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The widow of Tom Parker says she is to have his ashes made into special pieces of jewellery for his children and his mum. Tom, from Bolton and a singer The Wanted, died in March aged 33 after battling an inoperable brain tumour.

Kelsey Parker has shared the heartwarming news that her late husband Tom Parker’s fellow bandmates from The Wanted have continued to check on her to make sure she and the kids are okay following his tragic death.The 32 year old mum-of-two shared the news during a recent interview, explaining that in the months following Tom’s passing, his bandmates and dear friends had continued to support her and her family. She told OK!: “You know what, I’ve got so much love for The Wanted boys, they have been amazing through this.They all check in with me, they make sure I’m okay.

Tom and Kelsey Parker's relationship was a love and bond like no other. So it's no surprise when we chatted to her about her husband, who sadly passed away in March following his battle with an inoperable brain tumour, Kelsey said he was quite a romantic. The couple were married back in 14 July in 2018, and although Tom had a soft side, he could be complacent at remembering anniversaries.

Kelsey Parker heartbreakingly lost her husband, The Wanted star Tom Parker back in March after an 18 month battle with cancer, and is managing her grief day-by-day. And in our latest interview and shoot, the mum of two, who shares children Aurelia, two, and 20 month old Bodhi with her late husband, told us that year's Love Island has been particularly hard for her to watch - because she's missing his "running commentary." Speaking to OK!, the 32 year old revealed: "I’ve found Love Island really hard to watch this year because I’d normally have Tom’s running commentary throughout it, so it’s those little things that I find hard.

Kelsey Parker said her final goodbyes to her husband Tom Parker at his funeral on 20th April. And now the star has revealed she is making arrangements to turn his ashes into jewellery - so she, Tom's mum Noreen and their children can always have a piece of the star close to their heart. “It will be something really special the kids can have and it will be given to them at a certain time, but I don't know when yet," she told us.

Kelsey Parker has been so strong since her husband, The Wanted star, Tom Parker's passed away in March - and says it's her children that have kept her going amid such a difficult time. And in our shoot exclusively for OK! VIPs , the first with her children Aurelia and Bodhi since losing Tom, she reflects on her last moments with her husband, how she's copying with her grief and how their kids will keep his legacy alive.

Tom Parker’s widow Kelsey hosted her daughter Aurelia’s first birthday without her dad, after The Wanted star died earlier this year, following a battle with a stage four glioblastoma brain tumour.Tom died at the age of 33 in March after he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, in October 2020, and was given just 12 months to live by doctors.He and wife Kelsey shared two children, Aurelia, who celebrated her third birthday with a princess themed party, and Bodhi, one.Kelsey shared Aurelia’s party, fit for a princess, on Instagram, showing the adorable three-year-old in a pink party dress, posing with Disney princesses like Elsa and Rapunzel, and belting out some tunes into a microphone.One picture showed Kelsey holding her daughter, as they both donned matching pink dresses, while Aurelia paired hers with a cute matching bow.Celebrating Aurelia’s birthday at the party, and offering their support to Kelsey who was hosting the first birthday without her husband, were EastEnders star Louisa Lytton and Grammy nominated Ruth-Anne.The party follows Kelsey recently opening up about Father’s Day, saying she is determined to make it a ‘celebration’ for her children.Ahead of the day last weekend, Kelsey said: ‘Aurelia’s nursery school has asked me about making cards and they said, “We know she will be able to cope with making a card,” and she talks about her dad to them, so I’m more than happy for her to make a card for her dad.’She added to OK!: ‘In years to come I think it will get harder for the children. This year where they’re young and they don’t really understand it, in years to come we will make it a celebration.‘It will be hard for me, but for the children I don’t think it will be as hard this year.

