Kelsey Parker opened up on her latest pregnancy and says her late husband Tom Parker ‘picked’ her new partner as she prepares to give birth at the end of the month
Kelsey Parker has revealed why she believes her late husband Tom Parker ‘picked her new boyfriend’ for her as she prepares to give birth to his child. The mum discovered she was pregnant with tree surgeon Will Linsday’s baby three years after Tom’s tragic death.
Kelsey is already a proud mum to five-year-old daughter Aurelia and four-year-old son Bodhi, whom she shared with her late husband. Tom, who was part of the boy band The Wanted, sadly passed away in 2022 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Now Kelsey told Closer: “I do feel like Tom actually picked him. I think he was like, ‘He’s great. He’s perfect for her.’”
Kelsey said that she and Tom ‘grew up together’ after they fell in love when she was just 19 years old. They tied the knot in 2018 and welcomed two beautiful children together before Tom was tragically diagnosed with a brain tumour and passed away in 2022, when he was just 33 years old.
Kelsey recalled the difficult time in her life, labelling it ‘horrendous’ but that she wanted to ‘keep things as normal as possible’ for her two young children. Kelsey said: “It was horrendous. The day after Tom died, I took the kids to the nursery. The staff were all in floods of tears because they all adored Tom.
“But I just wanted to keep things as normal as possible. We’re continuing, we’re going forward. I didn’t want it to affect the children, because it’s going to affect them enough already”.
Kelsey, who met her partner Will on a night out with mutual friends, said that Will has been ‘amazing’ and ‘embraces’ Tom. She added that Will coming into her whirlwind life must have been ‘a lot’ but that he was the perfect person because he doesn’t ‘overthink’.
She said: “People will ask, ‘Is Will jealous of Tom?’ He doesn’t feel that way about Tom, which I was always worried about, because my love for Tom is obviously like beyond”.
Comparing this pregnancy with her first two, the proud mum said it has been ‘very different’. She said: “With Aurelia, I had pre-eclampsia, and when I was 35 weeks pregnant with Bodhi, Tom got his diagnosis.”
She added: “I had a 15-month-old and was up doing night feeds with a newborn all while Tom was beginning his treatment. It was a lot”.
Kelsey, who is due to give birth end the end of June, previously said that she has been trying to enjoy this pregnancy more. She said after everything she has been through with her family, ‘you realise how precious life is’.
Alongside preparing for the new addition and adjusting to parenthood with Will, Kelsey continues her extensive charity work in honour of her late husband. This includes hosting a successful charity football match, sponsored by Grove Gallery, in his memory.
Source: Mirror
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