Kelsey Parker shares relationship update more than two years after the tragic death of her husband Tom as she reveals her new man on Instagram

Kelsey Parker has shared a relationship update with her fans.

The 34-year-old TV star was widowed in March 2022 when her husband Tom Parker – best known as a member of The Wanted – died of brain cancer at the age of 33.

The Glad You Came singer also leaves behind their children Aurelia, four, and Bodhi, three.

Now one of the Loose Women panellists has posted a picture of herself online which shows her getting closer to her new man.

She was in high spirits as the two embraced at an outdoor location, with Kelsey captioning the post with a heart emoji.

Tom died on March 30, 2022 at the age of 33 from stage four brain cancer, glioblastoma, after being told in October 2020 he had just 12 months to live.

Kelsey didn’t share any specific details about her new man, but she did receive several messages of support from her famous friends.

Geordie Shore legend Vicky Pattinson – who recently tied the knot with Ercan Ramadan in her ‘dream wedding’ – wrote: ‘I’ve never been so happy for someone.’

Giovanna Fletcher, who is married to McFly star Tom Fletcher, left a string of heart emojis to congratulate her friend.

And one fan admitted that it must be “hard” for Kelsey to do this, after everything she’s been through in the past few years.

They wrote: ‘It must be the hardest thing after everything you’ve been through to post this and invite people! You deserve all the happiness in the world.’

In November 2022, eight months after Tom’s death, she began dating electrician Sean Boggans – although they have since broken up.

But despite finally being happy again, Kelsey was inundated with negative messages about how she wasn’t ‘grieving properly’, despite finding it difficult to cope.

Kelsey responded to internet trolls when she told The Daily Star: ‘When you lose someone you love dearly, it just proves you only have one life.

Kelsey’s post was met with messages of support from her famous friends and her followers even jumped in to send their congratulations

Kelsey has built a career as an influencer and author since her husband’s death, and occasionally appears on the Loose Women panel (pictured at the NTAs in London in September 2024)

Tom was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma in October 2020 and after his passing, Kelsey, 33, confirmed the tragic news to everyone (pictured here with their two children)

Earlier in December, she shared an update on Instagram, admitting that even though she was no longer with Sean, she hoped to “find love again someday.”

‘Tom would want me to be happy. You only have one life, so you have to live it. That’s what he taught us.

“If it’s back to dating…what does that have to do with anyone else? I think you should do whatever makes you happy in life.”

“There’s so much stigma about how to grieve. People think you have to wear black and a veil over your face and be a walking widow. But that’s not the case. I’m young and I have children to take care of.

‘There is no rulebook for grieving and I say to people, don’t worry about the way you grieve because there is no right or wrong way to do it.

“You can be laughing one minute and then be in deep emotion the next. There is no right or wrong way.”

Kelsey and Tom were together for about 13 years. They announced their engagement in 2016 and married in a romantic ceremony in Surrey in 2018.