Tom Parker’s wife Kelsey feels ‘so very sad’ as she manages grief following The Wanted star’s death

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supports HTML5 videoTom Parker’s wife Kelsey Parker has opened up about her day to day life following the death of The Wanted star earlier this year.Parker died in March at the age of just 33, following a diagnosis of a terminal brain tumour in 2020.The married couple share two children – Aurelia, two, and 21-month-old Bodhi – and Kelsey recently shared how ‘beyond proud’ she feels of her late husband as his memorial hit the bestseller list.However, she was also hit with the ‘very sad’ realisation that her partner isn’t here to celebrate the achievement with her, which she said felt like a ‘comedown.’Taking to her Instagram – where Kelsey has been very open with her followers about dealing with grief – she began: ‘Hey guys, hope we’re all good.

So yesterday was an incredible day wasn’t it? How amazing that Tom is a best seller. But obviously with this journey of grief, not every day is an amazing day.’She added that while ‘yesterday was a really good day’, today she has been ‘feeling a little bit sad’.Kelsey said the Platinum Jubilee weekend was ‘exciting’ but she wishes the dad-of-two was there to experience it with his family.‘It’s probably a comedown from that and from the realisation that we had a big celebration yesterday and he couldn’t be a part of it and the celebration was for him,’ she shared.Also, Kelsey has been journalling and sharing poems online that have helped her manage her emotions.She went on to read out a poem she found months back and couldn’t remember the title of, so she renamed it ‘Will I Cry Or Will I Be Ok?’Getting candid about her everyday life, Kelsey admitted she was feeling ‘crappy’ so wanted to write about how she was feeling.Reciting the poem, Kelsey said: ‘Yesterday I felt ok.