The widow of The Wanted singer Tom Parker has announced that she’s pregnant with a ‘rainbow baby’, following the stillbirth of her with baby with her new partner.
Kelsey Parker revealed the news with a picture of her baby scan, posted on Instagram.
In the post, she said: “A year ago next month, we lost our beautiful baby boy, Phoenix.
“And somehow, through all the heartbreak, it feels like Tom and Phoenix have sent us another little gift from heaven our little rainbow baby.”
Tom Parker, who was from Bolton, died in 2022 at the age of 33 after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. The pair married in 2018, and later had two children.
Tom Parker pictured on stage with The Wanted Credit: PA Images
Presenter of Good Morning Britain Susanna Reid was among the celebrities congratulating Kelsey on the birth.
She said: “Oh this is so amazing – all the love in the world, congratulations.”
It comes after Kelsey appeared on the ITV morning show earlier this month to speak about how she was made to feel like a criminal following her stillbirth.
Kelsey, who has two children with her late husband, told the programme that her son, Phoenix, with new partner Will, was born at home at 39 weeks into her pregnancy, and added that the labour lasted only minutes and so her midwife did not have time to arrive.
She told Good Morning Britain: “You could just see that he was no longer with us.
“Obviously, straight away we called the ambulance. They took nine minutes to come, and just when they arrived… the only way I can describe it, it was like I was in a film, and this wasn’t real, and it wasn’t happening to me.”
Kelsey and Tom Parker married in 2018 Credit: PA Images
She said they took Phoenix and called the police, who told her that her home was a “crime scene”.
Parker, who is campaigning for better care for those who have lost a baby, said the situation got worse as they took Phoenix away and she was told to attend the hospital maternity unit where she had to wait to be seen surrounded by mothers and their newborn babies.
Police have since apologised to Parker, and she was told the paramedics who attended her house had never seen a stillborn baby before.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “We understand this was a deeply traumatic experience for Kelsey and Will and our thoughts remain with them as they continue to grieve the loss of their son.
“We acknowledge that referring to the address as a crime scene was inappropriate, and that the family could and should have been treated in a more sensitive way.
“Learning has been implemented to prevent this happening again. A detective inspector has offered to meet with the family alongside a child bereavement nurse and arrangements are ongoing for this to take place.”
London Ambulance Service has been contacted for comment.