Love Island fans are hoping Danica Taylor and Andrew Le Page get together after rocky romances.Andrew has been in the villa since day one and Danica arrived a couple of weeks in - but while Andrew has been left torn over Tasha and Danica failed to get a love match, fans have other thoughts. During Sunday night's instalment of the ITV dating show, Danica quipped over feeling alone and "crying in bed", prompting Ekin-Su to preach self love. READ MORE: Love Island pay tribute to The Wanted's Tom Parker as Davide looks baffledBut it looks like viewers have other things in mind, with fans adamant the pair should get together.

Kelsey Parker celebrated her daughter’s birthday over the weekend with a wonderful party fit for a young princess. The mum-of-two, 32, who recently opened up about coping with life following her husband Tom Parker’s death at the age of 33 in March, shared pictures from the special day with her followers. Aurelia’s third birthday party followed a very specific theme and came complete with a mini castle and a selection of Disney princesses belting out the youngster’s favourite tunes.The party is the first one Kelsey has hosted since the death of her husband following a brain tumour.

Love Island fans were left in fits of laughter as Davide looked confused as the male Islanders belted out The Wanted's hit song, Glad You Came.During Saturday's [June 25] episode of Unseen Bits, the lads looked as though were having a whale of a time as they danced around the crisp and clean bedroom.READ MORE: Love Island star says new format is to 'save ITV' from 'black girl being picked last'But while everybody seemed to be getting into the spirit of belting the song that topped the charts in 2011, Davide looked bewildered as he attempted to sing along with the famous lyrics.While some fans have commented that it was a touching tribute to Tom Parker of The Wanted who died aged 33, some found Davide's reaction hilarious."Lol u can tell Davide has never heard The Wanted before #LoveIsland," commented one.While a second added: "Davide not knowing the words to The Wanted #LoveIsland," alongside an awkward gif."Davide whilst the boys were singing because he doesn’t know the words #LoveIsland," typed a third.While Davide seemed bewildered, fans couldn't help but gush over the sweet tribute from the rest of the lads - particularly as the islanders singing has rarely been allowed on the show. One user wrote: "Omg not Glad You Came by The Wanted being played on Unseen Bits...

Elvis Presley, starring rising star Austin Butler, was released. The new film focuses on The King's relationship with his controversial manager Colonel Tom Parker, who some fans believe made him the music icon he was, while others believe he held back the singer leading to his untimely demise. When cast in the role, Tom Hanks ended up having dinner with Elvis' ex-wife Priscilla Presley who asserted that the Colonel wasn't the villain some make him out to be.

Tom Hanks raged at aggressive fans after they caused his wife Rita to stumble when they were leaving a restaurant in New York City last week.Since then, some fans have drawn comparisons between the Elvis actor and Will Smith.Last Wednesday night, Tom yelled at a fan after he caused his wife Rita to stumble as they were leaving a restaurant in midtown New York.Tom and Rita were swarmed by movie lovers taking pictures of them as they made their way to a car in the US city that evening, but the fans got a bit too close for comfort.When one fan caused Rita to trip, Tom yelled: “Back the f*** up!“Knocking over my wife?!” the actor asked incredulously.  “Sorry about that Tom!” a couple of the men present at the scene shouted to the movie star.“What are they doing out here?” another asked, as the star was helped into his car.After footage of the incident went viral, a number of people couldn’t help but compare Tom’s actions to Will’s infamous Oscars slap.Plenty of people stood behind Tom, with Mike Sington writing: “Tom Hanks momentarily, and understandably, loses his nice guy persona as over eager fans practically knock over his wife Rita Wilson.” While others claimed Tom had done the right thing in comparison to Will, who slapped comedian Chris Rock on the Oscars stage after he cracked a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.KoldIKonoklas tweeted: “Will Smith should be taking notes.Tom Hanks saw the problem and immediately took control of the situation. “This is how you stop people from messing with your wife. “And not by having a meltdown then slapping the dude in front of a camera for all people to see.”JunkieBigBro penned: “This is how you defend your wife Will Smith. No need to hit.

