Tom Parker’s fundraiser smashes target just hours after being launched by his widow Kelsey

Martine McCutcheon emotionally paid tribute to Tom Parker as she recalled a "magical" night she had with him. Last week it was revealed that two years after his diagnosis, The Wanted singer had tragically died of cancer at the age of 33.

Max George has been seen for the first time since the tragic death of his bandmate Tom Parker, as he joined a slew of stars training for new ITV series The Games on Tuesday. The Wanted star, 33, cut a sombre figure as he ran multiple laps around a race track, after Tom passed away last week following a two-year battle with brain cancer. On Saturday Max paid tribute to his longtime friend Tom in a touching social media post, writing that he was 'heartbroken' and that there was a 'huge hole left in his life'.

Tom Parker, who died at the age of 33 last week, is now being grieved by his beloved family, friends and fans, including devoted wife Kelsey. OK! got to witness the couple's incredible love story, including the birth of their two children - Aurelia, two, and Bodhi, one - and can confirm they were two peas in a pod.

The Wanted fans were left emotional when late singer Tom Parker was given a heart-wrenching tribute at The Grammys on Sunday night, 3 April. One person sobbed that Tom, who said in a video interview weeks before his death that people should live every day like "it's your last", still managed to "make it to the Grammys", and posted how bittersweet the memoriam segment was at the awards ceremony, as a flood of heartbroken viewers followed suit.The ceremony's presenters announced there would be a memorial segment dedicated to all the musicians the industry had lost in the last year, with Tom and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins featuring prominently in the montage. What's more, Tom's wife Kelsey also shared her own reaction to the scenes as she posted a video clip of the moment alongside a string of red heart emojis.

When somebody dies in 2022, the chances are they are also leaving behind an online legacy. This includes celebrities such as Tom Parker, Mike Thalassitis and Caroline Flack, who still have live Instagram accounts. Nearly 80 percent of people living in the UK have social media and their accounts will likely outlive them.

LOUISA Lytton shared a heartwarming video of the late Tom Parker rehearsing for his role in musical Grease. The pair starred in the 70s production as Danny and Rizzo and toured the UK and Ireland together in 2017.

Instagram to respond to last night's touching tribute to her late husband at the Grammys 2022.Tom's death was announced 17 months after he told fans that he had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, stage four glioblastoma, in October 2020.His diagnosis came shortly after he married Kelsey in 2018, and welcomed their two children in 2019 and 2020 respectively.Kelsey has taken to Instagram to react to last night's emotional tribute to The Wanted singer Tom at the Grammy Awards.In view of her 249,000 Instagram followers she shared a video clip of the Grammys' segment along with the caption: "THE GRAMMYS."She then shared a screenshot on her Instagram story showing Tom on the big screen, alongside added love heart emojis.During the Grammys, there was an emotional memorial segment which honored Tom as well as the Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died last month.The annual music awards ceremony was taking place in Las Vegas and a picture of Tom was shown on screen, alongside 'The Wanted'.Singers Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr and Rachel Zegler sang a medley of Sondheim songs to honour the stars who had died.Many social media users took to Twitter to share their emotions as they saw Tom on screen.No_surprises said: "I broke down seeing Tom Parker's name during the memoriam at the #GRAMMYS.

THE Wanted fans were left in tears after the Grammys 2022 paid tribute to Tom Parker following his tragic death. Tom passed away last week after a battle with cancer and the Grammy Awards remembered him in a touching In Memoriam segment during this year's show.

Tom Parker was remembered in The Grammys In Memoriam segment. The Wanted singer tragically passed away at the age of 33 after a battle with a brain tumour, and he was one of the stars remembered in a segment during the annual music awards ceremony in Las Vegas tonight.

It's been an emotional few days for fans of The Wanted following the heart-breaking death of Tom Parker. The singer died on Wednesday (March 30) aged 33 with his family by his side.

The Wanted star Tom Parker's wife Kelsey sadly announced that the star had passed away last week aged 33, following a battle with a cancerous brain tumour. OK's Kirsty Hatcher had the pleasure of meeting Tom many times throughout his career. Here she reflects on her memories and moments with the incredible man...

Doting dad-of-two Tom Parker has tragically passed away at the age of 33, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2020.The Wanted singer leaves behind his beloved wife Kelsey, 32, and their two children, Aurelia, two, and Bodhi, one. Here, OK! takes a look back at some of their happy family memories from our stunning photo shoots with the family over the past two years.

