Dancing On Ice's Siva Kaneswaran was comforted on Loose Women today as he got emotional over his late bandmate Tom Parker.
Tom passed away of a brain tumour last year at the age of 33, and his The Wanted bandmate is now taking part in the new series of Dancing On Ice, having made it all the way to the semi-final. Siva got emotional as he spoke of the signs he had seen from Tom in the past few days, after describing Tom as his "guiding light" amid his time on the skating show.
Siva kept apologising for tearing up as he shared how important Tom is to him and how he's helped him through.
Speaking on the show, Siva shared: "I wanted to do a tribute on Dancing On Ice but I didn't know if I'd get to. This weekend will be a tribute to Tom. I'm going to do Gold Forever for Tom, we did Gold Forever but it's Tom's version.
"I can't think straight, I'm thinking about him. We're going to do a nice dance for him. I've been very tender this week."
Siva previously admitted the advice he knows Tom would give him if he was still around.
"When I get into a tough situation, I'm really down, or I'm in a difficult spot, I’ll be like, ‘What would Tom do?’" he recently told The Mirror, "I get the answer I need. I use that as my guiding light. He would just be like, ‘Go for it, get on with it and do your best. All you can do is your best and leave it to fate’. I’m putting in blood, sweat and tears this week."
If he makes it to the final, Siva is hoping to do a big tribute to his bandmate and his widow Kelsey.
"If I can make it to the final I’d love to do something special for Tom, maybe use one of our songs and invite Kelsey and the kids. "It’s about making more positive memories. For me, they are like my niece and nephew, you want to make good memories with them. I’d love to have them down to hear our song, maybe see their daddy on screen again," he added.
"Just for them to know their uncle Siva is fighting hard to carry his memory on and celebrate him. It’s wild to me that it’s been a year, it feels like it was only a few months ago. I’m still processing and grieving at times."
