Kelsey Parker has opened up on the sweet bond between new boyfriend Will and her two kids.
The 34-year-old is mum to daughter Aurelia, five, and four-year-old son Bodhi, who she shares with the late The Wanted singer Tom Parker. Tragically ‘love of her life’ Tom died in March 2022 at the age of just 33 after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
Though Kelsey feels ‘guilty’ for moving on, she went public with tree surgeon Will in September, who she met on a night out through mutual friends. And she believes husband Tom ‘sprinkled some magic’ on their romance and meant for them to meet.
Speaking about Will on the latest episode of her podcast Mum's The Word, which she co-hosts with Georgia Jones, Kelsey said Will was ‘bringing a male energy’ to the house, which the kids love.
Revealing they recently went on a family holiday together, Kelsey said: “He’s used to us as a family now. He brings happiness into our house – a different sort of happiness. Obviously, when it was the three of us we were happy, but now he’s bringing that something else in.”
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PA)And Kelsey thinks it was Tom who sent Will to her so she wouldn’t be alone.
In an interview back in June, she said she knows Tom will "send the right man for her". She said: "When it's meant to be, it'll be, and that person will be sent by Tom, I reckon. He's picking them for me."
Before Will she dated ex Sean and even though it didn’t work out, she said: “I think he [Tom] sent Sean for a reason. Sean was what I needed at the time and he was wonderful. I'll never say a bad word about him.”
Even though she has moved on – with the blessing of Tom’s family – the mum-of-two recently told ITV’s Lorraine it doesn’t mean he has been forgotten. She explained: “Tom is so alive in our house and we speak to him every day. For my children, they are still babies and they are still processing it every day, so these conversations are never going to go away and we are still dealing with the conversation.”
Kelsey admitted feeling ‘lonely’ before finding love again. She went on to say: “It’s about finding happiness - and with friends and family there is only so much they can do. It’s lovely to have someone to offload to. I’m 34 now, I was so lonely and just wanted someone, and now I’ve met someone.”
She added: “What I’ve learnt is there is no wrong or right way to grieve. We all talk about when is it the right time to move on and I just don’t think there is a right time. I never thought at the age of 32 with two young children that I would have been widowed.”
Hitting back at cruel trolls, Kelsey wrote in an Instagram post: “Tom will always be the love of my life and if I could choose, I’d choose him and the life we were building together. But someone had other plans and I just need to get through the long days.”
Kelsey also explained she has been able to share her grief with her new boyfriend Will, as he has suffered a crippling bereavement of his own. She said: "I definitely think he’s very special and I do feel like Tom had a little sprinkle of magic in me meeting him. It’s just everything about him. He’s so lovely, caring and kind. He sadly lost his dad when he was 21, so he understands the grief and what my kids are going through, so he can really be there. He is also a massive pillar of strength for me."
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