04 September 2023 , 16:48
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Kelsey Parker has made a touching tribute to her late husband, Tom Parker, in celebration of their eldest child Aurelia starting primary school.
The 32-year-old took to Instagram on Monday to share the poignant milestone with her 418k followers, which comes nearly 18 months after she lost The Wanted singer to a brain tumour.
In the heartfelt post, a carousel of photos shows four-year-old Rae standing on the doorstep of her Kent house and wearing her checked smock uniform. In a short video also shared by Kelsey, the cherubic tot waves excitedly at the camera, before making the peace sign and blowing a sweet kiss to her chuffed mum.
"What do you think Tom? Isn’t she just perfection?" Kelsey captioned the adorable update. "The world is yours baby girl… go get it and make us proud x." A couple hours before making the post, the K2K Performing Arts School owner shared candid words about experiencing the special moment without her beloved husband.
Kelsey and Tom's daughter on her first day of school (@being_kelsey/Instagram)
(Kelsey Parker/Instagram)"Really missing Tom today," Kelsey wrote beneath a selfie of her looking forlorn and pensive. "Not even sure it’s sadness today. If I’m honest I’m a bit angry." The Abducted star then revealed that she'd received news of "unwanted change" over the weekend, leaving her "scared and unsure of the future again."
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"I’m being dramatic, it’s nothing big and I know this feeling will pass," Kelsey added. "I’ve come this far, I’m not about to give up now!" Elsewhere in the update, she gushed about how 'confident, aware, happy and inquisitive' Rae is, before adding, "I just know that my little sponge is gonna soak up everything she learns and I can’t wait for her to share it with the world (and me at bedtime every night)." Kelsey, who also shares three-year-old Bohi with her late husband, also admitted that she's "a little tired of every joyous moment having that little dark cloud."
Tom died at the age of 33 in St. Christopher's Hospice in Bromley in March 2022, 18 months after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. Despite sharing promising updates about his treatment journey, the boyband singer's condition rapidly deteriorated in the days before his death. He married Kelsey Hardwick in 2018, after meeting the trained actress in a nightclub back in 2009. The couple welcomed their second child, Bohi, in October 2020, just a few days after Tom received the devastating health news.
Speaking to OK! shortly after his diagnosis, the Manchester native revealed he still hadn't "processed" his illness. "They rang me and told me over the phone. They said, 'it's a tumour and it's worst-case scenario'," he said. "They also told us it was inoperable and what the treatment would be. I was in a complete state."