Tom Parker’s widow says his youngsters will mark Father’s Day with charity soccer match in his honour after ‘powerful’ 12 months

Tom Parker’s widow Kelsey has mentioned the final 12 months has been “tough” for the household however the youngsters will be capable of have a good time their dad at a charity soccer match being held in his honour on Father’s Day this weekend.

The Wanted singer died aged 33 in March last year, 17 months after he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.

Parker’s widow, whom he married in 2018 and had two youngsters with – Aurelia, three, and Bodhi, two – advised Sky News she could not even take into consideration Father’s Day final 12 months after “we’d just lost Tom”.

“But this year I was like, I want to celebrate him, and for the kids to celebrate him. So I planned a charity football match, and it’s exceeded my expectations completely.”

Celebrities together with Harry Judd from McFly, cleaning soap actor Ryan Thomas, former England rugby participant Ben Cohen and actuality TV star Jake Quickenden are amongst those that can be participating.

“It’s going to be an amazing day. It’s going to be a family fun day as well,” she mentioned, including greater than 2,000 tickets had been bought thus far, which can be found by way of her Instagram account.

The occasion kicks off at 12.30pm on Sunday at Bromley FC’s stadium Hayes Lane to boost cash for the Ahead of the Game Foundation which offers free rehabilitation to these identified with most cancers.

“It’s been really, really tough for us, but then we are gonna have happy moments like this to celebrate Tom,” Kelsey mentioned of the final 15 months.

“I all the time say, ‘take every day because it comes’, as a result of grief is a rollercoaster, and you recognize, you might be by no means going to simply get up in the future and go, ‘oh, I’m okay’.

“That’s just not life.”

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She added: “There’s so many bereavement charities that are set up that you can go and see.

“There is a lot assist on the market, and if you happen to really feel such as you want that assist, then go and search the recommendation and assist.”

Parker disclosed in October 2020 that he had been identified with stage 4 glioblastoma and had begun radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Ed Sheeran helped to pay for some of his treatment, the late Wanted star revealed in his autobiography.