Tom Parker

At 33 years old, Tom Parker has this physical status:

Thomas Anthony "Tom" Parker (born (1988-08-04)4 August 1988) is an English singer best known for his role as a member of the British-Irish boy band The Wanted.

Early life

Parker was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, and grew up. After trying out his older brother's guitar, he learned to play the guitar at the age of sixteen. He then went on to audition for The X Factor but did not make it to the first round. He attended Manchester Metropolitan University and studied Geography, but he later dropped out in search of a career in singing. Parker performed with Take That II and toured Northern England before joining the Wanted in 2009.

Personal life

In 2018, Parker married Kelsey Hardwick. Their daughter was born in July 2019 and their son was born in October 2020.

Parker revealed on October 12, 2020, that he had been diagnosed with an inoperable grade 4 glioblastoma, a form of brain tumor. In July, he had a seizure and was put on a waiting list for an MRI scan, but later suffered a seizure while on a family trip. Parker's tumor had been "significantly reduced" in January 2021 and that he was continuing his therapy on Instagram, according to his. In September, Parker held a special charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of Stand Up to Cancer. The festival was titled "Inside My Head" and featured artists such as Becky Hill, McFly, Liam Payne, and the first appearance with his Wanted bandmates since they announced their hiatus in 2014. Parker revealed on Twitter that his brain tumor was stable on November 3rd: "had the results from my latest scan... and I'm delighted to say it is stable."

Despite his previous stability, Parker's health worsened and died of glioblastoma complications at St Christopher's Hospice in Bromley, London, on March 30, 2022, at the age of 33. Max George's words were "heartbroken beyond words," and Nathan Sykes said "[their] lives would never be the same," whilst Siva Kaneswaran said he was "grateful" that he had a chance to experience [Parker's] true courage." Several other celebrities and public figures were honoured. In addition, an episode of Pointless Celebrities, which he and George had filmed the previous year, was postponed in the schedules and was dedicated to him.

On April 20, Parker's funeral took place at St Francis of Assisi Church in Petts Wood.

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Career

In 2009 a mass audition was held by Jayne Collins to form a boy band, after successfully launching Parade and the Saturdays. Parker auditioned and was selected as one of five members, along with Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran, Max George, and Jay McGuiness out of the thousands of others who auditioned. The band was formed and together they worked on their debut album before finding a name for their band, the Wanted. Their debut single "All Time Low" was released on 25 July 2010 and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. They went on to have further hits with songs like "Heart Vacancy", "Glad You Came", "Chasing the Sun" and "I Found You". In 2013, in support of a crossover appeal to the American music market, the group starred in their own reality series on E!. The series, The Wanted Life only aired for one season.

The Wanted announced their decision to break up in January 2014. Parker, as a member of the band has sold over 12 million records worldwide.

Parker was also an avid DJ, and collaborated with Richard Rawson on a track called "Fireflies", which was released in August 2014. In May 2015, he took part in the UK version of Celebrity MasterChef and was eliminated during the semi-finals of the competition. In October 2015, he released a solo single titled "Undiscovered" along with his own website and tour dates. In February 2016 it was confirmed that he was to replace Tina Hobley on the Channel 4 show The Jump after she fell on her arm and dislocated her elbow. He eventually finished third in the series.

In 2017 Parker was cast as Danny Zuko in the UK tour of the musical Grease. He put his wedding on hold for the tour.

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