the late singer. The Mum's The Word podcast host, 34, was married to Tom for four years and the couple share two children together. Two years on, Kelsey revealed that she had found love again with her tree surgeon beau Will.
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In an interview with The Standard, she said: "Me being with Will and having a child with Will would never take away the love that we have for Tom and the love that even Will has for Tom, because Will ultimately loves Tom's kids."
She added: "It's about us as a family and Will's a massive part of their life now."
This will now be the third Tom Parker Celebrity Football match in his memory at Bromley F.C stadium in Kent.
The annual event promises to be a family affair that will also include food stalls, raffles and live performances.
The celebrities that took part include Ryan and Scott Thomas, former TOWIE star Dan Osbourne and ex Love Island stars Finley Tapp and Ronnie Vint.
In addition, Coronation Street's Alex Bain, EastEnders ' Jaden Ladega had also signed up to be part of this year's charity match.
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She told the publication: "For my kids [these annual football matches are] a day to remember their dad. "
She added: "When you get diagnosed like Tom did, it rocked our whole world and our family to know how underfunded brain tumours are and just raising that awareness that we're gonna do on Saturday will go such a long way."
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She continued: "Even talking about it now, people have no clue that brain tumours are the biggest killer for under 40s and children and we only get one per cent of national funding. "
"That's it. That's all that goes towards brain tumours so more needs to be done and I feel like Tom's left me the legacy to continue for him because he did so much in his 18 months of getting sick that now it's my time to go you know what? I'll continue shining a light on it for him", she said.
She went on to say: "It's a [big responsibility] but I'm doing it all for him because what we went through as a family you just wo9uldn't wish that on your worst enemy. So it's all about just helping other people now."