Tom Parker’s wife Kelsey has addressed criticism after her husband’s death, insisting that life has to continue.
The Wanted star died in March at the age of 33 after being diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour.
Amid rumours that she’s found love again, Kelsey took a moment to respond to criticism of how she’s mourned her late husband.
‘We’re just so black and white in this country,’ she said.
‘People think I should be walking around – I am in a black jacket – but that I should be in black, mourning, wearing my black veil, over my face and not speaking to anyone. But life’s not like that.
‘I’ve learnt through this that you can be so many different emotions in one day but even in five minutes. I could feel sadness, anger, happy, and be laughing, all literally within the space of five minutes,’ Kelsey added on The Happy Place podcast.
‘I have been left here. I’ve been left here without Tom. And what do I do with my life now? I can’t be sad, I’ve got two kids. Like how can I wake up every day and be sad?
‘Yes, I am sad, but my life has to continue and move on. What he’s taught us is that life is so short. Like so short and literally, it can happen like that, it can be sudden. We’re not guaranteed tomorrow so you have to enjoy every day that you’re given here.’
Kelsey and children Aurelia and Bodhi are coming up to their first Christmas without Parker.
She explained on Good Morning Britain this week: ‘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.
‘Tom’s not going to be there this year. We’re not going to wake up to Christmas morning together as a family. It’s going to be me and the kids.’
After his death, Parker was mourned by friends including his The Wanted co-stars Max George, Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuiness, and Siva Kaneswaran, who were pallbearers at his funeral.
Fans were also heartbroken, and raised thousands in his memory.
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