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Dominique Hines

Tom Parker’s widow Kelsey shares previously unseen snaps of the late singer to mark his birthday

Tom Parker’s widow Kelsey marked the late star’s birthday on Friday.

Kelsey, 32, took to Instagram  to share delightful snaps of The Wanted singer who died of cancer aged 33 last year.

The pictures showed her late husband spending time with her and their two children, Aurelia, three, and Bodhi, two, on his previous birthdays.

One of the images Parker is seen sitting with one of their children on his lap in front of a birthday cake. Another shows a photo-booth style set of pictures of her and Parker sharing some affectionate moments.

She wrote alongside the images: "We miss you everyday. But these days are harder. Happy birthday forever our superhero.”

Kelsey shared snaps of her with The Wanted star and one of their children (Kelsey Parker/Instagram)

Parker died from stage four glioblastoma brain cancer in March 2022. He was given only 12 months to live when he was diagnosed in October 2020.

Earlier this year, Kelsey, who was with Parker for 13 years and married him in a romantic ceremony in Surrey in 2018, also shared a touching tribute to her late husband on their anniversary.

Alongside a photograph of the pair together, she wrote: “One year without you forever my soulmate.”

The next day, she also shared a video of herself and the two children visiting a bench featuring a plaque in Parker’s memory.

Kelsey showed off their romantic moments (Kelsey Parker/Instagram)

She also openned up about her grief on Good Morning Britain, she said: “You can be happy, you can be sad, you can be angry. Obviously there is guilt.

“For me there’s so much guilt,” she said. “I have just got a lot of guilt. I know that I did everything for Tom. Even still there is just that guilt process of, I’ve lost him.

“I feel guilty that I’m still here.”

She continued: “I look at my kids every morning and I am guilty that he’s not experiencing what I am experiencing with them.”

However, she faced backlash when it emerged she’d found love again with builder Sean Boggans who she started dating eight months after Parker’s death.

She later insisted during filming on her reality TV show that the singer would have wanted her to find love again "just want me to be happy. And I’m so young.’

The pair have since split.

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