Kelsey Parker details keeping Tom's 'memory alive' as she prepares to give birth

Kelsey Parker appeared on ITV's Loose Women on Friday when she spoke about the joy of becoming a mum again with her new partner three years after the death of her pop star husband Tom. And during the chat she shared how she's in constant touch with his mum Noreen, who's "happy" about her pregnancy. Last month the mum-of-two Kelsey announced her pregnancy with Will Lindsay. She told the panel how they help keep Tom's memory alive for daughter Aurelia and son Bodhi, who was just 18 months when his dad died from a brain tumour.

Kelsey told viewers: "First of all there is no wrong or right way to grieve - you're going to do it at your own time, your own pace - and we talk about Tom every day, we do, every single day. The kids will do something and it's like 'oh you're just like your dad' or 'what would your dad say about that?' We talk about him all the time, his memory is alive and that's what I want because I feel like they've missed out on Tom, especially Bodhi, with him being 18 months (when Tom died), he doesn't know Tom so I want him to know the Tom that I loved.".

Tom died in March 2022 at the age of just 33, after telling fans in October 2020 that he had an inoperable tumour. At the time, when he received the diagnosis, Kelsey was pregnant with Bodhi. During her appearance on Loose Women, video clips showing the reactions of Kelsey's friends hearing the news of her pregnancy were played as she revealed that she has an email telling her the sex of her unborn child but they've not opened it yet. She said her children were overjoyed to be having a new baby brother or sister.

She said of Aurelia's reaction: "She was like 'are you lying to me? Mummy you're actually having a baby?' And she was jumping on the sofa like 'all my wishes have come true'.". She added: "We have actually got an email with the results (of the sex) but we've not opened it. Everyone can't believe that I've not opened this email but I just want to enjoy this.". Myleene Klass, who was among the panellists told her: "You absolutely deserve it. As a family you've been through so much. It's so lovely to see the joy this baby is bringing you all.".

Kelsey went on to talk about Tom's family saying that she was regularly in contact with his mum Noreen. She said: "We Facetime every weekend, every Sunday. I'm on the phone to Noreen trying to get the kids to sit there and have a Facetime, in the end it's just me and Noreen catching up. Noreen's just happy for me. She even messaged me the other day like 'are we going to find out what you're having?' I was like 'I still don't know' and she said 'as long as you and the baby are healthy and happy that's all that matters'.