Peter Andre praises ‘brave’ The Wanted for carrying Tom Parker’s coffin

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Peter Andre has praised The Wanted as “very brave” for carrying their bandmate Tom Parker’s coffin at his funeral. Max George, Jay McGuiness, Nathan Sykes and Siva Kaneswaran carried Tom’s coffin from the hearse into the service at St Francis of Assis Church in south east London.

Oasis song Live Forever played out as they made their journey into the church, while The Wanted 2012 hit Gold Forever could be heard playing as mourners left.

Writing in his new magazine column, fellow singer Pete, 49, praised the stars for their bravery and told of his sadness at how young Tom was.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter He wrote of the foursome acting as pallbearers: “It was so sad to see Tom Parker’s loved ones and bandmates attending his funeral last week. “I must say it was very brave of Max, Nathan, Jay and Siva to carry Tom’s coffin, and it was amazing to see how many of Tom’s fans lined the streets. “I’m sure it gave his wife Kelsey great comfort to have their support and the support of The Wanted boys.” Pete continued: “It still breaks my heart to think of how young Tom was.