'Christmas will never be the same again'

Kelsey Parker opens up to new about grief and her life without The Wanted's Tom

- KENZI DEVINE

It’s been a tough 18 months for Kelsey Parker, who lost her husband Tom in March last year to an aggressive brain tumour. Now the mother-of-two is preparing for her second Christmas without the singer – and it’s proving tough for her.

“I feel like my Christmas spirit has been sucked out of me. I’m not really looking forward to it, for obvious reasons,” says Kelsey speaking exclusively to new at Action For Children’s Starry Night Gala.

Despite her struggles, though, Kelsey, 33, is determined to stay strong for daughter Aurelia, four, and three-year-old son, Bodhi, her children with Tom.

She says, “My kids are excited for Christmas so I want it to be as magical and amazing for them as possible. But it’s still going to be so tough for me because my Christmas is never going to be the same again.