THE Love Island lads showed they are huge fans for The Wanted as they performed a rendition of Glad You Came. In a clip from last night’s Unseen Bits, they are seen jumping around the bedroom as they belt it out  - but fans noticed that Davide looked a bit baffled.

The Love Island boys gave a sweet tribute to the late Tom Parker and his The Wanted bandmates as they enthusiastically belted out their hit song Glad You Came. In a clip from Saturday night’s Unseen bits, the lads can be seen jumping around their bedroom singing the classic at the top of the lungs - but fans couldn’t help but notice Italian Davide’s baffled look.The 27 year old opted out of the jumping dance the rest of the boys embarked upon and instead could be seen sat on the side of the bed pretending to mime the lyrics.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticDoes the phrase “that’s all right” apply to the new “Elvis” movie… as in, “that’s all correct”? No one is probably expecting that — any practiced watcher of biopics knows virtually any example of the form will take deep liberties with the facts for dramatic purposes. And maybe it’s a given that a director who puts hip-hop and hard rock on the soundtracks for period films, as Baz Luhrmann does, might favor effect over absolute verisimilitude.Still, “Elvis” is right on enough counts — literally or spiritually — that it’s worth trying to separate fact from fiction in the movie’s narrative of Elvis Presley (played by Austin Butler) and his nearly career-long manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks).

Elvis, which centres on the singer's rise to fame in the 1950s, hits cinemas. The film, which stars Austin Butler in the title role and an unrecognisable Tom Hanks as his manager Colonel Tom Parker, is one on many to have portrayed Elvis over the decades - perhaps the most bizarre of all being Bubba Ho-Tep, a 2002 horror oddity in which an elderly Elvis battles an Egyptian supernatural entity in an OAP care home.

Elvis Presley and directed by musical film icon Baz Luhrmann. Speaking on Australian talk show The Project, Butler laughed when asked about his unique audition attire saying: “I’ll never live that one down.”He noted that the move was not intentional, but rather a spur of the moment to do what Elvis would do. Butler had thrown himself into the mountains of research on Elvis Presley as preparation and when delving into who the person was behind the microphone.He made an eerie connection that honed his sense of Elvis completely: they had both lost their mothers at the age of 23. Butler’s agent had asked him to tape a song for Luhrmann to listen to, and he started with a version of Love Me Tender. Upon listening to the tape Butler realised he could not stand the “impersonation”, let alone send it to Luhrmann and decided to try again at a later point. Butler shared: “I had this nightmare a couple nights later that brought up a lot of grief for something that happened in my life and it was that thing you know when you wake up in an awful place and think today’s going to be an awful day. “But I had been obsessing so much about Elvis that I thought ‘What would he do with this?’ and he would put it all into music.”In an interview with Total Film he revealed that the nightmare he had was reliving his mother’s death. In that moment, dressed in his bathrobe and without even brushing his hair, Butler sat at the piano and recorded his version of Unchained melody, but not the way he had sung it before. He noted in the Total Film interview that he had always seen Unchained Melody as a romantic song, but this time instead reasoned “What if I sing it to my mom?”He added that this moment is also what formed his approach to the character as

The soundtrack for Elvis is out now!

Elvis Presley also locked down the woman beside him.Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker was so controlling, he pressured the rock star into marrying Priscilla Beaulieu on May 1, 1967. Determined to get those “I do’s” done, Parker even arranged the whole wedding at the Aladdin hotel in Las Vegas, where the inveterate gambler had a history of dangerous debts.“He wanted him tied down to a woman so there wouldn’t be any scandals about women,” said James L.

Tom Hanks is a certified wedding crasher. The "Forrest Gump" star, 65, shared during Tuesday’s episode of "Late Night With Seth Meyers" that his ego goes "unchecked" when he crashes people’s wedding photos. "It’s my ego, unchecked," Hanks said.

It’s no secret that some fans doubted Austin Butler‘s ability to embody the late Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann‘s 2022 film, Elvis. Several other Hollywood heartthrobs like Harry Styles and Miles Teller auditioned for the role.