Tom Parker from The Wanted dies aged 33 two years after brain tumour diagnosis

The Wanted’s Tom Parker has died at the age of 33 after battling a stage four glioblastoma brain tumour for almost two years.

The pop star and father of two was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour in 2020.

His wife, Kelsey Parker, confirmed on Instagram that Parker had died today, March 30.

She said: ‘It is with the heaviest of hearts that we confirm Tom passed away peacefully earlier today with all of his family by his side. 

‘Our hearts are broken.

‘Tom was the centre of our world and we can’t imagine life without his infectious smile and energetic presence.

‘Thank you to everyone who has supported in his care throughout. He fought until the very end.’

‘We are truly thankful for the outpouring of love and support and ask that we all unite to ensure Tom’s light continues to shine for his beautiful children.’

‘Thank you to everyone who has supported in his care throughout. He fought until the very end.’

Last year, Parker revealed that the glioblastoma was stable after having an MRI scan, and recently underwent special treatment at a clinic in the Costa Del Sol, Spain, where fees are £8,000 for two weeks, or £11.6k for a three-week programme. 

Life expectancy for those diagnosed with a glioblastoma is around 12 to 18 months, according to the Brain Tumour Research charity.

Parker had detailed his battle with brain cancer in a documentary and via social media, telling his fans that it had been brought ‘under control’ in November 2021.

He had announced last week that he was writing a book about his battle, which is due to be released in July.

Despite his ongoing treatment, Tom made a great effort to join his Wanted bandmates – Max George, Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuinness and Siva Kaneswaran – on their UK tour this month.

Parker and The Wanted had initially reunited for a one-off fundraising show last year, but announced that they would be doing a tour of the UK this year.

The band had performed several dates, with Parker most recently appearing on stage in a wheelchair.

In his Channel 4 documentary, In My Head, which aired last year, Parker revealed: ‘I don’t want people to treat me different just because I’ve got something, I think that was always on my mind.’

He continued: ‘I do feel like I’m in a much stronger place, but it’s so hard to think about the future.’

Parker had appeared at several shows using a wheelchair and remained in great spirits, often posing with his bandmates in social media posts.

He leaves behind his two children with wife Kelsey, daughter Aurelia, two, and son Bodhi, one.

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