Tom Parker have managed to raise a staggering £60,000 through a GoFundMe page set up by his wife. The Wanted singer sadly died aged 33 last month following a battle with stage 4 glioblastoma, an extreme form of brain cancer.
A funeral for the star was held yesterday where bandmates Nathan Sykes, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran and Jay McGuinness were seen carrying his coffin at a church in south-east London.
Tom leaves behind his wife Kelsey, 32, and their two young children, Aurelia and Bodhi.The widow paid tribute to Tom on Instagram, writing: "I am Kelsey Parker, very proud wife of Tom Parker, probably best known for being one fifth of UK boyband The Wanted, but to those who knew him he was my husband, a Daddy, son, brother and friend."More than 3,800 people have donated to the fundraiser, with the grand total sitting at £61,152 at the time of writing.
Kelsey wrote on the page that the "proceeds [will] eventually [be] going to amazing causes in Tom’s name, to help others in need".
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