Tom Parker fans have taken to social media following an emotional Grammys memorial segment that saw the singer highlighted during the ceremony.The Wanted star died aged 33 on March 30, two years after he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour leaving his wife Kelsey and their two children heartbroken.Following his death, tributes have poured out from across the music industry with fans even holding candlelit vigils across the country.13 days before his heartbreaking death, the Bolton-born star performed his final concert in Liverpool with his bandmates at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena, taking to the stage for their hit songs Gold Forever and Glad You Came.Now, just shy of a week since his passing, fans have shared their emotions after seeing Tom's dreams of being recognised at the Grammy Awards coming true.During their memorial segment, The Academy showed a headshot of Tom alongside 'The Wanted'.Moments after the touching moment, fans flocked to social media, with one saying: "It's so beautiful that the Grammy Awards makes an honour to Tom Parker, he will always be the best man in the music industry #Grammys #thewanted.""I broke down seeing Tom Parker's name during the in memoriam at the #GRAMMYs, I'm so glad he was included," added a second.Before another went on to say: "The Grammys really put Tom Parker in their memorial part and my heart just died a little more, I'm still not ready to believe he's gone for good. Like I can't.

Pointless Celebrities, which aired on Saturday.The episode had been filmed just months before Tom died after a two-year battle with brain cancer aged 33.In the clip, which Max shared to his 315,000 Instagram followers via his story, the pals looked overwhelmed after winning a whopping £2,500 for The Brain Tumour Charity and Brain Research UK.As Max wandered around the room, he looked at the camera and said: “So, a bit of news.“We just won Pointless!”Tom could be seen sitting on a couch and looked delighted at what the pair had achieved.He exclaimed: “Smashed it!”, as former Strictly star Max held up their glass trophy.Max continued: “We actually won it! Like, two and a half grand to charity, and we won it!”Following Tom’s heartbreaking death on Wednesday, the BBC decided to reschedule the charity special for Saturday night in tribute to the late singer.The episode hit home with many viewers and they took to Twitter to share their sadness.Lauren said: “A Pointless finalist and money for two brain tumour charities...More to add to your amazing legacy @TomParker.”Beth confessed: “Tom Parker is on Pointless right now and I am straight up sat alone crying like a baby.

The Wanted singer died on March 30, at the age of 33, after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.Following the news, the musician’s widow Kelsey Parker set up a GoFundMe page to ‘keep his memory alive forever’, and allow his loved ones to turn their grief ‘into something positive’.Within days of being created, the fundraiser had exceeded the initial £5,000 target and has now passed the £30,000 mark.Writing on the donating page, the mum-of-two said: ‘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.‘As many of you know, Tom was diagnosed with a brain tumour in October 2020 and on Wednesday 30th March 2022 he passed away peacefully with all of his closest friends and family by his side.‘Our hearts are truly broken, Tom was the centre of our world and we can’t imagine life without him, but one of the biggest sources of comfort over the last 2 years has been the outpouring of love and support we’ve all received. ‘We can’t thank everyone enough for holding Tom, myself and the children in your thoughts and prayers, for lighting candles and sharing beautiful messages of hope and condolence.’Kelsey explained that proceeds will ‘eventually go to amazing causes’ in his name, to help others in need.‘We want to take everyone’s incredible love, support and generosity and turn our grief into something positive and to keep Tom’s memory alive forever,’ she continued.‘We simply couldn’t have got through the last 2 years without the help and support we have received and if we can offer it back to others that would be the best way to honour Tom and make our two children, Aurelia and

Just hours after it was first shared online, Kelsey's donations page for husband Tom Parker has almost tripled its target. Tom, 33, died after a battle with brain cancer earlier this week and Kelsey shared her thanks for all the support she'd received and set up the page on Saturday. Now, the GoFundMe page has raise a huge £29,379 already, despite originally having a £5,000 target.

Pointless Celebrities, which aired on Saturday night. The BBC had made the decision to reschedule the charity special episode in tribute to the late singer. After being diagnosed with brain cancer, the pair went on to play for The Brain Tumour Charity and Brain Research UK, hoping to raise awareness for the cause.

The Wanted star passed away on Wednesday. He was 33 and had "fought until the end" against a brain tumour. Read more Max George breaks silence to pay touching tribute to 'brother' Tom Parker Tom had appeared on the show’s celebrity edition alongside bandmate Max George.

Tom Parker helped a woman who was also suffering from a brain tumour who tragically died six weeks before The Wanted star.The singer passed away at 33 from the illness earlier this week, with tributes pouring in for the star since.The singer was a source of comfort for many others who were experiencing the illness, with Tom forming a friendship with 23 year old Amani Liaquat, with the pair bonding over text messages and voice notes. One, last November, said: “I don’t understand. Why do you think you’re dying? You’re not dying.

The broken-hearted wife of The Wanted singer Tom Parker, who tragically died of a brain cancer this week, is calling on fans to help charities in his honour.

Tom Parker's fans were in tears as he was shown on Pointless Celebrities just days after his death. The Wanted singer passed away earlier this week at the age of 33 after battling an inoperable brain tumour.