Tom Parker’s The Wanted bandmates fight back tears as they carry his coffin into funeral

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Tom Parker's The Wanted bandmates fought back tears this morning as they carried his coffin into his funeral. Max George, Jay McGuinness, Siva Kaneswaran and Nathan Sykes looked solemn as they attended the ceremony, with fans lining the streets to pay their respects.

The foursome all looked smart as they dressed in occasion-appropriate black outfits.Max wore a black jumper paired with a waistcoat and baker boy hat, while Siva looked fashionable in a black turtle neck under a black suit.Jay and Nathan opted for more traditional attire as they both wore black suits with white shirts.Their late friend, Tom sadly died last month aged 33, after being diagnosed with a grade four brain tumour in October 2020.Today his funeral was held in Petts Wood, as his friends, family, and The Wanted bandmates said their emotional farewells.Tom's diagnosis came after he suffered a seizure and was put on a waiting list for an MRI scan.While he waited, the star went on a family holiday with partner Kelsey and their children Aurelia, two, and one-year-old Bodhi.It was there that he suffered from another, much worse seizure, and he was rushed to hospital where he would spend the next three days undergoing tests.

He was then told the sad news, which doctors described as “the worst case scenario”.The singer underwent several gruelling rounds of chemotherapy and 30 radiotherapy sessions.While he knew his condition was terminal, Tom told fans he had responded well to treatment, explaining the size of the tumour had “significantly reduced”..By November 2021, he explained his latest scan had confirmed the tumour was “stable”..