"I feel guilty that I'm still here": Kelsey Parker…

"I feel guilty that I'm still here": Kelsey Parker talks about grief on ITV Good Morning Britain 8 months after death of husband Tom

Tom Parker's widow Kelsey has spoken of the guilt she's felt following The Wanted star's death on Good Morning Britain.

She joined presenters Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard on Thursday morning's show (December 1) to discuss the filming of her documentary, Life After Tom. Broadcast on ITVBe, the six-part series follows Kelsey as she navigates life after Tom's death.

The singer died in March this year following a battle with terminal brain cancer glioblastoma. Tom's diagnosis came shortly before he and Kelsey, who married in July 2018, welcomed their second child, a son named Bodhi in October 2020. They also have a daughter Aurelia who they welcomed in July 2019.

Taking to the This Morning sofa, Kelsey opened up about her guilt in the aftermath of Tom's death - admitting she felt guilty that she was still alive and he wasn't. Talking about making the documentary, she said: "When I first got asked to do it I was a bit worried - like, can I actually do this?

"But for me it's the best thing that I've done because it's actually been therapy for me. And I've done things in the show that I wouldn't have necessarily have done, but it's really helped me."

Ben asked Kelsey how she's found dealing with grief. She said she didn't understand what grief was before, adding that there is a whole range of emotions that come with it. She added: "Obviously there's guilt."

Kate asked her what 'obviously there's guilt' meant. "I'm not sure it would be obvious for people who haven't gone through it," she added.

Kelsey explained: "For me, there's so much guilt... I know that I did everything for Tom but... even still, there's that guilt process of, I've lost him." She added: "I feel guilty that I'm still here and I look at my kids every morning and I'm guilty that he's not experiencing what I'm experiencing with them."

She went on to describe how different her family's Christmas would be this year - and for her kids to not be spending Christmas day with their dad. Kelsey said: "Christmas is going to be so tough for me this year. Last year Aurelia did understand the Christmas process and this year, she's a year older.

"And it's me, like - Tom's not going to be there this year. We're not going to wake up Christmas morning as a family, it's going to be me and the kids."

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